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Minister: More looking for tertiary education
Nadaleen SinghMinister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education Fazal Karim says participation in tertiary education has increased to 65.23 per cent as at December 31, 2013. He said the increase...
View ArticleMan dies after falling off pickup
Yvonne BaboolalChris Sinanan, of Chaguanas, died after he reportedly fell from the back of a pickup van in the area on Tuesday night.
View ArticleCity cops get $3.5m new-look station
Jensen La VendePort-of-Spain City Police were given a new $3.5 million Independence Day gift in the form of a new-look police station on Tuesday, three days after the renovation was completed. In July,...
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Disabled people’s registry coming
Kalifa ClyneAlmost six years after discussions began on a national registry for people with disabilities, the Ministry of the People held a stakeholder consultation yesterday to formulate policies for...
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Ministry gets 30-day deadline
Kevon FelmineWith mixed feelings on whether to subject their children to pest infestations for the sake of their education, parents of students attending the Pleasantville Secondary School have given...
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Mourners say farewell to minister’s son-in-law
The Church of the Nativity at Crystal Stream in Diego Martin was packed yesterday as scores of mourners paid their respects to Arthur Russell Rooks. Rooks, 51, of Helm Drive, Westmoorings, was the
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Ailing couple appeals for help
Sharlene RampersadAn ailing Gasparillo couple is appealing to their MP, Works Minister, Suruj Rambachan, to help them rebuild their dilapidated home. Jankey Ramlal, 52, and her common-law husband,...
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Eight confirmed cases of ChikV in Diego
Rhondor DowlatThere are eight confirmed cases and an undisclosed number of suspected cases of the chikungunya virus in the Diego Martin area, says chairman of the regional corporation Darryl Smith....
View ArticleNew port advances plans for regional growth
Radica SookrajT&T’s first energy port, which was officially opened yesterday at Point Galeota, Guayaguayare, advances government’s plans to form a regional link with energy companies in Suriname,...
View ArticleBlind workers receive outstanding salaries
Staff at the Blind Welfare Association, Port-of-Spain began to return to their homes yesterday after receiving their outstanding salaries. Contacted yesterday, spokesman Joseph “Lingo” Vautor-La Pl
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After walk off at Tranquillity Government Primary Teachers face disciplinary...
Anna-Lisa PaulThe Ministry of Education has advised the principal of the Tranquillity Government Primary School to take disciplinary action against teachers who walked off the job last week Thursday,...
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Union leader: PP has failed labour movement
Kalifa ClyneThe People’s Partnership Government has failed the workers of this country and the labour movement. This was the view expressed by acting president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade...
View ArticleVenezuelans in hospital after court hearing
Three Venezuelans had to be hospitalised after appearing in court to answer drug trafficking charges yesterday. Gregoio Quijada, Luis Alberto Sanchez and Alejandro Noreiga were taken for emergency
View ArticleT&T Muslims detained in Venezuela: Case hearing now Tuesday
Gail AlexanderFive members of T&T’s Muslim community detained in Venezuela since March are expected to have a hearing before Venezuelan authorities next Tuesday. Nafeesa Mohammed, who is assisting...
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Mini-mart bandit caught
CrimeWatch host Ian Alleyne was kept busy by the criminal elements once again this week, as he was packed with cases and cries for help by victims of crime. Alleyne visited Central Trinidad to inve
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Poor babies to get support for a year
Renuka SinghPrime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday gave a sneak peek at the national budget which is expected to be read by Finance Minister Larry Howai tomorrow.
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Audit for Govt secondary schools
Shaliza HassanaliThe deplorable conditions of the Arima Central Secondary School has led Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh to call for an independent audit of all government secondary schools. He...
View ArticleAG’s lawyers accuse IC of ‘fishing’
Renuka SinghLawyers for Attorney General Anand Ramlogan have raised a series of red flags against the Integrity Commission’s subpoena application to Google Inc. An urgent letter, sent from Ramlogan’s...
View ArticleGovt spends $3bn on roads, now bitumen shortage hits T&T
Radica SookrajLocal Government Minister Dr Suruj Rambachan says the Government has spent more than $3 billion on 1,832 road upgrade projects under the Programme for Upgrading Roads Efficiency (Pure)...
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Education to get biggest chunk
While education is expected to get the biggest chunk of the budget again this fiscal year, Finance Minister larry Howai says the Ministry of National Security will not be receiving much more fundin
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