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Roads cave in after heavy rains swamp T&T
Heavy, persistent rainfall over the past few days has left Ministry of Works teams swamped with reports of land slippages across T&T. So said Director of Highways Roger Ganesh in an interview with...
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Marooned residents swim through floods for help
Desperate residents of Mafeking Village Mayaro have had to become their own first responders, as there is no one to bring food and other supplies through floodwaters into the most-heavily-hit areas....
View ArticleMafeking clean-up in full swing
Residents in the flood-ravaged village of Mafeking spent the better part of their day yesterday cleaning up and throwing out flood-soaked furniture and appliances. Some of them washed and scrubbed...
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Grande/Mayaro taxi fares hiked to $40
Taxi drivers working the Mayaro to Sangre Grande route have increased their fares by $28 a passenger as they now have to use an alternative route after flood waters washed away about four miles of the...
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2 dead, 3 in hospital after Siparia accident
A father of one and a Form Four student are dead and three others hospitalised after the car they were travelling in collided with a truck in Siparia yesterday. The accident was one of two in the...
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Father of teen killed in crash: Don’t use PH taxis
The father of the schoolboy killed in an accident on Wednesday is appealing to schoolchildren to use the transport provided to them by their schools and stop traveling in PH taxis. Keith Lewis, of...
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Surgery after beam falls on worker
A Princes Town woman had to have emergency surgery yesterday after a 20-foot beam fell approximately 25 feet from a roof and hit her while she was working inside a supermarket. Sherry Davis, 30, of...
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PM defends hamper drive for vulnerable
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has defended her decision to host a Christmas hamper drive for the needy at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s today, saying the move was in keeping with her...
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National Diversity minister: No election gimmick in $55m church grant
Amidst rumours that government’s $55 million allocation to churches for the Christmas season is an election gimmick, Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) President Harrypersad Maharaj has defended the...
View ArticleCEO blocks Tobago retreat
Chief executive officer of the Princes Town Regional Corporation (PTRC) Jameel Ameeral has denied a request by the council to approve a $185,000 retreat to Tobago, saying it is not council business. He...
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Baby dead, mother critical after accident
Despite his mother’s efforts to shield his tiny body with her own, three-year-old Ravendra Gattoo was killed instantly when a truck slammed into the vehicle his family was travelling in along the M2...
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Mother of dead child remains critically ill
The last thing Omattie Gattoo remembers before falling unconscious on Monday after a truck smashed into the van in which she was travelling is hearing her father cry out that her infant son was dead....
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Minister promises fire victims new home
Standing among the ruins of the home his parents left him years ago, Rampersad Babute found a reason yesterday to smile for the first time since he was told his house was destroyed by fire on Tuesday...
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Falling oil prices dampen party mode
The tradition of ringing in the New Year with a bang is fading with many preferring to have a quiet night at home with family. With not one Happy New Year hat or banner on display, store owners, street...
View ArticleMinistry to pay for baby’s funeral
Relatives of Omattie Gattoo are hoping she will be well enough to attend the funeral service of her three-year-old son, Ravendra, which has been set for tomorrow. In an interview, Rocky Gattoo,...
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Teachers stay away so 3 schools stay closed as new term begins
Close to 1,000 primary schools students were without teachers on the first school day of the new school term yesterday as teachers stayed away from three primary schools. Second vice president of the...
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Teachers stay away so 3 schools stay closed as new term begins
Close to 1,000 primary schools students were without teachers on the first school day of the new school term yesterday as teachers stayed away from three primary schools. Second vice president of the...
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Falling oil prices no impact on South mas
While many sectors of the country are bracing for the backlash of falling oil prices, band leaders in South Trinidad say this has not dampened preparations for Carnival in the city of San Fernando. The...
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Hunting ban may be extended
Hunters who continue to ignore the two-year ban imposed by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources may fuel another ban on hunting. This according to Game Warden Steve Seepersad, who spoke to...
View ArticleAbandoned dog mauls girl, 7
A seven-year-old girl had to receive 25 stitches to her head on Monday after being mauled by an abandoned dog at her home in Carlsen Field. Kesha Cooper, a Standard One pupil, was playing in the yard...
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