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NGO on anti-human trafficking drive: $.6m needed to fight cause
Children’s Ark (TCA) president Simone de la Bastide is on a mission to raise $600,000 to sensitise the public about human trafficking. So far, De La Bastide has received some funding from the Royal...
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Vasant unveils early treachery
Minutes after launching the slate for his newly-formed “Team Reconnect” at the Couva South Hall yesterday, Vasant Bharath raised concerns about the United National Congress’ (UNC) internal elections...
View ArticleCreative TT CEO fired by phone
Ria Karim, the daughter of former minister of tertiary education and skills training Fazal Karim, was fired by phone on Friday as CEO of the T&T Creative Industries Company Ltd (Creative TT).Sunday...
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‘I nearly joined Isis’
Thirteen years after Umar Abdullah, leader of Waajihatul Islaamiyyah, also known as The Islamic Front, was sought by US and British Intelligence for supporting al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and jihad (holy...
View ArticleUmar to meet with Dillon on Isis fighters
Leader of The Islamic Front Umar Abdullah intends to discuss with National Security Minister Edmund Dillon two issues when they meet on Tuesday.The first being the migration of close to 100 T&T men...
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Imam’s daughter heads to Syria with family
Days before the Office of the Attorney General was given the green light to seize the assets of T&T national Kareem Ibrahim who was convicted of terrorism in the United States, a local Muslim...
View ArticleDeyalsingh: Masking tape keeps delivery table in use
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Friday expressed shock that a “broken crank” of a delivery table at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital was being held together by masking tape.Deyalsingh said this was...
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Impoverished boys study under street lamp
Under a dim street light at Grass Trace, Flanagin, brothers Mark Halbal, 14, and Aaron, 11, study at nights.It’s not an ideal place for the boys to beat their books, but for their poverty-stricken...
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Million-dollar toy drive scrapped
The nationwide million-dollar Christmas toy drive—a brainchild of former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is no more. Persad-Bissessar will only be focusing on her Siparia constituency this...
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Even after PP spends $1.6 to $2bn: School violence goes viral
Thirty-one months after losing her 14-year-old son Renaldo Dixon to school violence, Camille Taitt is still trying to come to terms with his death. Taitt, 34, admitted that Renaldo’s passing will...
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Help pours in for Hablal family
The plight of the poverty-stricken Hablal family, which was featured in the Sunday Guardian last week, got the attention of Minister of Social Development and Family Services Cherrie-Ann...
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Death penalty debate in the Caribbean
If Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi plays his cards right, the death penalty could resume in T&T in six to nine months’ time. That is the time frame former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj...
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Pantrinbago gets $30m, biggest slice of the pie
Chairman of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) Kenny Da Silva says it is time the commission raises its own funds and not depend on the public purse to stage the greatest show on earth.When...
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Former MPs job hunting
After years of reviewing legislation, attending debates, advocating and promoting the interests of their constituents in the Lower House, some former MPs are jobless and job hunting following last...
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Unpaid bills to companies could worsen recession
Economist Dr Vaalmikki Arjoon is appealing to the Government not to dip into the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF) to pay local contractors who are owed $2 billion, even as he admits that failure...
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Higher business costs mean VAT will bite deeper
Consumers can expect to pay much more than $50 extra for their groceries because higher business costs will lead to higher prices when VAT is applied. Finance Minister Colm Imbert, in presenting the...
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Chucky goes for the hat-trick
Roderick “Chucky” Gordon is aiming for a hat-trick in the 2016 Calypso Monarch competition. On February 7, Chucky, 29, will challenge 11 other finalists at the Dimanche Gras show for the coveted title...
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Thieves cart off materials from Brian Lara Stadium
Under the noses of security guards, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in fittings and fixtures at the controversial Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba have been carted away by bandits.Among the items...
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Alcohol sales going strong
Alcohol—both in T&T and the United States of America—continues to be one of the biggest sellers during a recession.However, while many alcohol lovers may not be able to buy premium drinks because...
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Sagewan-Alli: Stadium should not be priority now
Economist Indera Sagewan-Alli is urging Government to hold its hand on completing the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, since it could put a drain on the Treasury, given the country’s economic...
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