Banana lessons
Monday, June 16, 2014Bananas, oats and chipped almonds for breakfast.After an early-morning walk I stop at a roadside fruit stall, attracted by its diverse display of fruits and vegetables. Big yellow...
View ArticleMy father’s daughter
Monday, June 16, 2014Jill CezairMy name is Jill Cezair and the late Percy Cezair, the Sunday Guardian columnist, was my father.
View ArticleMom cheated by system—AG
Geisha KowlessarTuesday, June 17, 2014Attorney General Anand Ramlogan presents Quelly Ann Cottle with the report from the Independent Committee on the death of her son, Baby Simeon Cottle, during a...
View ArticleBaby dies while nursing
Tuesday, June 17, 2014Yet another family has been plunged into mourning as a six-month-old baby died while being breastfed by his mother. Although police do not suspect foul play in the death of...
View ArticlePrisons officer stabbed to death in love triangle
Kevon FelmineTuesday, June 17, 2014While fighting for the woman he loved, a 37-year-old prisons officer was stabbed to death on Sunday night in what investigators believe was a love triangle between t
View ArticleCops probe death of man in sex act
Jensen La VendeWednesday, June 18, 2014The death of a 64-year-old man is being investigated by the Homicide Bureau after his shirtlesss body was found with a belt tied around his neck and his hands tied b
View ArticleGeorge: Contract for phone jammers in two weeks
Kalifa ClyneTuesday, June 17, 2014The contract for a supplier of cell phone jammers and body scanners in prisons is expected to be awarded in two weeks, says Justice Minister Emmanuel George.
View ArticleGovt gets HCU bill through House
Richard LordTuesday, June 17, 2014The Government secured passage of four bills which each required a special majority vote in the House of Representatives before the lunch break yesterday.
View ArticleCOP Ministers: PM disrespected party
Richard LordTuesday, June 17, 2014Two Congress of the People (COP) ministers in the Kamla Persad-Bissessar Cabinet, Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan and Lincoln Douglas, have said the Prime Minister has...
View ArticleHours after geting restraining order... Rio Claro mom hacked to death
Tuesday, June 17, 2014A mother of two was killed by a close male relative yesterday, hours after she obtained a restraining order against the man in the Mayaro Magistrates Court. Police said Orpha...
View ArticleTwin loses sibling
Kevon FelmineWednesday, June 18, 2014Ronan Millette, left, father of fire victim Kimora Millette, speaks on his phone while walking with other family members at the scene of the fire yesterday at Betsy...
View ArticleWife-killer to hang
Sascha WilsonWednesday, June 18, 2014Shawn MarcellineShawn Marcelline was sentenced to death by hanging yesterday after a jury in the San Fernando High Court found him guilty of murdering his...
View ArticleSri Lankan on $1.9m fraud charge fined
Wednesday, June 18, 2014A Sri Lankan national who created a fictitious bank account statement to try to secure a $1.9 million loan from another financial institution was yesterday fined $7,500
View ArticlePublishers and broadcasters: Govt must revise Cybercrime Bill
Wednesday, June 18, 2014The T&T Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) says the Government should engage media associations and other stakeholders to redraft and revise the Cyberc
View ArticleRowley: Calder Hart fiasco derailed PNM
Geisha KowlessarWednesday, June 18, 2014Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley says the PNM would have been still in government had it not been for the Urban Development Corporation
View ArticleBoundary changes coming for 2015 polls
Gail AlexanderWednesday, June 18, 2014Boundary changes are ahead for next year’s general election. Confirmation comes with today’s marking of the fourth year since the current Tenth Parliament began...
View ArticleThree brothers on rape charge still await fate
Derek AchongWednesday, June 18, 2014A High Court judge had to defer sentencing yesterday of three brothers convicted of raping a 12-year-old schoolgirl after two of their l
View ArticleEasier visa process for Chinese nationals
Bobie-lee DixonWednesday, June 18, 2014Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar admires a character in a Carnival costume as she arrived at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, on Sunday, for a dinner she...
View ArticleHighway diesel spill blamed for accident
Wednesday, June 18, 2014A Hazmat team was called in to clean up the diesel fuel that spilled on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway, Aranguez, on Friday.
View ArticleBravo praises Lara after smashing century
Vinode MamchanWednesday, June 18, 2014Batsman Darren Bravo plays a cover drive of the back-foot for four during his score of 109 in the West Indies innings of 310 for five on the second day of the...
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