Sando mayor on new arrangements for taxi drivers: I’m no law breaker
San Fernando mayor Kazim Hosein is denying allegations by the head of the business association in the city that he is breaking the law in relation to the allowances he made for taxi drivers to occupy...
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Hunt for escaped murder suspect
A murder suspect under police guard at hospital managed to escape and is believed to be responsible for another murder in San Fernando.The suspect, who police alleged shot and killed Micheal Patterson...
View ArticleContractor loses $14m claim
Contractors who are owed billions of dollars by the State are likely not to see one red cent following a decision by the High Court yesterday to uphold the limitation defence used by the State to avoid...
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Boy, 10, crushed in abandoned slaughter house
Mystery surrounds the death of Stevie Hansraj, ten, who was crushed to death when a steel gate in an abandoned slaughter house fell on him near his home at Sirju Sadhu Salt Mine Trace, Siparia, on...
View ArticleDead fish mystery at La Brea again
Close to 400 pounds of dead fish has once again washed up on the shores at Point Sable and Carat Shed beaches, La Brea, sparking fear among residents that what ever caused their death could also affect...
View ArticleIMA: Unwanted fish dumped in La Brea
The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) is denying that there is a fish kill at La Brea, insisting instead that it is a case of fishermen dumping an unwanted catch of low demand fish.Further to the IMA’s...
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Cyber cops now hold key to case
The police search for child sex predator Franklyn Chea Callender ended yesterday when he was found hanging by his neck from a rope tied to a mango tree near Cemetery Street, Princes Town.Police found,...
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Petrotrin drills exploratory well at Fyzabad
Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre yesterday commended state-owned Petrotrin for drilling an exploratory well in one of its fields at Sudama Trace in Fyzabad.The well is meant to ascertain the extent of...
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Ministers in war of words at education consultation
A hint of tension between the two ministers in the Ministry of Education reared its head yesterday at the second instalment of the National Consultation on Education, as Minister of State in the...
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Restrictions coming as water shortage looms
Water restrictions are on the agenda for the entire country as the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) heeds the warning of the Meteorological Service to brace for a harsh dry season.Asked about the...
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‘Too stink to think’ at Mt Pleasant Primary
Students from the Mt Pleasant Primary School and their parents today blocked the Sum Sum Hill, Claxton Bay, Main Road to draw attention to the recurring problem of a broken sewer system which has...
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Too stink to think
Traffic came to a standstill in the busy Claxton Bay area yesterday as frustrated students, accompanied by their parents, blocked the Sum Sum Hill Main Road to complain once again about the closure of...
View ArticleHospital cleaning company lays off 40
A contractor employed by the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) to clean three of its facilities, including the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH), has been forced to downsize his staff...
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Body washes up on Manzanilla Beach
The police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the body of a man which washed up on the shore of a Manzanilla Beach today. According to police reports, shortly after midday, the...
View ArticleBody washes ashore at Manzanilla beach
The unidentified body of a man with puncture wounds to his chest washed ashore along the Manzanilla beach around noon yesterday.Officers from the Homicide Bureau as well as the Eastern Division...
View ArticlePolice investigates ‘gay bashing’ at Naps
An Upper Sixth Form potential scholarship winner of Naparima College, San Fernando, who was involved in a face-off with one of his teachers on the issue of homosexuality, said yesterday that some...
View ArticleBecause he condemned bigotry: Model student becomes target
Almost overnight, the simple statement that “it is okay to be gay” has turned the spotlight on a model Naparima College Upper Six student, making him a hero in the eyes of some and a pariah to...
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Church to decide on the fate of Naparima College teacher today
The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church Rev Anabell Lalla-Ramkhelawan and the Presbyterian Secondary School Board of Education are meeting at this time to determine the fate of a Naparima College...
View ArticleOstracised by peers
Ostracised by his peers, a Naparima College student who recorded the now controversial discussion one of his teachers engaged in with a Form Five class, has again made a recording, this time confessing...
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PLOTT disturbed by escalating crime
Powerful Ladies of T&T (PLOTT) said it is very disturbed by the escalating murder rate which has crossed the 100 mark before the end of the first three months of 2016.The group lamented the...
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