Murder at Point Fortin poultry shop
Poultry dealer Ajodar Carasingh thought hunters were on the prowl when he heard gunshots on Saturday. However, when he investigated, he found his son’s corpse downstairs his home at 166 Cap-de-ville...
View ArticleRambharat: New locations and focus for agriculture
Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat yesterday announced that staff of his ministry are being relocated to rural areas for easier access to the country’s farming communities. In addition, he said,...
View ArticleThe court system of T&T Part Two
Last week, we began this series on the court system by looking at civil matters in the Magistrates’ Court. We noted the three levels of the court system:• The Magistrates’ Court—the first level;• The...
View Article$100,000 raised for Cyril Ross Nursery
A donation of about $100,000 will be given to the Cyril Ross Nursery, a non-profit organisation specially chosen by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, from funds raised during the recent International...
View ArticleA Real Indian Trinbagonian
My name is Rashmi Mathur and I am a Trini from Bangalore, India.I was born in India but moved to Tobago when I was nine. Fort King George was like our backyard. We would study or read there after...
View ArticlePSCSG pays tribute to late Chamber director
Tributes have been pouring in following the sudden death last week of Lawrence Placide, director of the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce’s International Trade and Negotiation Unit (ITNU).The...
View ArticleAs T&T faces economic slump, lecturer warns: Borrowing not the answer
The longer the slump in oil and natural gas lasts, the more likely T&T could end up in an economic slump, says lecturer and economist, Dr Anthony Birchwood. If T&T has to borrow from any...
View ArticleMission links T&T exporters with buyers
T&T’s manufacturing sector is stable but there is a need to introduce more innovation into product development to ensure sustainability, says Minister of Trade Paula Gopee-Scoon.“Given the current...
View ArticleUWI signs MOU with Lake Asphalt
The University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine and Lake Asphalt T&T (1978) Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on research, development and...
View ArticleRamlogan challenges report
I write in response to an article published in the T&T Guardian of October 14, entitled Anand getting excessive $$ from flawed children’s law—AG. The article purports to quote AG Faris Al-Rawi’s...
View ArticleAmbition by Jehue
Champion 400m hurdler Jehue Gordon achieved another milestone on Saturday with the launch of a cologne appropriately titled Ambition by Jehue.Germany company Symrise designed the fragrance which was...
View ArticleSunshine Award for Blood: ‘We’re all connected’
The T&T Guardian’s own Arts and Entertainment editor Peter Ray Blood has been awarded the 2015 Sunshine Lifetime Achievement Award. T&T Guardian columnist, BC Pires, speaks to him about his...
View ArticleBy the sweat of his brow
Laziness was a disease worse than the ten plagues of Egypt to my parents.Their work ethic was formidable, and legendary, though they themselves put little value on their capacity for long hours and...
View ArticleSymbols of Endurance a strong debut for Griffith
Trinidadian artist Marlon Griffith is creating processional art with a strong base in Carnival mas all over the world. Most recently, he produced Ring of Fire, a 300-person procession on August 9...
View ArticleOfficial shoots down basketball pro league
The concept of a professional basketball league being played in T&T is just a dream at this point in time. At least so says Claire Mitchell, general secretary of the National Basketball Federation...
View ArticleNorth Coast Dollar Cricket returns
After a five-year hiatus, the North Coast Dollar Cricket Tournament will resume at a date and time to be set, courtesy the International Sports and Cultural Academy (ISACA) which has now merged with...
View ArticleTackling obesity with physical activity
Participation in sport and physical activity has the potential to contribute to a healthy lifestyle and society. However, a worthwhile contribution would only be beneficial if sport and physical...
View ArticleFire at Pontefract
Quatrieme Ami looks nigh on a ‘cert’ for the Maiden Stakes over five furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Windsor today and it’s almost certain Shine Likeadiamond will finish second!That’s the position ‘Shine’...
View ArticleParagon women stay unbeaten
Alanna Lewis and Esther scored two goals each as Paragon maintained its perfect start to its title defense in the T&T Hockey Board National Indoor Championship Women’s Open Division with a 5-2...
View ArticleRugby All-Stars fall to Club Select
The Schoolgirls Rugby All-Star team was on the wrong side of a heavy 55-5 defeat against a T&T Rugby Football Union Club Select team at the St James Police Barracks, on Saturday. Still, the young...
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