UK woman, Trini husband on drugs, ammo charges
A British national and her Trinidadian husband were granted bail in the sum of $125,000 each when they appeared in court yesterday charged with possession of marijuana and ammunition.Andrea Lloyd and...
View ArticleBusinesses urged to invest in T&T
A Marabella businessman says now is the time, with declining energy prices affecting the economy, for the business community to show confidence by investing in T&T.Neil Mohammed, managing director...
View ArticleSuperwoman flies into Trinidad concert
An ambitious young brother/sister promotion team is sending teenagers across the country into a frenzy over the upcoming Superwoman concert. Sareeta Bridgelal, 32 and her brother Randir own and operate...
View ArticleStole money for drugs
A Williamsville man who was sentenced to 36 months in jail for housebreaking and larceny told a San Fernando magistrate he stole to repay a drug debt. Navin Baboolal, 37, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleCarmona hails ex-prosecutor
President Anthony Carmona joined hundreds of mourners yesterday in bidding farwell to his former colleague, retired deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Clyde Seepersad, remembering him as an...
View ArticleSuperwoman gives fans message of strength
After weeks of anxious waiting in lines and searching for tickets, hundreds of teenagers and young adults broke down in tears when they finally got to meet YouTube sensation Lily Singh aka Superwoman...
View Article‘Light on head’ makes man do drugs
Even as Inshan Ali admitted to a San Fernando Magistrate that he smokes marijuana daily, he begged the court for leniency on his 29th drug possession charge, saying he has a “light on his head” that...
View ArticleMore woes for Sando family after Corporation truck damages home
A woman, whose home was damaged after a San Fernando City Corporation dump truck pulled down an electricity pole on it, has been given $32,000 in compensation. But now she is being told that she has to...
View ArticleFamily loses everything in Point Lisas fire
A Point Lisas family of seven is today homeless after an early morning fire destroyed their home and all their belongings. Losses are estimated at $2 million. Cynthia Moore, 75, her husband Leroy, 75,...
View ArticleNo fire truck at Couva
A Couva family yesterday blamed tardy firefighters for the complete destruction of their $2 million home at Lisas Gardens yesterday.The fire left Cynthia Moore, 75; her husband Leroy, 75, who is blind;...
View ArticleAfter $2m Couva blaze Minister orders audit into Fire Services equipment
National Security Minister retired Major General Edmund Dillon has called for an inventory of all Fire Services equipment at fire stations across T&T. Speaking in a telephone interview yesterday,...
View ArticleHinds to meet with Kublalsingh
Works Minister Fitzgerald Hinds has agreed to meet with Dr Wayne Kublalsingh and the Highway Reroute Movement (HRM) to hear concerns about the controversial Debe to Mon Desir leg of the Point Fortin...
View ArticleNo bail for teen on robbery charge
A teenager was denied bail yesterday when he came before a San Fernando magistrate charged with assault with intent to rob, while armed with a firearm.The youngster, who cannot be named because of his...
View ArticleI am coming for you—Al-Rawi
“I am coming for you!”This was the warning from Attorney General (AG) Faris Al-Rawi yesterday as he spoke of rooting out corruption from the rank and file of state institutions. Al-Rawi, the member of...
View ArticleHypocritical comments by those opposing Kamla—MSJ leader
Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah has described complaints and accusations coming out of the UNC’s internal election as hypocritical.Addressing members of the media at a...
View ArticleReview of drug procurement coming —Health Minister
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says a review of the system for procurement of drugs has to be carried out to remedy the constant drug shortages at the nation’s health facilties. Speaking at the...
View ArticleFather on DUI charge fined $1,800
A father of three who told a San Fernando magistrate he did not know that drinking four beers would put him over the legal 35 microgrammes alcohol limit was fined $1,800 for driving while under the...
View ArticleNew engineers’ group focuses on development
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Institute of Chemical Engineering (IChemE) and the Association of Professional Engineers of T&T (APETT) that will afford local...
View ArticleRoodal reaches out to Vasant
“There will be no Rudy 2020!”This was the assurance given to United National Congress (UNC) supporters at the Rienzi Complex, Couva, on Thursday night as Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal announced...
View ArticleWidower drops case against three doctors
Lorne Ramsoomair, a widower who brought private manslaughter charges against three doctors over the death of his wife during childbirth in 2011 has withdrawn his case. When the matter was called...
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