Lexi Balchan is top SEA student
A girl has topped the country once more in the Secondary Entrance Assessment examination. Lexi Balchan, 12, of Fitz Lane, Vance River placed first in the examination beating out over 18,000 other...
View ArticleLexi wants to be a scientist
Although she often fantasised about placing first in the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination, Lexi Balchan was at a loss for words when her dream came true yesterday.The 12-year-old Point...
View ArticlePensioner jumped outside PCA meeting
Fed up of alleged police inaction over a spate of robberies in his community, a Freeport pensioner went to a Police Complaints Authority (PCA) meeting on Tuesday hoping to air his grievances.Instead,...
View ArticleMurder victim’s relative on chat with PM: I want justice not fancy talk
Since the mysterious death of her eldest child five years ago, tragedy has hounded Point Fortin grandmother Nicole Anthony.Her eldest child, Miguel Anthony, 23, was found dead behind the home of his...
View ArticleMan held after sex attack on girl, 16
A Tarouba man was remanded into police custody yesterday, after being charged with sexually penetrating and sexually touching a 16-year-old girl.Robert Persad, a father of three, cursed and threatened...
View ArticleDeyalsingh: No soft drinks in new school term
When the new school term opens in September, all sugary drinks including soft drinks will be banned from schools across the country. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the move was aimed at...
View ArticleSouth Oropouche murder accused in court tomorrow
A South Oropouche man will appear in the Siparia Magistrates’ Court tomorrow charged with the murder of 17-year-old David Sancaro. The accused is a 37-year-old mechanic.Sancaro, of St Mary’s Village,...
View ArticleWeeks after rescue from Tropical Storm Bret: Chance family marooned again
Just over a month after the Chance family had to be rescued from rising flood waters at their Sunrees Road, Penal, home, they awoke yesterday morning to murky brown flood waters at their doorstep....
View ArticleFire officer freed of causing death of friend in car crash
Brennon Rampersad was freed yesterday of the 2007 charge of causing the death of his friend and neighbour, Craig Harripersad.Harripersad, 15 was a passenger in a white Sunny sedan driven by Rampersad,...
View ArticleSix years for PH driver in robbery
For his part in the robbery of a passenger in his vehicle in 2016, Edmund Sewlal was sentenced yesterday to six years hard labour.His co-accused, Felix Bhola, was sentenced to four years hard...
View ArticleMan jailed for buggery
A Princes Town man was sentenced to four years and eight months in jail for the buggery of his four-year-old cousin in 2006. When he is released from prison he will undergo counselling for three years...
View ArticleJudge sets Sept 28 for ruling
High Court judge David Harris will rule on September 28 whether former chief magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar can take legal action against the Judicial Legal Services Commission (JLSC) and President...
View ArticlePervert jailed for 20 months
Christopher Julien, the man who exposed himself to students at a primary school in San Fernando on two occasions, was sentenced to a total of 20 months with hard labour when he appeared in court...
View ArticleTruckers, chamber, passengers happy with Cabo Star—Sinanan
Works Minister Rohan Sinanan says based on the feedback he has been getting on the use of the Cabo Star vessel, it is more than adequate to service the sea bridge between Trinidad and Tobago.Sinanan...
View ArticleMoruga security officer gunned down
Security officer Brian Warren was shot dead yesterday morning, a stone’s throw away from his Moruga home as he stood awaiting transport to go to work. Up to last night, police had no motive for the...
View ArticleMissing man found dead in car
Although Lincoln Boodoo’s lifeless body bore no marks of violence when he was found yesterday, his family remains confused as to how he died.Boodoo, 64, was last seen at his Victoria Village, San...
View ArticleNo crowds for vacation period
Although the Cabo Star vessel seems to have gotten a passing grade from Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan, Tobago’s small guest house owners say they are still feeling the brunt of the sea...
View ArticlePeacemaker found dead
Darrel ‘Ernie’ Mansingh was known for his bright smiles and peaceful nature. It may have been the latter that cost the 19-year-old his life after he attempted to ‘smooth’ over a fight at a Felicity bar...
View ArticleAgri Minister moves against market ‘cartels’
Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says there are “cartels” operating within farmers’ markets across the country, controlling who can sell in the government facilities. Rambharat was addressing...
View ArticleWell done
“Run baby, run!” Yvette Wilson screamed yesterday as her last child, Jereem Richards, sprinted his way to the bronze medal in the men’s 200 metres final at the IAAF World Championships in...
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