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Price increase justified—Garcia
Former managing director of the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Noel Garcia yesterday testified that it was not odd or improper for the HDC to have appointed CE Management and Services (CEMAS) as...
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Waiting on the stage, but first
In 1979, I did my first documentary work on Carnival, a multimedia project I did on the side at a PR agency I worked for, with their blessing and financial support. Back then, multimedia was two...
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Foreigner on drug charges denied bail
St James resident Irwin de Gannes was granted $6 million bail while a Santo Domingo national was denied bail on charges of trafficking cocaine and marijuana with a street value of $4.4 million.De...
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It’s available to those who need it—Imbert
Claiming that abuses prevail within the Government Assistance for Tertiary Education (GATE) programme, acting Prime Minister Colm Imbert says a comprehensive review of the initiative is to be carried...
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Fitun: Shut down Point Lisas industrial estate
As hundreds of retrenched steel workers marched to ArcelorMittal’s Point Lisas plant demanding answers, Federation of Independent Trade Unions and NGOs (Fitun) president Joseph Remy is calling for the...
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Classix Productions spreads Carnival joy to Belmont youth
For the past 13 years, Classix Productions mas band has been spreading joy and offering clean, wholesome fun, to young masqueraders in and around the Belmont community. The non-profit junior Carnival...
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The mystery of perfection
I have been looking for the perfect opening line, but the more I search and synthesise what is known, the harder it is to find. To be a great artist, musician or athlete is to relentlessly strive for...
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Energy decline hits NEL profits
Government’s investment holding company National Enterprises Ltd (NEL) suffered a $142.9 million drop in profits for the nine months ended December 31 which chairman Jerry Hospedales said was due in...
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Orchard signs new ambassador
Orchard has formalised its relationship with soca star Nadia Batson and officially welcomed the artiste to its family. She joins the Orchard Point Fortin Jammers as ambassadors of Nestlé T&T’s...
View ArticleCaricom looks at threat to finance sector
PLACENCIA, Belize—Ahead of last night’s opening of the Caricom Heads of Government Inter-Sessional meeting in Belize, Finance Ministers met yesterday morning to discuss a regional response to a threat...
View ArticleHigher overseas profits for Massy Group
For the first time in its history the Massy Group has earned more profit before tax (PBT) from outside of T&T. Chairman Robert Bermudez, in comments to shareholders on the group’s unaudited...
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Cougars of T&T conquer Barbados relay fair
Five-time Juvenile champion of T&T Cougars track and field club, made a triumphant historic visit to Barbados last Saturday when it dominated the Barbados Relay Fair which was staged at the...
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Central, Army and W Connection clash vital points
The three-team battle at the top of the 2015/2016 Digicel T&T Pro League table will resume today with the trio of defending champion Central FC, Defence Force and DirecTV W Connection, separated by...
View ArticleMilk still zero-rated
I have taken note of a letter by Soraya Aziz on price increases at the grocery.Ms Aziz complained that two weeks ago Massy Stores raised the price of Svelty milk by 17 per cent and it appears that she...
View ArticleWest Indies cricket is doomed
Over the last three years and more particularly over the last six-nine months I have read and listened to statements from Azim Bassarath (president of TTCB), Allen Sammy (of TTCB), Surey Ragoonath (CEO...
View ArticleProud to call them ‘our’ team
Our Windies U-19s cricketers have demonstrated amazing discipline and teamness in winning the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup.As many regional cricket fans did, I saw every ball and particularly enjoyed...
View ArticleThis team is our future
Congratulations to the West Indies for winning the world cup. They defeated the favourites, India, in Mirpur. This victory was achieved away from home.This achievement must be recognised. It must not...
View ArticleTechnocrats, Glamorgan start Premier volleyball defence
Reigning champions, Technocrats (men) and Glamorgan (women) will begin defence of their respective titles when the 2016 season of the Flow T&T Volleyball Federation Premier League serves off with a...
View ArticleLondon, Daniel, Roberts snare silver
Local athletes Mark London, Deandra Daniel and Khemani Roberts keep impressing on the University circuit with each winning silver in their respective events at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference...
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Preparation pace quickens at Olympic House
Breaking point. Trinidad and Tobago is at a crucial place. People make decisions on the basis of agendas. It is about what is convenient and expedient. It matters not what the truth may be. Once it...
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