Acting CoP: We’re all set to quell flare-up
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says the national security forces are determined to quell the ongoing violence that has been plaguing Enterprise, Chaguanas, over the past three weeks and...
View ArticleCoP firm on guns in court stance
Police officers must be allowed to carry their firearms in court and according to top officials of the Police Service, “security officers have no authority, absolutely no authority, to search police...
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AG to decide on future of UTT’s $10m case today
A multi-million lawsuit against five former board members of the University of T&T (UTT) over the lease of a guest house in Heights of Aripo is likely to be withdrawn today. The trial of the case...
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2 rescued after five days at sea
After five days of being lost at sea two fishermen were rescued and are back home.Boat captain Anthony Look Tow, 46, of Morvant, thanked God for life after reuniting with his family. Look Tow, along...
View ArticleRape suspect held in police sting
A 46-year-old Sangre Grande man, suspected of raping several women, is now in police custody after being arrested on Monday in a sting operation. Detectives of the Arouca and Arima CID, led by Insp...
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Rowley labels Third Force as UNC wolf in sheep’s clothing
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has suggested that the newly formed Third Force Movement is a political offshoot of the coalition People’s Partnership. Speaking at the People’s National Movement’s...
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Bar owner critical after fighting off bandits
A 53-year-old bar owner is in a critical condition at the San Fernando General Hospital after being shot four times during a robbery attempt yesterday. Police said around 12.30 am Martin Alexis was...
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Family of missing man seeks Crime Watch assistance
Disappointed by the police response, relatives of missing Morne Diablo resident Dave Cooper are now seeking the assistance of Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne to find him. Relatives believe Cooper, 47, may...
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Ex-UTT board members suing as State’s case collapses: ‘It’s political...
Five former University of T&T’s (UTT) board members are now planning to sue their former employer for malicious prosecution, after the premature withdrawal of the university’s multi-million dollar...
View ArticleCops looking at13 Life Fund fraud cases
Interim chairman of the Children’s Life Fund, Dr Colin Furlonge, reiterated yesterday that only 13 cases where it is believed money was misappropriated were flagged for concern last year and those...
View ArticleAfter 42-year wait Cancer survivor gets HDC house
Cancer survivor Margaret Flemming has been waiting 42 years for a home from the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and yesterday was her lucky day. Flemming, 68, of St James, was one of 100 people,...
View ArticleHamel-Smith: PNM scared of TFM
The Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) is running scared of the new Third Force Movement (TFM) since PNM leader Dr Keith Rowley obviously understands it is a threat and that PNM is likely to...
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Children’s Hospital to ease overcrowding in Sando
Now that the children’s Hospital in Couva is complete, overcrowding and lengthy waiting lists at the San Fernando General Hospital will soon be over, says Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan. He made the...
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Warner back in court over Fifa fraud charges
Former Fifa vice-president and current Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner will reappear in the court today for the continuation of his extradition proceedings over 12 fraud charges...
View ArticleBoyfriend forced to watch rape at Palmiste Park
A late evening stroll at Palmiste Park, located on the outskirts of San Fernando, turned into a nightmare for a couple after they were attacked by two men, robbed, beaten and the woman raped on...
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Hinds and Rowley pound ‘Turd Force’
People’s National Movement (PNM) candidate Fitzgerald Hinds wasted no time at Tuesday’s Morvant meeting educating audiences with his new definition of “Third” which in his esteem lay well below nether...
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‘My case will collapse like UTT’s lawsuit’
Embattled Independent Liberal Party leader Jack Warner says he has no intention of facing extradition to the United States, predicting the case will collapse just like the one filed against five former...
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Man shot dead after chopping neighbour
Hours after disfiguring his neighbour’s face with a cutlass, 33-year-old Stephon Sinnette was found dead at his Chatham home on Wednesday.Sinnette, of Chatham South Trace, was covered in blood when he...
View ArticleAvoid face-off on guns in court row
The Law Association is calling on acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams and Chief Justice Ivor Archie to put their differences aside to solve the ongoing issue over police officers entering...
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Way out for Warner
On his second court appearance since being arrested on fraud charges arising out of his tenure as vice president of Fifa, Jack Warner’s attorneys have already indicated a possible way out for him.Fyard...
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