Duke cancels hunger march
Public Services Association (PSA) president Watson Duke has cancelled all protest action by members of his union, including a hunger strike he intended to stage because of the government’s failure to...
View ArticleMagistrate recuses self from Seetahal trial
Accused gang leader Rajaee Ali and 11 members of his organisation accused of assassinating Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal have succeeded in their bid to have Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar recuse...
View ArticlePolice plead for public’s help
The Police Service is appealing to members of the public to once again cooperate with the authorities to help in reducing crime.Speaking during the first media briefing to be held this year at the...
View ArticleOil prices at 11-year low as US dollar strengthens
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the benchmark for the light sweet crudes produced in T&T, sank US$2.14, or 5.9 per cent, to US$33.84 a barrel yesterday, its lowest since February 2004. Brent crude,...
View ArticleTATT steps up cable compliance
Telecommunications Authority of T&T (TATT) CEO Cris Seecharan says the agency is stepping up action to ensure that local cable service providers comply with intellectual property laws. Seecharan...
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MCS builds on success with MicroPay 3
Local software developer MCS Software Limited recently unveiled the latest instalment of its flagship payroll and human resource management solution, MicroPay 3. The programme, part of a range of...
View Article$3.3m in trades on TTSE
Overall market activity resulted from trading in 15 securities of which four advanced, five declined and six traded firm.Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 339,742 shares...
View ArticleFireworks are utter cruelty to animals too
I wish to express my strong condemnation of the unregulated use of fireworks to the detriment of animals, elderly and ill citizens. I personally experienced this on Old Year’s night as my dog bled...
View ArticleForeign currency going up in smoke
The use of fireworks over the Christmas and New Year celebrations is an absolute waste of the country’s scarce foreign currency, and all we witness is our limited reserves going up in smoke. I...
View ArticleDescending to anarchy not the answer
There seems to be a trend in T&T that whenever residents don’t get something the knee-jerk reaction is to burn tyres and obstruct the roadways. Most recently, this was seen in La Brea where...
View ArticleWhere’s the plan, Dr Rowley?
The message was more of a “tighten your belt and hold on perhaps until oil and gas prices recover” rather than an insightful, well considered or even semi-strategised plan to fare the waters ahead.The...
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Pan strikes up this evening
Pan Trinbago Inc will begin the 2016 National Panorama competition this evening with competition for Single Pan bands of the Northern Region taking place at The Paddock, Queen’s Park Savannah,...
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Kes, Kerwin, Patrice go back to school
The fund-raisng school all-inclusive fetes continue to be fast and furious and will be held every weekend until Carnival Sunday. With Trinity College opening the floodgates by hosting its very...
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Roots to share
Pelham Goddard and Roots will be celebrating their 40th anniversary as a musical aggregation with a presentation at Under the Trees at The Normandie in St Ann’s tomorrow. Themed Our Carnival Story, the...
View ArticleRemembering Sybil Atteck
To herald the opening of the new year, the Art Society of T&T is staging a special exhibition titled Sybil Atteck: iconic Artist, Trinidad and Tobago. This exhibition takes place on January 11 from...
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Royalty Reigns at Kaiso House
This evening, Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee and the Corporation will bestow another accolade on David Rudder. The 1986 triple monarch who received an honorary UWI doctorate last year will be...
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Murder toll hits 10
Five people were killed in less than 24 hours yesterday, three of them in apparent gang warfare in Belmont, as gun-toting criminals continued their killing spree, sending the toll to ten for the year...
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US$ shortage affects Red Force as Opener Simmons calls for player’s payment
The shortage of United States currency is being blamed for the late payment of subsistence to the T&T Red Force cricketers currently taking part in the Nagico Super50 cricket series.Yesterday, Red...
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Army determined to win Rawle Fletcher Trophy
Defence Force coach Marvin Gordon said every available cannon in their artillery will be used for Morvant Caledonia United this evening when both teams meet from 6:00pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium...
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Shak Attack tops after win over Schoolaz
WALTER ALIBEYVeteran forward Terrance Mayers drained five three-pointers for his tally of 16 points to spearhead Detour Shak Attack to an impressive 77-67 win over the Ministry of Sports Schoolaz as...
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