MSJ: Third Force was bound to fail
Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) leader David Abdulah said his party was not at all surprised that the Third Force Movement (TFM) has collapsed. In a statement on Thursday, he said: “It can now go...
View ArticleForgive Jamie’s killers
Relatives of murdered mother Jamie Fitz-Worme were encouraged to be forgiving yesterday as they paid their final respects to her. Speaking at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, along Nelson...
View ArticlePrisons officer shot dead, thrown from speeding car
A prisons officer was shot dead and thrown out of a moving car at Red Hill, Morvant, yesterday, sparking fears among prisons officers across the country.The killing comes in the wake of death threats...
View ArticleCNG conversion first step in Bid to reduce carbon footprint by 2040
Government’s carbon reduction strategy in the light of climate change proposes a 15 per cent reduction target for the power generation, transportation and industrial sectors by the year 2040, says...
View ArticleGala opening for Heritage Festival
The 2015 edition of the Tobago Heritage Festival opened in fine style on Thursday night, returning to its home at Shaw Park in the newly built cultural complex.This year's edition marked the...
View ArticlePolitical pace picks up next week
PP Water Resources Minister Ganga SIngh was supremely confident on Thursday when he assured a reporter at the post- Cabinet media conference that plans for a carbon reduction thrust wouldn’t be...
View ArticleUltimatum from prisons officers
The Prison Officers Association (POA) says there will be no further talks until all prisons officers are armed and their safety and security demands met.So said POA president Ceron Richards. He was...
View ArticleFamily told Primus to avoid Laventille
Prisons officer Andell Primus failed to heed the many warnings from his relatives not to venture into Laventille.However, on Friday evening their worst fears were realised when Primus, 27, was shot...
View ArticleFarmer killed over Caroni land
A trip for one last beer turned fatal for Borde Narve farmer Anderson Gopaul who was gunned down outside a bar minutes after leaving his home on Friday night. Gopaul, 40, was shot multiple times around...
View ArticleTobago woman shot in face
A 35-year-old Tobago woman was up to late yesterday warded in critical condition at a hospital in Trinidad after she was shot in the face.The woman has been identified as professional diver Kimberley...
View Article‘Used and abused’ in the political arena
Close to 20,000 citizens in this country are still suffering quietly from the psychological effects of what is believed to be a well-planned, politically motivated conspiracy to shut down the sugar...
View ArticleChinese restaurants hit hard
Chinese restaurant owners fear that untold damage has been done to their businesses in the aftermath of a video showing Chinese nationals skinning a dog and Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan’s statements...
View ArticleSt Ann’s outpatient takes $60,000 from Jack
Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner claims he has been conned out of $60,000 by former ILP member Nigel Maharaj, an outpatient of the St Ann’s Hospital. Warner made the disclosure nine...
View ArticleSIS gets $200m mobilisation fee: while Beetham Wastewater plant agreement...
Super Industrial Services Ltd (SISL), the company contracted to design and build the billion-dollar Beetham Wastewater Recycling Plant (BWRP), has already received $887 million in payment for the...
View ArticleRowley: I am ready for debate
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley says he is ready and willing to take part in a national debate, should a debate come to pass.Speaking to reporters outside the Mucurapo Street Masjid, San Fernando,...
View ArticleIslamic leaders must take some blame
As crime continues unabated, one imam is today suggesting that his fellow Islamic leaders are not doing enough to instil the fear of punishment and the severity of the seven hells in Islam in the...
View ArticleC’wealth observer team for T&T
A three-member observer team from the Commonwealth Secretariat has been deployed to T&T this week for a pre-electoral assessment mission, following a request by Prime Minister Kamla...
View ArticleJamaat gives police one more day
The Jamaat-al-Muslimeen says it will “do what it has to do” in order to secure the release of leader Imam Yasin Abu Bakr and they are prepared to keep vigil outside the Central Police station with a...
View ArticlePM isn’t budging from July 30 debate
There seems to be no end in sight to the “Great Debate” deadlock as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday remained resolute that she was prepared to debate only on July 30.“I am prepared for...
View ArticleCops watching Muslims’ moves
Senior T&T Police Service officials in both islands yesterday admitted that they had heightened surveillance measures at all ports of entry after they became suspicious that relatives of people...
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