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Company in conflict of interest
Architect Dion Campbell yesterday admitted a direct conflict of interest had arisen during the second phase of the Las Alturas housing project after his company, Civil Engineering Management and...
View ArticleAlibi defence not investigated
One of the 12 men accused of murdering businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman provided an alibi to police which was not investigated before he was charged. The allegation was made by Joel Fraser’s...
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Weak legislation in place
The average person in T&T generates approximately four pounds of garbage waste daily, each Port-of-Spain inhabitant generates 1.54 kg of garbage daily and every month in T&T, 50 million plastic...
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Khan upset over media hounding
Embattled chairman of the Integrity Commission Zainool Hosein last night broke his silence over claims that the commission issued an incorrect statement announcing the termination of its investigation...
View ArticleCXC probing Cape exam leak
A secondary school teacher is currently under investigation by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) for allegedly leaking examination questions to students writing the 2015 Cape examinations via...
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PP unmoved by Ventour’s claims
Housing Minister and Leader of Government Business Dr Roodal Moonilal is adamant that statements made by former Integrity Commission member, retired justice Sebastian Ventour, has in no way diminished...
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PP unmoved by Ventour’s claims
Housing Minister and Leader of Government Business Dr Roodal Moonilal is adamant that statements made by former Integrity Commission member, retired justice Sebastian Ventour, has in no way diminished...
View ArticleCalls for police to probe interference in case by officials
Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, and Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner are calling for an immediate police investigation into whether there was a conspiracy by...
View ArticleDeputy DPP crossed the line, says PM
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has made a formal request to Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Joan Honore-Paul to recuse herself from involvement in the investigation into the...
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388 squatters get 199-year leases from state
For the first time in T&T, some 388 squatters have been granted 199-year leases for their land.The former squatters, who were already given certificates of comfort by the State, collected their...
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$90m for 60 apartments
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) paid $89,996,389.80 for 60 habitable units at the Las Alturas housing development in 2010.This, even after the original contract between the Urban Development...
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Wrongdoers will face the courts
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is expected to submit its report next month on its forensic probe into alleged impropriety at Petrotrin’s Southwest Soldado project involving breach of Petrotrin’s rules,...
View ArticlePNM wants Commission of Enquiry into deal
The Opposition PNM is insisting that nothing less than a Commission of Enquiry must be appointed to investigate the award and execution of Petrotrin’s South West Soldado project.This point was made by...
View ArticleJeremie urges Carmona to act swiftly
Former attorney general John Jeremie, SC, says T&T is facing a constitutional crisis caused by the “self-serving and repeated attempts” by the Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to interfere in...
View ArticleRoundtable asks President to fire IC
The Roundtable Group has joined the chorus of voices calling on President Anthony Carmona to immediately revoke the appointment of the Integrity Commission chairman, retired justice Zainool Hosein, and...
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Moruga/Tableland opts for Kamla
Despite the relatively low favourability rating of 36 per cent they have given UNC MP Clifton De Coteau, constituents of Moruga/Tableland say his political leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, is more...
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Shooting spree in Princes Town
A gunman opened fire at a bar in St John’s Village, Princes Town, yesterday, killing two men and injuring five others.Rishi Chatoor, 32, the owner of Chatoor’s burger business and Ishmael Mohammed,...
View ArticlePM to stay clear of Emailgate today ...to focus on jobs, education, water,...
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will steer clear of the recent Integrity Commission collapse during her speech today at the People’s Partnership’s fifth anniversary celebrations. In an interview...
View ArticleBomb scare at PoS maternity ward
Approximately 53 pregnant women and 12 babies seeking medical attention at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital had to be taken to safety yesterday, following a bomb threat at the medical institution.The...
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Ramadhar: I will run for St Augustine
Congress of the People (COP) leader Prakash Ramadhar says he will contest the St Augustine seat, even as citizens eagerly await the People’s Partnership’s announcement of its slate of general election...
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