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Decisive action on terror needed
Government is about to approach the courts to have a number of T&T nationals designated as terrorists and will also very shortly present to Parliament new legislation to deal with people alleged to...
View ArticleMan charged with daughter’s murder
A 32-year-old Laventille man yesterday calmly stood before the Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers Caesar as she read to him the charge of murdering his 17-month-old daughter last week.Brandon Job, of John...
View ArticlePetrotrin employee killed in on-the-job accident
A Petrotrin worker with over 40 years service died yesterday after he was crushed while dismantling a pump jack near a well site in Penal.Charles Mitchell, 59, a technical craftsman attached to...
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Three held, stolen equipment seized
A 47-year-old Cunupia businessman and two of his employees are being interrogated at a Southern Division police station after police raided a contracting firm and recovered over $2 million in stolen...
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Tree dweller faces eviction
A homeless man who has been living in a tree house at the Tunapuna Public Cemetery for the past 17 years faces eviction from the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation.Adrian Garcia yesterday pleaded for...
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Only petty offenders should be set free
Archbishop Joseph Harris says he is happy with the national dialogue which has been sparked by his pastoral letter calling for “pardon and mercy” for prisoners on remand who have been charged with...
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Approach proposal with caution—Stewart
Amid growing support to pardon hundreds of remand prisoners who have been in jail without trial, Prisons Commissioner Sterling Stewart is urging that this not be done willy-nilly, saying there must be...
View Article$120m loss in revenue from mining
There will be tighter regulation and scrutiny and regulation of the local mining sector. Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre said there will be a strengthening of revenue collection systems and the...
View Article16,700 NGL shares traded for $326,151
Overall market activity resulted from trading in eight securities of which two advanced, two declined and four traded firm.Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 231,508...
View ArticleWatch your tone
It seems that the George family is adept at hearing and interpreting tones which the normal population is unable to decipher.Recently, husband Newman George, Chairman of the HDC is reported to have...
View ArticleOur lifeguards deserve better
It appears from recent articles that the relevant authorities only pay attention when a foreigner gets into difficulties-either through death or serious injury. Is this because the reputation of the...
View ArticleChurch petition to free inmates flawed
This petition to set free persons charged with criminal offences tell the story that the crooked always win. We are always told that even when we don’t get justice from man we will get it from God but...
View ArticleWhat is radicalisation of Islam?
The term “Islamic Radicalisation” was used as the headline for a letter by Commander Garvin Heerah on April 25, 2016 in the Trinidad Guardian. Whether the headline was created by the newspaper or by...
View ArticleDelays on Tobago ferry unacceptable
I returned to my home in Tobago by the ferry scheduled to leave Trinidad at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23. There was no mention of a delay when I checked in two hours before departure. Rumours...
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Security company drops contract over unpaid $100m bill, Police, army to guard...
The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) yesterday turned to the Police Service and Defence Force to guard the Navet, Caroni and Arena reservoirs after one of its private security contractors...
View Article$2 fare hike coming for Chag/PoS route
The taxi fare between Chaguanas and Port-of-Spain has been increased from $9 to $11. And some angry commuters are planning to boycott taxis and take the bus. After much discussion, the...
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On-the-job death at Petrotrin, Villagers wanted to help worker
As a Petrotrin employee lay gasping for breath, pinned by a pumping jack, villagers of Lowkie Trace, Penal, begged for a chance to resuscitate him.However, Charles Mitchell’s co-workers refused to let...
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After living in public bathroom: Ingrid gets a house
Ingrid Applewhite and her son, Joshua, who were living in a public bathroom at the Pinto Road, Arima, recreation ground, now have their own simple, airy home in a serene, windy, wooded settlement off...
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More market share for Southern Sales
Southern Sales and Service Company Limited has increased its share of the T&T’s car market from 17 to 23 per cent and brand director Shiraz Ahamad said this achievement during 2015 came about even...
View ArticleScotia T&T shares down by $0.97
Overall market activity resulted from trading in nine securities of which one advanced, three declined and five traded firm.Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 536,587...
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