Fired for too much transparency
Politicians, murderers and degenerates have this in common: they cowardly strike their victim without warning for fear of losing advantage if the victim was forewarned and forearmed. Hypocrites will...
View ArticleEveryday problems to be addressed
There is much work to do, but we should start with the basics. Here, in my humble opinion, are things which need to be addressed immediately.1) Fireworks. What a monumental waste of funds. And if you...
View ArticleTime for talk is over
Poverty is the state in which a person lacks the financial resources to enjoy a minimum standard of living. Throughout this land one may conclude there is widespread poverty to which the general...
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Coast Guard moving to retrieve body
The Coast Guard are currently trying to retrieve a body seen floating in the waters near La Fillette Bay off the North Coast.Lieutenant Commander Kirk Jean-Baptiste, communications officer for the...
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Body of Kyle Gonsalves positively identified
The body of Kyle Gonsalves was positively identified this morning by his father Gordon Gonsalves. Fishermen called in the Coast Guard and reported a body floating in the water. Gonsalves, 33, went...
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Nidco replaces Charles as head
The board of the National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) has officially terminated the contract of its president Dr Carson Charles. Following a meeting with Nidco’s chairman, Herbert...
View ArticleGarcia: No need to panic over textbook change
Minister of Education Anthony Garcia says there is no need to panic as at least 90 per cent of textbooks will be available to all students for this school year.In an interview with the T&T Guardian...
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Changes soon for top brass in Police Service
Next year will see several senior officers of the T&T Police Service (TTPS) proceeding on pre-retirement leave and news faces emerging.As a result, president of the Police Social and Welfare...
View ArticleOil prices jump on cold weather, falling supplies
Oil prices jumped three per cent yesterday, recouping the previous day’s loss as colder weather encouraged buyers, but traders said prices remained under pressure due to slowing global demand and...
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Massy sees 11% profit growth in 2015
Massy Holdings Ltd, the parent company of the country’s second largest conglomerate, yesterday reported after-tax profits that increased by 11.3 per cent to $668.3 million for the year ending September...
View ArticlePNM: HDC has a specific mandate
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) was established in 2005 and functions under the provisions of Act No 24 of 2005. The Corporation is mandated by the Act to “provide affordable shelter and...
View ArticleSo tired complaining of abusive noise
If asked what I got for Christmas, I can easily and frankly respond—a huge headache, a near nervous breakdown and a weakened heart (from violently pounding in protest of the booming bass trying to mash...
View ArticleWatching Windies a painful experience
I suspect that most cricket enthusiasts will abhor the comments which I now proffer, however, I am writing while watching play on the second day in the Test match between Australia and the West Indies...
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Rowley announces more belt tightening
Against the backdrop of current low energy prices and a dismal fiscal projection, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s first address to the nation held a few glimmers of hope. In his almost 30 minute...
View ArticleAnalysis by Editor-in-Chief, Orin Gordon
The Prime Minister’s speech contained a clever mix of sobering analysis and bullish solutions. It was designed to sober up but not alarm.The portents hadn’t been promising. Finance Minister Colm Imbert...
View ArticleGrim assessment mixed with optimism
How we got hereThe 2015 budget was prepared on an anticipated oil price of $80 a barrel. The prices of our major exports have declined by as much as 70 per cent for crude oil, and 45 per cent for...
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Tim Kee: No shift on Savannah vending
Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee says he will not be swayed and is prepared to make a jail before changing his decision on illegal vending along the strip at the Queen’s Park Savannah.He was...
View ArticleTeen, 17, held for chopping mom and her son, 13
A 17-year-old teenager remained in police custody last night for the chopping attack of a woman and her 13-year-old son at their Las Lomas #3 home on Sunday.Claudia Barcoo Campo, 41, and her son,...
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Wheelchair worries at San Fernando court
Lynette Alexis Henry has been attending the San Fernando Magistrates Court for over 18 months to say why her son, whose bail she stood, did not attend his court date.However, for Henry, 62, the trips...
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Central Bank: Ramdhanie’ quit on her own volition
Charlene Ramdhanie resigned “of her own volition.” So said communications manager Nicole Crooks who has been given the responsibility for the portfolio of strategic communications and international...
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