After damage by low-flying copter, PM to help house owner
A Carenage couple whose house was partially demolished by high winds from a low flying helicopter on Thursday night is expected to receive compensation following a visit from a representative of the...
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Nurses told: It’s tough job but stay strong
Although nurses at public health institutions are always under scrutiny, South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) CEO Anil Gosine emphasised that it was a tough job that not everyone could do. “It...
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Climate change can cause region billions
In BarbadosClimate change can cause billions of dollars in losses in the Caribbean and changes need to be made for the future and present, according to Juan Cheaz Pelaez, senior programme coordinator...
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Mediation needed in T&T—Carmona
President Anthony Carmona believes there is a crisis in the way the T&T society handles conflicts and disagreements. Delivering the feature address at the Presentation College, San Fernando,...
View Article$30m jackpot up for grabs but punters remain sceptical
Lotto mania has not hit all of T&T as yet, even though the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) has set the jackpot at $30 million, the largest in the country’s history. In San Fernando, Debe...
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New leads in soldier’s murder
This week was a very sad one for T&T’s National Security agencies as it lost three of its law enforcement officers—a soldier, a senior prisons officer and a Special Reserve Police (SRP) officer—all...
View ArticleANSA moves to block BHL sale
The bitter takeover battle for Barbados beverage maker Banks Holdings Limited (BHL), which has pitted T&T conglomerate ANSA McAL Limited against Brazilian beverages giant Ambev, has taken another...
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Henley Business professor: Opportunity for T&T in financial services
T&T is well positioned geographically to have a vibrant financial sector, says Professor John Board, dean at Henley Business School in the United Kingdom.“I am not an expert on the south Caribbean...
View ArticleNew CIC boss pledges FIU compliance
The new managing director of CIC Insurance Brokers, Mark Henderson, says the local financial sector must be vigilant against the very real threats of money laundering and terrorist financing.Speaking...
View ArticleNGL shares drop to $21.50
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 380,194...
View ArticleHave a heart for senior citizens
I am a senior citizen and recently I attended the Maracas Valley Health Centre on a health-related issue. During my wait the senior nurse in charge used the opportunity to make an announcement advising...
View ArticlePolitical intervention can save West Indies cricket
West Indies cricket once ruled the world with raw talent and little or no support from an administration that wallowed in the fruits of victory after victory. In fact, from 1980 to 1995, the team did...
View Article‘Oh for the sake of West Indies cricket’
West Indies cricket is in a mess. Indeed our cricket is in shambles. I say this even against the often too frequent and somewhat erroneous statements uttered by officers of the many island Boards...
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Threeway race for UNC Leader: Vasant Jumps In
The Opposition UNC’s December 5 leadership contest will be a three-way race following yesterday’s decision by UNC Senator Vasant Bharath to challenge incumbent UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and...
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Drug dealer gunned down in Princes Town
The misery Lisa Thompson-Cooper faced when her youngest son was murdered in 2012 returned to haunt her on Friday night when her elder son was gunned down in similar style.Cylus Cooper, 30, of Lengua...
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DJ Tye
Story, photos by Valdeen Shears-NeptuneHe has read the entire nine-part series of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, loves English and mathematics, has a ready smile and a boyish charm. That, though, is where all...
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A critical look at Naipauls’ intertextuality
Depending on whom you ask, VS Naipaul is either a point of contention or a pillar for praise. Naipaul, whose rhetoric of Trinidad, the land of his birth and early development, has been damning from day...
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Digital art comes to life at Anime Caribe
The 14th incarnation of the Animae Caribe Animation and Digital Media Festival was packed to overflowing with offerings for those interested in the art and business of animation. Attendees came from...
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'Divali Light dispels darkness'
In 1966 Divali was proclaimed an annual public holiday in T&T. This year, it will be celebrated on November 10. It is observed on the new moon day (Amavasya) of the month of Kaartik in the Hindu...
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Headhunting firm to select board members
KINGSTON—A report on the state of West Indies cricket is strongly recommending the immediate dissolution of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the five-member Cricket Review Panel appointed by the...
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