Olatunji into next round of UK’s X Factor
T&T soca artiste Olatunji Yearwood has made it through to the next round of the United Kingdom’s X Factor show after delivering a very energetic performance of his hit “Bodyline” on one of the UK’s...
View ArticleWe don’t want to own refinery
Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) president general Ancel Roget is rejecting Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s offer of the sale of Petrotrin refinery to the union, as well as the attractive...
View ArticleGriffith: One year to turn around TTPS
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith said yesterday that in one-year’s time the Police Service will be more efficient and effective.And President Paula-Mae Weekes said she intends to hold him to the...
View ArticlePoSGH tries to work with limited space
The Port-of-Spain General Hospital (POSGH) has begun readmitting patients but to its North Block following the full evacuation of the Central Block after last Tuesday’s 6.9 earthquake.This was...
View ArticleMy life will never be the same
An inconsolable Salasha Ali says her life will never be the same in the wake of Friday’s accident in which industrial equipment fell off a truck and almost crushed her to death. While she thanked God...
View ArticleMan on robbery charge fined $18,000
A 24-year-old Valencia man, who was charged with robbery with aggression and possession of marijuana, has been fined $18,000 by an Arima magistrate.Keyon Le Blanc, of LP 117 Oropouche Main Road, was...
View ArticleMaxie breaks down in tears
La Horquetta/Talparo MP Maxie Cuffie broke down in tears yesterday, as he made his first official public appearance before his constituents at an interfaith service held for him at the La Horquetta...
View ArticleMajority gain passes
Some 35 Rio Claro East Secondary students have now been graded in Principles of Business and Principles of Accounts by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the majority of them received...
View ArticleMom survives crushing blow
Mother of two Salasha Ali may have received a second miracle of life yesterday after she survived a horrid accident in which an industrial mobile welding plant ploughed into her at the side of the road...
View ArticleWoman gets $300,000 bail on 88 fraud charges
The 47-year-old financial manager of a manufacturing company in Caroni who was charged with embezzling $1.3 million from the company’s account was yesterday granted $300,000 bail.,Deanna Naalini, 48,...
View ArticleCity of Toronto pulls plug on Carnival Kin
Several of T&T’s and the Caribbean’s top soca artistes, including Machel Montano, Bunji Garlin, Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez, Nishard M and Rupee, who were all carded to perform at one of Toronto Caribana...
View ArticleMan killed in boating accident
A Down-d-Islands outing with a group of friends on Sunday turned tragic when one of them died after falling overboard and was struck by the propellers of a boat they occupied.The victim was identified...
View ArticleDrydocking not value for money
Government will dispose of the 22-year-old T&T Express rather than spend an estimated US$7 to $10 million in drydocking services, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said.He made the disclosure...
View ArticleChin hopping mad
Businessman Derek Chin is now angry and questioning an advertisement recently posted by the Urban Development Corporation of T&T Limited (UdeCOTT) for current tender requests for expressions of...
View ArticlePM wary of 150 illegal ports of entry
Over 150 illegal ports of entry have been identified in T&T by the T&T Coast Guard (TTCG) and with rising concerns over the increasing illegal entry of arms and ammunition and people, Prime...
View ArticleCops nab 11 in raids
An alleged $22.5 million salary racket at the San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation has resulted in the arrest of 11 people.The arrests, which were made on Thursday, are said to be a major...
View ArticleSon of retired senior cop gunned down
The son of a retired police inspector was gunned down yesterday in his vehicle in what investigators believe was a gang-related incident.Two others were wounded, however, up to late yesterday their...
View ArticlePolice drone finds ministry’s stolen SUV at Hell Yard
In an Intelligence-led exercise assisted by drone technology, officers from the Stolen Vehicles Squad (SVS) were able to recover an SUV belonging to the Ministry of Works and Transport.According to a...
View ArticleT&T author wins C’wealth Short Story Prize
Trinidadian author Kevin Jared Hosein has won the Commonwealth Short Story title—one of the world’s most global literary prizes.The announcement was made by novelist and poet Sarah Hall, chair of the...
View ArticleMurder 316 recorded in Diego Martin
A man was gunned down yesterday in Diego Martin.He was identified as Shaquille “Max” Samuel originally from Richplain.According to a police report, at about 1.30 pm Samuel was walking along a track...
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