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Alleyne to pay $600,000 to Sammy for defamation
Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne has been ordered to pay businessman Shaun Sammy over $600,000 in compensation for defamation. Sammy received the award from High Court Master Marissa Robertson yesterday...
View ArticlePublish new law for CoP appointment—Deosaran
A former head of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Ramesh Deosaran wants the Government to make public the cabinet note which has changed the rules for appointment of a commissioner of...
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Mother absent from toddler’s funeral
Baby Khristha Knutt’s mother, Tiffany Rawlins, was released from police custody on Thursday night, but did not attend her daughter’s funeral yesterday.She was not mentioned except during angry...
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June 2016 hearing for election petitions
A High Court Judge has urged attorneys for the country’s two main political parties to work together to expedite the hearing of six election petitions challenging the result of the September 7 general...
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Massy raises retail bar
CEO of Massy Stores Derek Winford said the newly re-launched supermarket at Mid Centre Shopping Plaza, Chaguanas, will set the bar for other supermarkets and the general retail sector in T&T.“We...
View Article$790.8m profit for First Citizens
First Citizens Bank chairman Anthony Smart has told shareholders the bank’s profit before tax of $790.8 million is the result of diversification from traditional interest income to a greater focus on...
View ArticleKey role for services in diversification
Eugene Williams, advisor to to Caribbean Export, sees an important role for the services sector in T&T’s diversification thrust.“We have been hearing the buzzwords for a long time about...
View ArticleJwala needs to restore confidence
Economics and finance is certainly not my forte, but as many other Trinbagonians the difficulty in acquiring US dollars at our banks and elsewhere in the past few years has affected me in a very...
View ArticleThe unions and ArcelorMittal
It is reported in yesterday’s newspaper that Christopher Henry, president of the Steel Worker Union, is insisting that the present Government repay the Joint Trade Union Movement’s support during the...
View ArticleJwala’s revelation fell short
The Governor of the Central Bank in releasing the names and amounts of foreign exchange purchased by certain companies raises more questions than answers. For me the Governor's statement provided no...
View ArticleLessons from the twin tragedy
By the time that Raphael and Ricardo Rambaran had taken their second gulp of seawater a terrible tragedy was in the making. The two innocent young brothers had probably been pushed out by the backwash...
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Bravo fights back
HOBART, Australia—Darren Bravo is on the verge of a century leading a courageous fight-back against Australia who inflicted more misery on West Indies on the second day of their first Test...
View ArticleTTFA meeting not fruitful for protesting players
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has failed to workout a soluation that would avoid having its best players selected for the 2016 COPA America qualifier against Haiti scheduled for...
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Windies in tough World T20 group
MUMBAI, India—India and Pakistan will play their group match at the World Twenty20 in the hill city of Dharamsala on March 19, and New Delhi and Mumbai will host the semifinals.Kolkata’s Eden Gardens...
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Tom to strike Gold
Lavinia Rose represents an excellent example of a solid ‘price to chance’ each-way bet in the Maiden Stakes over five furlongs of Wolverhampton Tapeta today, when ‘Saturday-night diners’ will enjoy an...
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A Fancy Jab bears her pain after husband gunned down
Valdeen Shears-NeptuneNo matter what colour she wears, she commands fearful respect. A pathway is often cleared for her entrance and many look on with smiles, tinged with fear. Even police officers...
View ArticleBlack women and breast cancer
Dr Rajen S RampaulLast month, the American Cancer society provided a report on rising rates of breast cancer in black women, exploring issues of obesity, medical care and the environment. This is of...
View ArticleGinger, a treat to your palate
In this instalment in the series FOOD FOR THOUGHT, GROW & EAT LOCAL, we focus on ginger (scientific name Zingiber officinale) and one of the two popular beverages associated with T&T’s...
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Surveying the bridges of T&T
Writer Danielle Delon has published a photo-illustrated book of essays on Bridges of T&T: Side to Side. As she writes in the introduction, “I invite the reader to reflect for a moment, and give...
View ArticleMorvant Caledonia gets first win
Morvant Caledonia United picked up its first win of the season, via 2-1 win over Japs North East Stars when matches in the Digicel T&T Pro League continued at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar,...
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