Hospital cleaning company lays off 40
A contractor employed by the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) to clean three of its facilities, including the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH), has been forced to downsize his staff...
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Unit to protect children coming
A large Child Protection Unit (CPU) is being set up within the Police Service to deal with crimes against children, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said yesterday.Announcing this at...
View ArticleGovernment to talk with ex-cane farmers on money owed
Attorney General Faris-Al Rawi says the Government will respond to the pre-action protocol letter sent by attorneys for former cane farmers who demonstrated outside the Office of the Prime Minister on...
View ArticlePM reviewing Camille, Marlene matters—AG
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is reviewing the future of Cabinet Ministers Marlene McDonald and Camille Robinson-Regis and will act decisively at the appropriate time. So said Attorney General Faris...
View ArticleArcelorMittal fined for laying off 500
Cash-strapped steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal has been fined by the Industrial Court for the procedure it used in laying off over 500 of its employees in December last year. Delivering judgment at the...
View ArticleSeveral on ‘hit list’ at Sando school: 15 students from Forms One to Five...
Teachers, safety officers and other senior staff at the San Fernando West Secondary School are among several people on an alleged hit list organised by a group of students last week.On Thursday, acting...
View ArticlePolice Service will absorb 2,000 SRPs
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon has given the green light for the Police Service to absorb between 1,500 to 2,000 Special Reserve Police officers (SRPs). So said president of the Police...
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New school building ready after Easter
After days of protests, parents and students of the Penal/Quinam Government Primary School have been assured they would be able to move into their new building after the Easter vacation.Maranda de...
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Energy revenue drops from $21b to $5b Economist: T&T living beyond its means
While the National Gas Company (NGC) contemplates revenue earning from the sale of two offshore platforms, energy economist Gregory McGuire says the company’s balance sheet was severely affected by...
View ArticleLok Jack: Manufacturers easing some economic pressure
The foreign exchange pressures confronting T&T at this time could have been a lot worse had there not been a buoyant manufacturing sector.That is the view of Arthur Lok Jack, executive chairman of...
View Article$19.7m in trades on TTSE
Overall Market activity resulted from trading in 18 securities of which nine advanced, one declined and eight traded firm. Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 7,183,058...
View ArticleSearch begins for Investor of the Year
BRIDGETOWN—The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) has announced the third hosting of the Caribbean’s Regional...
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Local content team to review energy sector
Poor excuses have been given for using foreign instead of local expertise in T&T’s energy sector, says Anthony Paul, newly-appointed chairman of the reconstituted Permanent Local Content...
View ArticleCommon causes of accidents
Mark Twain, the famous American author and humorist, once wrote: “It is better to be careful 100 times than to get killed once.” The potential for workplace injuries are ever-present no matter how...
View Article‘It’s easier to blame the animal’
I write with reference to the article in the Express with the headline “Put Rottweiler on dangerous dog list.” First off let me make it clear that I am no expert or professional in the matter, and I...
View ArticleGet a copy of ISIS application list
I understand from watching a recent news report on Sky news that they are now in possession of thousands of completed application forms of individuals from all parts of the world who enlisted to join...
View ArticleUnscrupulous vendors ripping off customers
I was a recent visitor to Trinidad and would like to highlight my experience as a consumer while I was there. My family and I often purchase goods and services from roadside and market vendors. Time...
View ArticleLiteracy facilitates peace
As we seek to stem the tide of indiscipline and violence in our nation’s schools, we must at the same time endeavour to raise the level of literacy competence among students. Minister in the Ministry...
View ArticleLord, help us
Father, put a hand! Where is this physically disabled, unemployed lady going to find $2,500 for bail? And even though she says: “I can handle my stories,” that lady does not look like she could handle...
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Batting Flops
KOLKATA—West Indies’ batting failed miserably as they slumped to a 45-run defeat to hosts India, in their opening official warm-up match of the Twenty20 World Cup at Eden Gardens here yesterday.Chasing...
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