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Women's lives seem cheap
Up to November 30, the Powerful Ladies of Trinidad and Tobago (PLOTT) had recorded 43 women being murdered or killed in T&T for the year.This figure went up to 45 with the murders of 20-year-old...
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PTSC chairman resigns
Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) chairman Terrence Beepath yesterday tendered his resignation with immediate effect, citing a “difficulty to work with management of the corporation, recent...
View ArticlePoS stores suffer drop in sales
Businesses in Port-of-Spain have seen a significant drop in sales following the discovery of Shannon Banfield’s decomposing body at IAM and Company last Thursday.President of the Downtown Owners and...
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New appliances for Matelot residents
Christmas came early for 51 residents of Matelot, Grand Riviere and St Helena villages who were affected by recent floods and landslides as they received $350,000 worth of stoves, fridges, televisions,...
View ArticleParty chairman: It’s too late
Chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, Terry Rondon, is willing to extend an olive branch to the UNC following the walkout by the party’s councillors and aldermen at Thursday’s swearing-in...
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OWTU wants payment for retrenched OAS workers
President General of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget yesterday demanded that the Government pay 1,000 retrenched Construtora OAS workers the $23 million owed to them for work...
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Cabinet to review speed limit
In two weeks, Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan will take to Cabinet a note relating to the current speed limit on the nation’s highways.But the Minister refused to give any details on whether...
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$5m heist: Hyatt warehouse raid caught on neighbours' cameras
Police are now on the lookout for people who may have been duped into buying what they thought were high-priced flat screen televisions for use as CCTV monitors at cut rate prices.The 177 flat screen...
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Cheaper alcohol, food on demand
With just two shopping days to go before Christmas, supermarkets across the country are seeing a shift in consumers buying cheaper alcohol, turkey and ham—three items synonymous with the Yuletide...
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Marissa gets Christmas visit from Deyalsingh: I’m pushing to shed my weight
The best Christmas gift ever!That was how Marissa Nelson, who has undergone an intense weight loss programme to shed her 600 pounds at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC), Mt Hope,...
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Tarouba stadium ready by February
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) Noel Garciasaid by February, next year the controversial Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba would be ready for cricket.Completion...
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Doma: Ban sales of fireworks in PoS
President of the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) Gregory Aboud is calling for a ban on the sale and storage of fireworks in Port of Spain. He also suggested that gasoline tankers avoid...
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New safety measures at IAM
In an effort to ensure the public’s safety, owner of IAM and Company Limited Ishmael Ali has installed expensive padlocks on the back doors and washrooms of the Charlotte Street store where 20-year-old...
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No one should hold T&T to ransom
Former chairman of Petrotrin Lindsay Gillette yesterday slammed the Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) for holding the country to ransom with its strike notice, which is expected to be served on...
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Enill: Poor will feel the pain
Two former energy ministers yesterday commented on the looming threat of a strike at Petrotrin, with both Conrad Enill and Kevin Ramnarine agreeing that T&T cannot afford a strike at this...
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EMA: Arima’s Old Year’s noise the worst
The chair of the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) Nadra Nathai-Gyan yesterday identified Arima, San Juan and Tacarigua as being the noisiest communities that rang in the New Year.The bulk of...
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NLCB director facing 5 misconduct charges
National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) director Camille Forde, who was sent on leave last July, pending the outcome of an investigation, has been charged with five disciplinary offence by the...
View ArticleNo panic buying at pumps
There was no panic buying or fuel shortages reported at the country’s 134 gas stations yesterday.However, motorists did express concern that if the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) strike lingers,...
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Govt caves in to Opposition demands
Finance Minister Colm Imbert yesterday withdrew from the committee stage (The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) FATCA legislation and referred the matter to a Joint Select Committee (JSC), stating...
View ArticleAll schools ready to re-open today—Garcia
All schools, including those which were being repaired for the 2016 Christmas vacation will be opened today.The assurance came from Education Minister Anthony Garcia yesterday.“The information that I...
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