Mandatory 120 days in custody for accused
The Bail Amendment Act 2015 (Act No 7 of 2015) was assented to and came into effect on April 29, 2015. It is the latest in a series of amendments to the Bail Act Chap 4:60, which provides for the...
View ArticleHot line, cool customer
My name is Edwin St Louis and I am a hot line supervisor.I’m living in Arima but I had boy days in San Juan/Santa Cruz, Petit Curucaye-side. In the back of our house, [we] had Stollmeyer Estate. From...
View ArticleHelp pours in for baby Neoma
Marc and Bianca Urquhart are calling on the nation to pray that the doctors are able to stabilise their ailing baby Neoma so she can travel to Argentina before the end of this week for life-saving...
View ArticleMurder suspect killed by cops
Jensen La Vende and Rachael EspinetA 31-year-old Morvant man who police say was wanted in connection with three murders was killed by police yesterday as officers moved in to arrest him.According to...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death defending wife
A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death while defending his wife from a mentally ill former US soldier on Sunday at Big Yard, Point Cumana.According to police reports, around 6 pm, Gerard Marin, a...
View ArticleCouncillor threatens Warner with bankruptcy
Former Independent Liberal Party (ILP) member, councillor Faaiq Mohammed is moving quickly to recover an outstanding debt from his former political leader Jack Warner ahead of Warner’s case with US...
View ArticleStabbing victim still in shock
Relatives of pensioner Dolly Ramoutar have deliberately not told her that her husband is dead as she remains in a state of shock after bandits raided their Siparia home.Ramoutar, 86, who was also...
View ArticleTell us truth on Section 34
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley says Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner must clear the air on the Section 34 fiasco if he has information that can help the public. He made the comment...
View ArticleJack may be alone again to probe PP on $$ matters
Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner may be the only opposition MP to do the duty of probing the Government on the re-arrangement of its 2015 Budgetary funds - being done in Parliament’s...
View ArticleBuses on standby if maxis strike
More Public Transport Service Corporation buses would be added to the Chaguanas route today to take passengers to San Fernando, Port-of-Spain and Curepe in the event that operators of green band maxis...
View ArticleMother’s death leads man to drink and drive
A man who said his grief over his mother’s passing drove him to drink and drive was among a dozen people referred to road safety awareness group Arrive Alive to educate himself on the dangers of drunk...
View ArticlePetrotrin drills D/Force hockey men
Out of favour national forward Wayne Legerton scored a pair of goals to lead Petrotrin to a convincing 4-0 bashing of Defence Force and a sixth straight win in the T&T Hockey Board Men’s...
View ArticleSancho: Walls of Fifa crumbling
Former Fifa vice-president and Concacaf president Jack Warner yesterday reserved comment on Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s decision to step down from the helm of the world governing body for...
View ArticleDouglas takes hit in Lopinot/Bon Air West
MP for Lopinot/Bon Air Dr Lincoln Douglas says low favourable opinion rating from constituents stem from a deliberate effort to undermine his presence in the constituency by another political...
View ArticleSudden end for Blatter
ZURICH — The end for Sepp Blatter came suddenly, just days after he had seemingly solidified his hold on Fifa.The 79-year-old leader of the world’s most popular sport defied global animosity last week...
View ArticleChaos as Green Band maxis stick to threat
As the Route 3 Green Band Maxi Taxi Association stuck to its threat to withhold service to the public, Claxton Bay pensioners and school children were forced to wait for long hours in sizzling weather...
View ArticleState moves to buy parcel of land
Government is moving quickly to purchase a parcel of privately owned land they have valued at $1.5 million for Chaguanas maxi taxi drivers.This was disclosed by Transport Minister Stephen Cadiz...
View ArticleTim Kee: It’s an open race again
President of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) Raymond Tim Kee said Blatter’s resignation was no surprise in the wake of the allegations of financial impropriety by his secretary general. Tim Kee...
View ArticleWoman gives birth on Curepe pavement
Pedestrians stood in shock at Curepe junction during the pre-dawn hours of yesterday as a 34-year-old woman was seen lying on the pavement near the Chaguanas taxi stand giving birth.Three women and a...
View ArticleDouble-murder accused in court
Double-murder accused Ralph Ramdhan, also called Vernon Rampersad, 50, of Mc Bean Village, Couva, appeared before Chaguanas Senior Magistrate Joanne O’Connor on Monday after he was deported from...
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