Shoddy drainage work in Macoya Gardens
Retaining walls were started in the formerly-wide ravine that runs between Phases Two and Three in Macoya Gardens, Tunapuna, at the beginning of this year. The work was done by several different groups...
View ArticleWe have to beat the living daylights out of US
Congratulations to the T&T senior men’s football team for defeating the Guatemala 2-1.What is most important is that this victory was realised away from home. This is a good start to our World Cup...
View ArticleBurning our way to cancer
In the Sunday Guardian the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) admonishes the public to “stop the burning habit,” referring to end-of-year house-cleaning rituals where old rugs and other such...
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Stiff Test as Warriors healthy and ready for US
United States coach Jurgen Klinsman expects his team to be up against a very competitive Trinidad and Tobago Soca Warriors when the teams meet for their second round World Cup qualifying match at the...
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Two-year-old girl shot dead in bed while sleeping
Tragedy struck early this morning in Diego Martin as a two-year-old girl was shot and killed by gunmen. However, the fatal bullet was intended for her father. Police identified the victim as Keira...
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Cyclist killed crossing highway
South-bound motorists were trapped in rush-hour traffic this morning after a cyclist was killed attempting cross the Solomon Hochoy Highway, near road works company Seereeram Bros, Chaguanas.Police...
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T&T’s ISIS fighters face Govt block
A discussion is currently taking place with the Attorney General on revisiting or changing the current situation of free, unrestricted/unhindered entry of T&T nationals who have joined the Islamic...
View ArticleImbert wants answers on forex from Central Bank
Finance Minister Colm Imbert has asked the Central Bank to find out how the recent distribution of foreign exchange was distributed and will make the report public.Imbert made the disclosure in the...
View ArticleSuspended EFCL boss mum on probe
Suspended Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) chief executive officer Sharma Maharaj yesterday directed all queries on the ongoing audit and criminal probe to the new management at the special...
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Reinstated queen faces long road to China show
Kimberly Farrah Singh may have won the battle to represent T&T in next month’s Miss World Pageant in China but her struggle to get there is far from over.Speaking on her behalf yesterday, one of...
View ArticleSettlement in Mora Ven’s 13-year-old legal battle
A 13-year-old legal battle between two businessmen over control of a multi-million oil exploration company, Mora Ven Holdings Limited, ended yesterday. Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Appellate Judges...
View ArticleThere’s case for wrongful dismissal
If he so chooses, fired Strategic Services Agency (SSA) director, Bisnath Maharaj, has a good case for wrongful dismissal.This was the response of former prime minister Basdeo Panday on the revocation...
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Concern over spread of animal-borne diseases
In an attempt to improve this country's food security and ensure the Caribbean region can accurately recognise and respond to animal and food-borne diseases, officials of the Ministry of Agriculture,...
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CWC CEO: Takeover will make C’bean stronger
Chief executive of Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) Phil Bentley says the Caribbean will be stronger because of the planned acquisition of the company by Liberty Global.In a conference call with...
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Union warns: Job losses with CWC/Liberty acquisition
Communication Workers Union (CWU) general secretary Joseph Remy is warning of job losses throughout the region as a result of the planned acquisition of Cable and Wireless Communication (CWC) by...
View ArticleUnemployment rate drops to 3.2 per cent
T&T’s unemployment rate stood at 3.2 per cent in the second quarter of the year, down from 3.6 per cent during the first quarter. Data collected by the Central Statistical Office in a Continuous...
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Huawei signs MOU with UWI
A new partnership has been forged with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus and leading global information and...
View ArticleJihadist ideology a powerful, dangerous tool
It is instructive according to FOX News and RT (Russian TV), that the French authorities did not appear to act on recent intelligence that a terrorist attack on Paris was imminent. This was due...
View ArticleA cloverleaf design can ease Chaguanas traffic
I wish to highlight the daily traffic congestion at the Endeavour overpass next to PriceSmart in Chaguanas. The overpass has recently been upgraded on its eastern side, thereby easing the congestion...
View ArticleFishing communities abandoned by Govt
For decades we the fisherfolk of the North Coast have been damaged by the inefficiencies of the protective services to intercept the recurrent lawlessness of the shrimp trawlers. These vessels are...
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