Blind student excels at CSEC
Thursday, August 14, 2014Reshma RagoonathVisually-impaired Shamika Henry, third from left, celebrates her achievement in the CSEC examination with her mother, Allyson Rebeiro, second from right, and...
View ArticleNo work, no pay—lawyer
Thursday, August 14, 2014Dereck AchongA group of public servants has petitioned the High Court to overturn a decision to withhold their salaries over their refusal to work for the past month due to...
View ArticleSpecial team to probe gun theft at Forensic Centre
Thursday, August 14, 2014Jensen La VendeA team of ten police officers have been appointed to investigate the disappearance of over 40 guns from the Forensic Science Centre (FSC), St James. So said...
View ArticleDon’t vote for PP reform bill
Thursday, August 14, 2014Gail AlexanderPeople’s National Movement (PNM) whip Marlene McDonald has appealed to the nine Independent senators not to support the Government’s Constitution (Amendment)...
View ArticleDocuments seized at St Michael’s Home
Thursday, August 14, 2014Anna-Lisa PaulInvestigators probing allegations of sexual impropriety, physical abuse and gross negligence at the St Michael’s Home for Boys, Diego Martin, have executed a...
View ArticleGirl, 7, crushed to death by iron gate
Thursday, August 14, 2014A seven-year-old girl was crushed to death by a metal gate at her Couva home yesterday. Adita Roopchand, a pupil of Freeport Hindu School, was found under the 15-foot wrought...
View ArticleCEPEP, URP workers want better wages
Saturday, August 16, 2014Anna-Lisa PaulGrassroots Foundation chairman David John holds up a petition during a press conference at Raphael’s Plaza, Eastern Main Road, Arouca, on Thursday. At left is...
View ArticleAlleged conman nabbed
Saturday, August 16, 2014Naomi Williams, second from right, recalls her encounter with Kerwin Ferdinand to Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne as two of his other alleged victims, one of whom wanted to...
View ArticleE-mailgate probe shrouded in secrecy
Sunday, August 17, 2014Renuka SinghAttorney General Anand RamloganSteps taken by the Integrity Commission to sue search engine and e-mail provider Google for information on Attorney General Anand...
View ArticleRemembering the World Wars
Sunday, August 17, 2014The 20th century saw two long, devastating and world-changing conflicts that began in Europe and engulfed the entire globe.
View ArticleDancers at little Adita’s funeral
Sunday, August 17, 2014Sharlene RampersadJankey Roopchand, is consoled during the funeral service for her seven-year-old daughter, Adita, yesterday. PHOTO: SHARLENE RAMPERSADMembers of the Premala...
View ArticleEx-chairman resigns over reform bill
Sunday, August 17, 2014Former chairman of the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation (CTTRC) Dave Persad yesterday tendered his resignation as a member of the United National Congress (UNC) over...
View ArticleAG: Political mischief in old OPV story
Sunday, August 17, 2014Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has condemned an article making the rounds on social media on the Government’s purported multi-million dollar losses through the Offshore Patrol...
View ArticleCampaign of panic and fear
Sunday, August 17, 2014Cleavon RaphaelPrime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Photo: Keith MatthewsMischief-makers are having a field day with the Constitution Amendment Bill now before the Parliament,...
View ArticleDevant: Go to a lawyer, not me
Sunday, August 17, 2014Shaliza HassanaliCassava farmer Steve Mano, left, displays his contract with the Trinidad and Tobago Agri-Business Association (TTABA). Looking on are farmers Yagram Ramkissoon,...
View Article$500m Napa still closed
Sunday, August 17, 2014Renuka SinghParts of the $500 million National Academy for the Performing Arts (Napa) remain closed and unmanned by workers. The Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OSHA)...
View ArticleWarner: Life Sport audit a sham
Monday, August 18, 2014Gail AlexanderThe Ministry of Finance’s audit into the Life Sport programme is a sham, says Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner. He made the comment yesterday...
View ArticleReform bill political corruption—Ramesh
Monday, August 18, 2014Renuka SinghFormer Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj acknowledges members of the audience during the launch of the Independent Liberal Party’s (ILP) Constitution Platform...
View ArticleJack: PP trying to lure Anna for Chaguanas West
Monday, August 18, 2014Gail AlexanderIndependent Liberal party (ILP) chairman Jack Warner says the United national Congress (UNC) is trying to sway former ILP deputy leader Anna Deonarine to fight the...
View ArticleMom saves son from electrocution
Monday, August 18, 2014Kevon FelmineNaila Stephen at her son Nyane Andrews’ bedside at Southern Medical Clinic in San Fernando yesterday. He received burns about his body after he touched a railing...
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