Crash survivor discharged from hospital
Hawantee Harriram, one of the survivors of Monday’s tragedy which claimed the life of her husband Namdeo, and son Lalchan, was discharged from the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH) today.Her...
View ArticleState ready to begin Wheelers’ murder enquiry
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) is ready to begin the preliminary inquiry against two men accused of murdering a Tobago couple, whose killings sparked fear among foreign...
View ArticleAG moves to seize assets
The State is moving to deem a Trinidadian convicted in the United States a terrorist and obtain a freezing order of his assets and any transaction done on his behalf.The unprecedented action against...
View ArticleNGC fires SIS
The National Gas Company (NGC) has fired Super Industrial Services Ltd (SIS) from the multi-million dollar Beetham Water Recycling Plant. In a statement from the State company yesterday, acting NGC...
View ArticleAccident survivor, 7, asks for dad, brother
Seven-year-old Karishma Harriram is unaware that the accident which caused her to suffer a broken arm and leg also claimed the life of her father and brother, Namdeo and Lalchan Harriram.However, her...
View ArticlePolice begin probe into Carenage death
Carenage police have begun a criminal investigation into allegations that soliders beat a resident and dumped his body into the sea last Friday.On Monday night relatives of Brian Smith burnt tyres and...
View ArticleAir Guard chopper grounded in Valencia
An Air Guard helicopter remained guarded at an abandoned quarry in Valencia last night after the pilot was forced to land the multi-million dollar aircraft last Friday after it experienced mechanical...
View ArticleLevels of under-employment growing—Khan
The State will have to synchronise the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) programme and tertiary facilities to produce graduates the economy can absorb — and find alternative ways to...
View ArticleAnand under fire in defamation suit
Former attorney general Anand Ramlogan’s professional reputation was called into question as he took the witness stand to defend himself in his defamation lawsuit against current Works and...
View ArticleFugitive deported from Grenada, faces 11 charges
After spending over five years on the run, a 29-year-old man from Barataria was deported from Grenada last week to face charges in relation to an armed robbery in 2003 which resulted in the death of a...
View ArticleAids deaths down by 61% in Caribbean
In the last ten years alone the Caribbean achieved a 61 per cent reduction in Aids-related deaths, according to a report, titled Focus on location and population: Fast track to end Aids by 2030, which...
View ArticleeTeck Park brings 245 jobs to Point
Point Fortin was a victim of the last government’s inaction and lack of commitment to the development of the area but, especially with two government ministers from the community, residents will now...
View ArticleTobago celebrates Tourism Week
The Division of Tourism and Transportation is celebrating Caribbean Tourism Month 2015 with a week of activities that ends on Sunday. The theme is Maximizing Tourism Opportunities. “Responsibility for...
View ArticleRepublic’s MD honoured by alma mater
Managing director of Republic Bank Ltd David Dulal-Whiteway has been honoured by the Past Students Association of Presentation College San Fernando and the Brother Jerome Foundation for life and career...
View ArticleIDB lends US$25m for trade facilitation
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$25 million loan to T&T to this country improve its trade facilitation processes, part of an effort to boost and diversify the economy.The...
View ArticleJack: Tobago in need of diversification
Secretary for Finance and Enterprise Development in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Joel Jack has admitted that growth in Tobago’s private sector is not proceeding at the pace he had hoped. He said...
View ArticleCaptain Consumer visits Gulf City
Gulf City Mall came alive recently when Captain Consumer made his big debut at the Consumer Affairs Division (CAD) of the Ministry of Trade and Industry Christmas on a Budget caravan. Consumer...
View ArticleMV Adonia kicks-off cruise ship season
Trinidad will jump-start its 2015/2016 cruise season today with the arrival of MV Adonia at the Port of Port-of-Spain, followed by the World Odyssey from tomorrow to Friday. The MV Adonia and World...
View ArticleMagdalena is Best Golf Hotel
The 200-room Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort in Tobago has earned the distinction as T&T’s Best Golf Hotel for the second consecutive year at the World Golf Awards. Magdalena Grand was...
View ArticleLuxury eyewear come to T&T
Pier Martino is a luxury eyewear brand manufactured by Atmosphera Eyewear, a company that originated in Europe. The company is the continuation of a manufacturing tradition transferred from generation...
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