Taylor, Dottin propel Windies to series win
South Africa – Leading batsmen Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin carved out half-centuries to propel West Indies Women to a handsome 57-run victory over South Africa and a winning 2-0 lead in the...
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Young West Indies Inspires Sammy's Men
SHARJAH—West Indies senior team says they will use the Under-19s side’s Youth World Cup success as the catalyst for their bid to win the Twenty20 World Cup in India starting next month.Captain Darren...
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Cop’s son shot dead near churchyard
An aspiring disc jockey and reserved national cricketer was killed on Saturday night as he and others were demolishing a stage opposite the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception along Independence Square,...
View ArticleWrong man arrested
A man resembling Ronald Bissoo, who police are searching for in connection with a report of an acid attack was arrested and later released by Arima police officers yesterday. The man was released...
View Article82 murders in first two months
Of the 82 murders committed for the year, 22 of them happened between 8 am to 6 pm. In most of those murders, police reports stated that people only heard the gunshots and later found the victim/s...
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Business leaders on Govt’s six-months review: Room for improvement
Business groups—and the Opposition—who’ve pronounced on Government’s performance so far will be monitoring the results of the administration’s upcoming retreat this week to see where it takes T&T....
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Crime, unemployment remain top priorities
Even though the Government is trying to put things in place in this recession year, crime, shortage of foreign exchange, the high price of food and declining oil prices are having an impact on citizens...
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New venue proposed for city vendors
Officials from the Port-of-Spain City Corporation, Housing Ministry and Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) will meet this afternoon with Salvatori site vendors on a “Plan B” alternative...
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Chaguanas chamber boss: Play greater role in reducing violence
President of the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce Richie Sookhai has challenged members of the business community to play a role in curbing violence in society.“Given all the violence that we...
View ArticleFive guns seized in city raids
Five illegal firearms were recovered by the police in Port-of-Spain and environs this past weekend.Two high-powered rifles, a submachine gun and two pistols were seized by the police who said the...
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A Bacchus Minus Bacchanal
My name is Sophia Bacchus and I’m the manager of a condominium complex.Bacchus is a good Trinidadian Carnival name but I don’t play mas. No bacchanal with this Bacchus! Maybe next year! But I say that...
View ArticleFire officers save furniture factory
A quick response by Mon Repos fire fighters averted a possible million-dollar disaster as they battled a raging bush fire that set ablaze near UMR Furniture Manufacturing Company, in Debe, on...
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Target set for Caroni land leases
Although Government has accelerated the preparation of leases for distribution to former Caroni (1975) Limited workers, more than 200 of them cannot be distributed because the beneficiaries never...
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Digicel T&T wins award for broadband speed
Digicel T&T has been recognised by international organisation Ookla as having the fastest broadband and mobile networks in the country. Ookla is the global leader in broadband testing and web-based...
View ArticleWho knows what children have to deal with daily?
I think Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police for Community Relations Enez Joseph’s suggestion of police youth clubs in primary and secondary schools and other support frameworks is well worth...
View ArticleTeacher truancy—a major education problem
In the T&T Guardian article “Bad parenting partly to blame—TTUTA” (February 24, 2016), TTUTA president Devanand Sinanan goes to great lengths to partly blame parenting for the ills with today’s...
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Red Force takes charge of Hurricanes
T&T Red Force is in prime position to force an outright victory against the Leewards Hurricanes in their eight round WICB PCL four-day clash at the National Cricket Centre (NCC) in Balmain Couva.At...
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Sport, physical activity = healthier society
Participation in sport and physical activity (PA) has the potential to contribute to a healthy lifestyle and society. However, a worthwhile contribution would only be beneficial if sport and physical...
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Prison Officer murdered outside his home
A prison officer with 10-years service was shot outside his Prizgar Lands home this morning and later died at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.According to police reports Fitzalbert Victor, 32, was...
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Security officer shot dead
A security guard was shot dead last night when gunmen opened fire in a bar he was liming in.Around 10.30pm yesterday Ronaldo Gordon, 22, a security officer from Lumy Trace, Bois Jean Jean, Moruga, and...
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