PLOTT: Resignation must be accepted
The group Powerful Ladies of Trinidad and Tobago (PLOTT) said Mayor Raymond Tim Kee must follow through on his commitment to tender his resignation and the Port of Spain City Council must accept it....
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Brown: Tim Kee protest a positive sign
Social and women’s activist Hazel Brown says while the surge of gender awareness displayed last week was impressive, she is curious as to whether that kind of energy will be transported into...
View ArticleParliament to review CoP candidates
Government expects Parliament to be presented with candidates for a substantive Commissioner of Police within three months. So said Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley during a press conference, prior to...
View ArticleRowley defends Red House plans
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday defended his decision to take charge of restoration works on the historic Red House. He was responding to comments from former Speaker of the House Wade Mark...
View ArticlePM: Tim Kee did the right thing
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee did the correct thing in responding to criticism from the national community. He said Tim Kee’s statements following the murder...
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Sando Mayor upset after fire
San Fernando Mayor Kazim Hosein is calling for an inspection of all fire hydrants and an increased water pressure in commercial and residental areas in San Fernando. Hosein made the call after...
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Police probe abuse claims on Facebook
A 28-year-old mother of two who said she endured severe domestic abuse for more than a decade said she reached the point of frustration when she made a public appeal for help via social media over the...
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Akawaio student in T&T on a mission
Lenin Thomas, 30, is a member of a unique Amerindian tribe living in a part of Guyana’s rainforests so remote it is accessible only by airplane. He is also a final year theology student at the...
View ArticleGarcia on the stand as enquiry resumes today
Noel Garcia’s appearance at the sixth session of the Las Alturas Commission of Enquiry is being eagerly awaited as the enquiry resumes today. Garcia, chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of...
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Why citizens are rising up against fireworks
Wheeeeeeeeeee...Snap! Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Popopopopopopopopop-BANG! Neighbourhood dogs incessantly bark and howl. From night into early morning colourful bursts, like Carnival costumes, explode in...
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The high cost of living
My name is Robin Foster and I’ve learned that, to go about the business of living, you have to accept your own death.If you look at my face good, you will see Pelham St and the Circular Road running...
View ArticleThe offence of harassment
Ariel Haynes Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolWhat is harassment? The offence of harassment has been included as an offence against the person as it affects you directly. Section 30A(1) of the Offences...
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OWTU, Powergen reach agreement to save jobs
PowerGen and the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) have reached an agreement to preserve jobs at the company following the mandatory shutdown of its Port-of-Spain plant on January 15.In a statement...
View ArticleT&T bipartite forum to hold first meeting
The Employers’ Consultative Association of T&T (ECATT) and the National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (NATUC), supported by the ILO Office for the Caribbean, will hold the first meeting...
View ArticleAre businessmen having a field day at consumers’ expense?
Two Tuesdays ago a trip to Massy Stores was disheartening; the grocery bill had noticeably increased. The cleaning lady brought her lunch to work but her customary menu was minus chicken—vegetables and...
View ArticleOne more time—it’s the economy, stupid
If one had the time or inclination to write letters commenting on some current issue, there will be no shortage of issues. One issue could be the call for “war” by some in the labour movement due to a...
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Sammy, players sign contract
St John’s—The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday named a 14-man squad the upcoming 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament, with 12 of the orignal players selected retaining their places in the...
View ArticleJohnson piles pressure on Red Force
GEORGETOWN—Guyana Jaguars captain Leon Johnson struck an unbeaten 111 to guide his team into a strong position on the penultimate day of their match against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the...
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Young Windies stun India
DHAKA—Underdogs West Indies Under-19s stunned favourites India Under-19s by five wickets in a low-scoring final of the ICC Youth Cricket World Cup, to crown themselves World champions for the first...
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Beauly can make you smile
Beauly is fancied to make a winning debut in an ‘aged’ Maiden Fillies’ Stakes over an extended mile of Wolverhampton Tapeta today; a seven-race programme kicks off another week of all-weather racing...
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