Sampson-Brown on jailing of two men: No end to defying protection orders
The jailing of two men for breach of protection orders may result in very little to stem the tide of domestic violence against women.Head of the Victim and Witness Support Unit Margaret Sampson-Browne,...
View ArticleRoad deaths for year up by 37%
For this year 37 people were killed in road traffic accidents compared to 27 for the same period last year, representing an increase of 37 per cent.And the leading causes have been speeding and drunk...
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PS tells of lapses at Ministry of Tourism
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Cecelia Greaves-Smith, yesterday testified before the Public Accounts Committee (PCA) that prior to 2014 there had been lapses in the ministry's...
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On a mission to save lost youths
Despite being threatened with death and amidst increasing reports of school violence and murders, law student Dale Christopher Jones, 27, is not giving up on his mission to save lost youths in high...
View ArticleGML achieves 9.7 per cent growth in income
For the year ended December 31, 2015, Guardian Media Limited achieved income before taxation of $48.9 million. This represented growth of 9.7 per cent over the previous year, chairman Grenfell Kissoon...
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$1.1b profit before tax for Ansa McAL
The ANSA McAL Group recorded a 9.2 per cent increase in profit before tax for 2015. Group chairman and CEO Norman Sabga said the profit before tax was $1.163 billion, up from $1.065 billion for the...
View ArticleWonderful start to Pan in De Countryside
A tsunami of steelpan lovers descended on the little village of Tamana on Saturday, March 19 as Pan Trinbago held the first in its series Pan in De Countryside for 2016. People came as is the custom,...
View ArticlePadarath misses principle behind Parliamentary code
Princes Town MP Barry Padarath has insulted the Parliament and the Clerk of the House by misleading the public into believing he can simply pay back the $10,000 monthly salaries paid to a relative. He...
View ArticleNepotism undermines concept of equality
Nepotism is still nepotism even if the cousin who you employ is twice or three times removed. So what is it about nepotism that is so offensive? That there are people in T&T who clearly think...
View ArticleNot so easy to call SoE, ladies
The Powerful Ladies of Trinidad and Tobago (PLOTT) are behaving like the ladies who fought to get the PNM mayor of Port-of-Spain removed based on his foot-in-the-mouth remarks at the murder of the...
View ArticleThink twice before sending home workers
Recently I read statistics showing an increase in unemployment in T&T over the last couple of months. Due to the present economic climate in our country I must say that, to an extent, this could be...
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Former Magistrate appointed PCA’s deputy director
Former Magistrate Andrew Stroude has been appointed as the new deputy director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA). Stroude was appointed earlier today by His Excellency President Anthony Carmona,...
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A decision was made to euthanise Simba
The T&T Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TTSPCA) put out a release on their Facebook page stating that a decision has been made to euthanise Simba after he began to display...
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NP ready to welcome reinstated workers
State-owned gas company National Petroleum (NP) has been ordered to reinstate immediately 68 workers who were fired for engaging in alleged illegal industrial action three years ago. The Court of...
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Still no sign of abducted teacher
Police mounted a manhunt in a forested area along the Central Range yesterday as they widened their search for abducted schoolteacher Keston Mahabir. However, there was still no sign of him up to last...
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NGC leasing platforms to Repsol but Workers’ futures still uncertain
The future of over 40 contract workers at the National Gas Company (NGC) remains doubtful although their contracts were yesterday extended by one month. The workers operate on NGC platforms in the Teak...
View ArticleJudge strikes out UNC’s late election petition
High Court Judge Mira Dean-Armorer yesterday struck out one of six election petitions from United National Congress (UNC) which challenged the results in six marginal constituencies of last year’s...
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New EBC, PCA appointees told: Don’t play politics
President Anthony Carmona yesterday urged four new appointees not to put politics in front of their duties.In addressing Andrew Stroude, Mark Ramkerrysingh, Danielle Chow and Dexter Joseph, who were...
View ArticleTwo injured after grenade attack
Gang warfare in the country literally exploded on Wednesday night when a hand grenade was thrown at a group of men at Sixth Avenue, Malick, Barataria, injuring two men and damaging a car and a nearby...
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