Dad-to-be drowns, two friends survive: Deadly Fishing Trip
A fishing expedition on the Godineau River, La Romaine ended in tragedy on Saturday night as a father-to-be drowned after the pirogue he was in capsized after colliding with concrete pillar.Vinod...
View ArticleMan killed, woman critical, after PBR crash
A 27-year-old man was killed and his 28-year-old companion warded in critical condition at hospital after the car he was driving crashed in St Augustine, yesterday. Kerron Alfred, of Bushe Street,...
View ArticleChanges made to $50 note to help visually impaired
Unannounced changes to the appearance of the $50 note sparked counterfeiting fears on social media yesterday. But the Central Bank says the changes were made to assist the visually-impaired and update...
View ArticleGroom-to-be shot dead after parang lime
An Oropouche man who planned to marry his children’s mother next year was shot dead outside his home on Saturday by gunmen who blasted 19 shots at their target.Kareem Modeste, 28, who worked as a...
View ArticleFrench ambassador: T&T leads region in climate change commitment
French Ambassador to T&T, Ambassador Hedi Picquart said this country is the first in the Caribbean region to show its commitment to deal with the effects of climate change. This comes ahead of...
View ArticleRowley hails Scotland vote: A victory for the Caribbean
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, who openly supported Sir Ronald Sanders for Commonwealth Secretary General, yesterday congratulated Baroness Patricia Scotland who copped the post.Scotland, the...
View ArticlePrincely send off for accident victim
He languished in hospital for eight months, shrunken and paralysed but when he was cremated yesterday, accident victim Chaitram “Kenny” Rampersad looked like a prince.Even though he died a shadow of...
View ArticleMovie mania
Every now and then when I have some free time, I think it would be nice to relax in the air-conditioned darkness of the cinema, with a bag of popcorn and some M&Ms, watching a good movie. However,...
View Article63 children get free eyewear
Faced with an increase in child obesity cases in T&T, medical practitioner Dr Shazard Soobrattie is calling on parents to make healthier food choices for their children. He was speaking at the...
View ArticleHair Craft
My name is Rachel Grappie and I’m a multimedia artist who changes her hair every month.I’m from Pashley Street, Laventille, where I grew up over 30 years. Girl days in Pashley Street were hard, because...
View ArticleHijab—no place in the workplace?
Asif Hosein-Shah Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolFor many it is a piece of cloth, but for Muslim women around the world, the headscarf (loosely called “hijab”) represents a crown of religious symbolism...
View ArticleCaroni to resume land distributions
Distribution of land to ex-employees of Caroni (1975) Ltd will move from the Land Division of the Ministry of Agriculture to Caroni (1975) Ltd, Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat announced on...
View ArticleJobsTT’s year in online recruitment
The growing popularity of jobsTT is based on an invested approach to social media. jobsTT.com is an online recruitment platform dedicated to creating more value for employers and Jobseekers, by...
View ArticleSuggestions for ambulance service reform
I would like to share my deep concern with respect to the ambulance service of T&T. Despite the dedication of some of its members, the ambulance service is indeed the most dangerous part of the...
View ArticleBad driving results from no law enforcement
The driving on our roads is becoming worse by the day. Witness those horrific accidents over the past weeks. While people tend to blame wet roads, faulty vehicles, etc, the real blame in my view rests...
View ArticleGuyana seizes control at the Oval
The West Indies team currently struggling in Australia, would have liked to have the services of Leon Johnson and Assad Fudadin, as the pair placed Guyana in a strong position against T&T in the...
View ArticleWe need money to pay bills, finish HDC houses
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says the money Government intends to borrow will pay for the completion of housing units under the Housing Development Corporation and bills incurred by the previous...
View ArticleBomb scare at UNC polls
A bomb scare stalled yesterday’s voting process at the Shiva Boys’ Hindu School, Penal, for two hours but failed to hinder eager United National Congress (UNC) registered voters. The scare prompted a...
View ArticleQuiet scene at Moonilal’s camp
Scenes at the Oropouche East Constituency office were quiet for most of last night, as only a handful of UNC members showed up to support leadership candidate Dr Roodal Moonilal.By 9.30 pm, Moonilal,...
View ArticleImbert: Central Bank must inform me of monetary policies
Minister of Finance Colm Imbert says the Central Bank has an obligation to inform him of monetary policies, but he said his ministry did not receive the contents of Central Bank Governor Jwala...
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