Take it to at-risk youths
Sharlene RampersadA councillor says the Ministry of National Security’s current national consultation on marijuana would be more effective if it was done in at-risk communities where he believes the...
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Archie defends officers outside Parliament: It was to avoid confrontation
Dereck AchongPolice officers who were assigned duties outside the Parliament building on Tuesday moved protesters from the pavement to avoid any confrontation with opposing groups. So said Supt Joanne...
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CoP still silent on E-mailgate probe
Radica SookrajPolice Commissioner Stephen Williams is remaining silent on ongoing police investigations into the E-mailgate scandal involving top Government officials, including Attorney General Anand...
View ArticleGary: No plans to sue Rowley over E-mailgate
Kevon FelmineNational Security Minister Gary Griffith has no plans to sue Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley over the E-mailgate fiasco, despite the advice of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan. Speaking...
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Plan to bring world for pan conference
Anna-Lisa PaulIn an effort to establish T&T as the home of the steelpan and showcase the national instrument on the world stage, Pan Trinbago will host a steelband conference next August, which...
View ArticleMore consultation was better way to go, says Dumas
Former head of the public service Reginald Dumas says Government should have put the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill 2014 on hold, and established an independent team, including a United Nations ex
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Independents on runoff bill support- Major gaps now plugged
Gail AlexanderThe three Independent senators who supported the Government’s Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 on Thursday night, Dr Dhanayshar Mahabir, David Small and Dr Rolph Balgobin, have no...
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Teen shot dead in Malabar; Double murder rocks Cunupia
Jensen La VendeA 15-year-old boy was shot dead yesterday at Malabar three days before he was set to resume school at El Dorado Secondary. Police said a gunman came out of a waiting car at Tirite Lane,...
View ArticleSix Venezuelans held off North Coast with marijuana shipment
Coast Guard officers on Thursday morning arrested six Venezuelan nationals who were caught attempting to smuggle over half a million dollars in marijuana into the country. The six were held during
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Google gets more time to respond to IC court order
Renuka SinghAttorney General Anand Ramlogan says he has granted e-mail service provider, Google, permission to search his e-mail account for a second time to make it easier for the Integrity Commission...
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Sando residents in protest for jobs
Sascha WilsonFed up of being neglected, residents of Ramsaran Street, San Fernando threw debris onto the Rienzi Kirton Highway to draw attention to their plight yesterday morning. The only response...
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Wayne contemplates another hunger strike
Dereck AchongEnvironmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh says he intends to begin another hunger strike to stop construction of the Debe to Mon Desir segment of the Solomon Hochoy Highway extension. Speaking...
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Woman loses unborn daughter at SFGH- Staff accused of neglect, cover up
Sharlene RampersadEmpty. This is how Vishwanie Lal-Ramsingh described herself yesterday, after her first child died inside her womb on Thursday. Lal-Ramsingh was taken to hospital on Tuesday...
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Bill will backfire on Govt—James
Richard LordPolitical analyst Dr Winsford James says the runoff legislation which was approved in the Senate on Thursday is pointless and will backfire on the People’s Partnership Government. The bill...
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Alleyne seeks justice for slain dad, son
Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne was again busy this week as he highlighted the gruesome truth of the state of crime in the country following the murder of a father and son in Kelly Village, St Helena.
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TTMA optimistic about more trade with Venezuela
Sean NeroPresident of the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Nicholas Lok Jack is optimistic about the potential for increased trade between T&T and Venezuela. Commenting on Venezuela’s...
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T&T students win Nasa scholarships
Two students from the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine, have won scholarships to participate in a four-month internship programme at Nasa’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, C
View ArticlePresident’s wife gives award to Ibrahim
In an unusual move, Reema Carmona, wife of President Anthony Carmona was forced to present a national award—the Chaconia Medal (Gold) for community service—to Rasheeda Ibrahim. Ibrahim did not shak
View ArticleRed, white and black in PoS streets
Kalifa ClyneThousands gathered at the Queen’s Park Savannah to look on as the 52nd anniversary Independence parade proceeded from the Savannah to St James. Taking to the Port-of-Spain streets, citizens...
View ArticleSeetahal relative: Family didn’t ‘blank’ Dana’s Chaconia medal
One member of the family of murdered Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal says the family has not “blanked” Seetahal’s Chaconia medal but will collect the award at a later date. In a telephone interview on
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