Police force under greater scrutiny
Joshua SurteesMonday, June 23, 2014In the midst of another weekend of killings which took the 2014 murder count to 207 in 173 days with only 26 of those murders ‘solved’,
View ArticleCarolyn dismisses NACTA poll
Sascha WilsonMonday, June 23, 2014Challengers Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan and Dr Lincoln Douglas remain confident, despite a opinion poll which puts incumbent political lead
View ArticleBoy on the mend after hot water burn
Sascha WilsonMonday, June 23, 2014The condition of a five-year-old child who was burnt with hot water at his home is improving. Pri
View ArticleMotor Vehicle Authority ready by September
TAUREEF MOHAMMEDMonday, June 23, 2014The Motor Vehicle Authority (MVA) will not be fully operational in September, but instead is expected to be introduced in phases, says Transport Minister Stephen...
View ArticleObtaining title and rights to property
Nicole SamuelMonday, June 23, 2014“Title” as it relates to land, refers to the legal right or interest in a piece of property. T
View ArticleRonald through the looking glasses
As told to BC PiresMonday, June 23, 2014Dispensing optician Ronald Romany could never be accused of making a spectacle of himself.My name is Ronald Romany and I’m a dispensing optician doing...
View ArticleMurder victim’s mom wants killer to give up
Tuesday, June 24, 2014Judy Salandy, left, comforts daughters Alicia, centre, and Kirby outside the Forensic Science Centre, St James yesterday, following the autopsy on her daughter Petrina Salandy,...
View ArticleBrother of man slain by cops: I’M SORRY
Jensen La VendeTuesday, June 24, 2014Kerwin Rodriguez, the brother of Tishawn Daniel (inset), who was killed by police in Laventille over the long holiday weekend, speaks to members of the media...
View ArticleRamesh: Move embarrassing MPs, Judiciary
Radhica SookrajTuesday, June 24, 2014Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj says attempts by Government to increase the salaries of Members of Parliament and retired judges is an embarrassment
View ArticleDaly, Dumas in call for interim salary hikes say: Let SRC do its job
Richard Lord and Radhica SookrajTuesday, June 24, 2014Former head of the public service Reginald Dumas and former Independent Senator Martin Daly are calling on the Government to limit proposed salary...
View ArticleTHA seeks $5.6b budget
Casandra Thompson-ForbesTuesday, June 24, 2014The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has presented a $5.6 billion budget estimate for the fiscal year 2014/2015. Under the theme
View ArticleAG: Govt owed UK lawyer $5.7m
Rhondor DowlatTuesday, June 24, 2014The bulk of the $7 million additional funds requested from Cabinet by the Attorney General was to pay outstanding legal fees owed to UK solicitor Charles Russell, LL
View ArticleDookeran: Carolyn can’t be bought
Kalifa ClyneTuesday, June 24, 2014Foreign Affairs Minister and former leader of the Congress of the PeopleForeign Affairs Minister and former leader of the Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran...
View ArticleStaff member hurt in fight at St Jude’s
Tuesday, June 24, 2014A member of staff at the St Jude’s Home for Girls, Belmont, has been sent on injury leave after a fight at the home last week Monday.
View ArticlePolice Association welcomes audit
Radhica SookrajTuesday, June 24, 2014President of the Police Social and Welfare Association Insp Anand Ramesar says an audit into the shortcomings of the Police Service is long overdue.
View ArticleObama envoy: Dana’s hit ordered by foreign drug cartel
Curtis WilliamsWednesday, June 25, 2014Flashback: United States Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield, second from right, chats with Inspector Matthew Ovid, left, head of the Canine Unit, at...
View ArticleFalling tree crushes house
Jensen La VendeWednesday, June 25, 2014Samuel Callender looks at the ruins after a silk cotton tree fell and destroyed his home off Picton Road, Laventille, yesterday. PHOTO: MICHEAL BRUCEA 62-year-old...
View ArticleLatest police killing- Family claims assassination, seeks justice
Jensen La VendeWednesday, June 25, 2014Relatives of Abba Diaz, 24, who was shot and killed by police last Thursday, said yesterday that he was assassinated by the police and they are calling for...
View ArticlePM stays hand on pension bills
Gail AlexanderWednesday, June 25, 2014President of Speak Out T&T Pearce Robinson, left, speaks to People’s National Movement Senator Faris Al-Rawi as he made his way to the Senate yesterday. PHOTO:...
View Article$6.6 million to fix Beetham sinkhole
Gail AlexanderWednesday, June 25, 2014FLASHBACK: August 5, 2012—An excavator begins work on the sinkhole along the Beetham Highway, Port-of-Spain. PHOTO: NICOLE DRAYTONJusamco Pavers was paid $6.6...
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