Clik here to view.
Tough penalties in draft Fisheries Bill
By month end, Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat will take to Cabinet a draft fisheries bill, which in its final stage, can see fishermen facing significant fines and penalties for trawling in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Govt urged to implement sexual harassment policy
Industrial Court president Debra Thomas-Felix yesterday urged Government to establish legislation to define sexual harassment and introduce policies in the workplace to deal with inappropriate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Homeowners to pay tax on dog kennels, gazebo, prayer rooms
If you have a dog kennel, gazebo, tool shed or prayer room on your premises a value will be applied to these structures to determine the total rental value of your property when the property tax goes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Pan chairmen want Keith Diaz out
Three regional chairmen of Pan Trinbago yesterday called for the resignation of its central executive and president Keith Diaz, stating that the pan organisation needs to be properly restructured for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
See it in both directions
The refusal to allow hijab wearing on-the-job trainee Nafisah Nakhid to train at the Lakshmi Girls’ Hindu College has only been seen in one direction.This was the view shared yesterday by Archbishop...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gordon: Murder rate troubling, painful
Archbishop Jason Gordon yesterday described the spike in the country’s murder rate as “troubling and painful,” as he called on the Police Service and Judiciary to move expeditiously in bringing the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ministry records high school absenteeism
Schools throughout the country saw a 50 per cent attendance by students yesterday, the day after two consecutive public holidays.Confirmation came from president of the T&T Unified Teachers’...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rambharat: Land fraud rampant across T&T
Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat yesterday admitted that land fraud is rampant in T&T and that as line minister for land, he had to report land fraud to the police for an investigation.He...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do more to protect environment
Two environmental groups yesterday felt that Government was not doing enough to protect the environment, as they called for the ban of styrofoam and plastic bottles to save the environment.The call was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USC student to be editor for the day
A third-year student of the University of the Southern Caribbean was yesterday adjudged the winner of the Guardian Editor of the Day initiative.Abigail Frances Gittens, 20, who is pursuing a bachelor’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Religious heads reject same sex marriage: ‘God made Adam and Eve’
The country’s leading religious leaders yesterday called on Government not to amend the Equal Opportunities Act to accommodate the LGBTQIA community, while they want an amendment to the Marriage Act to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
T&T can be leader in medicinal marijuana
It’s not too late for T&T to establish itself as a leader in medicinal marijuana.This was the view shared yesterday by Prof Jayaraj Jayaraman, a biotechnology and plant microbiologist at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Carnival plot probe continuing—Young
Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Stuart Young yesterday expressed skepticism about claims made by Sangre Grande resident Keegan Roopchand that the so-called Carnival...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PM meets security heads Monday
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will on Monday meet with heads of all national security agencies at a National Security Council (NSC) meeting to discuss the country’s crime situation.Heading the list of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shipbuilders send in ferry proposals
Two weeks after Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced plans to purchase two new ferries for the seabridge as well as a navy patrol vessel, two of Australia’s largest shipbuilders have submitted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China team in T&T to sign MoUs
A high-level Chinese delegation will be in T&T today to sign two memoranda of understanding (MoU) with Government on two major projects.During his trip to China last month, Prime Minister Dr Keith...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UdeCOTT to probe reports of migrant labour
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (UdeCOTT) Noel Garcia has promised to launch a full-scale investigation into reports of Venezuelans migrants being hired as labourers on the Red...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PTSC needs $4m in parts
The Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) has not been efficient in its delivery of service in the last few months, admitted chairman Edwin Gooding, due to the number of buses that have been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Abdulah canvasses Hinds’ constituency
Fed-up of being neglected for years, residents of Laventille yesterday threatened to stage a major protest if their lingering plights are not addressed by their Laventille West Member of Parliament...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Practicing Muslims not involved in any gang war
Nation of Islam leader David Mohammed is challenging citizens to identify one practicing Muslim associated with a criminal gang in Laventille or any part of the country since Islam condemns criminality...
View Article