Holder calls for application from team
GALLE—A bruised and battered West Indies travelled to Colombo yesterday to begin preparation for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka which bowls off on Thursday at the P Sara Oval. The...
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Knight, Mohammed shine as WI level series
GROS ISLET—An unbroken 44-run partnership between Kyshona Knight and Anisa Mohammed pulled West Indies Women out of trouble and lifted them to an exciting three-wicket victory over Pakistan Women in...
View ArticleSri Lanka takes a beating from WI tour
The West Indies tour of Sri Lanka is expected to be a loss. Carlton Bernadus, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) operations manager, has estimated the loss to be in the vicinty of approximately $4.5 million.With...
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Samuels reported again
COLOMBO—West Indies off-spinner Marlon Samuels will have to undergo testing on his action within two weeks after being reported for having a suspect bowling action, for the third time in seven years....
View ArticleHOLDER, IONA
HOLDER, IONA of Brathwaite Street Belmont died on 13th October 2015. She was the wife of Wilfred Edmund Holder (deceased). Mother of Errol Holder, Kenwyn (William) Holder, Garth (Roy) Holder, Esmee Mc...
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Noting illegal stored there
RALPH BANWARIEPolice raided a house owned by former Mayaro MP Winston Gypsy Peters during a crime sweep yesterday and found hundreds of mattresses and other supplies meant to assist flood victims.While...
View Article$120,000 bail for guard on rape charge
A 20-year-old San Juan man will make his second court appearance on his 21 birthday after appearing in court yesterday charged with raping a 67-year-old nurse at the workplace.Nicholas Nelson, of Upper...
View ArticleLaw Association team to look at Govt hiring of private lawyers
The Law Association has appointed a committee to produce proposals for a new system for the State’s hiring of private legal practitioners. In a press release yesterday, the association’s president,...
View ArticleGovt to probe $40m bill for 3-day event
Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis says the new PNM Government is probing a three-day event under the former PP government which cost taxpayers an estimated $40 million.She raised...
View ArticleDPP under fire in Section 34 appeal
The sudden repeal of Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable Offences) Act was done specifically to ensure that persons and companies accused of fraud arising out of the construction of...
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Construction worker killed in Mamoral
An attempt to silence construction worker, Vishnu Ragoonanan, may have been behind his murder.Ragoonanan, 45, was found naked with stab wounds to his chest and head at a Ministry of Works construction...
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More experiments coming next year
In keeping with the mission to establish an evidence-based Police Service, the organisation will continue to undertake experiments next year to ensure crime prevention and crime control, says acting...
View ArticleImbert quizzed on cut in school feeding $$
The PNM Government has reduced the allocation for the National School Dietary Services Ltd, handling the school feeding programme, from the 2015 level of $250 million to $235 million in 2016 since...
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Pledge to improve teaching at St Mary’s
President of Howard University, Trinidadian Wayne Frederick, yesterday pledged to improve the teaching and learning environment at his alma-mater St Mary’s College (CIC) in a bid to encourage further...
View ArticleRainfall but reservoirs still low
While recent rainfall in T&T has positively impacted local reservoirs, they remain significantly low.So said communications manager of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Daniel Plenty while...
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Olivierre promises local content laws
Government is reconstituting a Local Content Committee to develop legislation that will assist in the development of home grown companies.Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre, who made the announcement...
View ArticleI didn’t want to be executive chairman
First Citizens deputy CEO Sharon Christopher said she was accused by some women of selling out when she did not take up the position of executive chairman in the aftermath of the bank’s controversial...
View ArticleFriendship must be earned, Mr Cameron
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron,10 Downing Street,London, EnglandDear Mr Cameron,I hear that you want to be our friend so long as we put behind us the 180 or so years of slavery that your nation imposed on...
View ArticleEat healthy, reduce food import bill
Permit me a comment on Sahadeo Ragoonanan’s letter headlined, Our challenges with eating healthy, especially the part about the “good-looking” fruits and vegetables that have been pumped with chemicals...
View ArticleIn defence of eating doubles
I recently contributed to the doubles debate by writing to the editor in defence of my long-standing love affair with eating doubles.Since my article, several people have waded into the unhealthy...
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