Suspect released in fatal stabbing
The 23-year-old pregnant woman suspected in the fatal stabbing of Los Bajos rigger Davidson Roach has been released from custody, police said. The suspect, a security officer, who was held after...
View ArticleUnpatriotic to raise fares
Finance Minister Colm Imbert yesterday made a public appeal to taxi and maxi taxi drivers not to increase their fares to commuters following the 15 per cent hike in the prices of super gasoline and...
View ArticleUK national killed after robbery
British national Adrian St John was shot dead on Sunday night after he was robbed by two armed bandits in Mt D’Or.According to police, around 8.30 pm, 22-year-old St John was driving a Nissan AD wagon...
View ArticleEx-councillor’s son stabbed to death
The son of a former local government councillor in the Maracas/ Santa Margarita area was stabbed to death on Sunday night following a drunken dispute with a friend.Police reports stated that around...
View ArticleCentral FC, W Connection in Goal Shield dress rehearsel
With a mouth-water Lucozade Sport Goal Shield semi-final meeting just three days away between both clubs, defending Digicel T&T Pro League champion and current leader Central FC will hope to make...
View ArticleSellier rules on the mountains again
Peter Sellier (Mike’s Bikes) sponsored by Music Radio 97 had a convincing win of the eight-lap open one division of the Rincon Mountain Bike Race near Las Cuevas, on Sunday.He finished in a time of one...
View ArticleEx-cop tipped for top spy post
A former head of the Police Service’s Special Branch is tipped to be among deputy directors of the Strategic Services Agency (SSA), government officials have indicated.The official is among several...
View ArticleTTOC/NBFTT General Secretaries in war of words
General secretary of the T&T Olympic Committee Annette Knott has apologised to the National Basketball Federation of T&T’s(NBFTT) general secretary Claire Mitchell for failing to send the...
View ArticleNo hiccups as school reopens
Education Minister Anthony Garcia yesterday celebrated the smooth reopening of all primary and secondary schools after the Easter break and he criticised the former administration for their mishandling...
View ArticleAll eyes on Fawaareq
Fawaareq is fancied to give ‘rookie’ trainer Owen Burrows success with his first runner at ‘good’ Newmarket today; the 3-y-o Maiden Stakes looks well within capabilities of this Hamdan al Maktoum-owned...
View ArticleFire closes Beetham dump again
Potentially toxic smoke filtered through the city of Port-of-Spain yesterday after yet another overnight fire at the Beetham landfill.The dump was closed for business yesterday as authorities focussed...
View ArticleLeadership requires skin of an alligator
Once you accept a leadership position, one thing is guaranteed—you will be criticised. Having a thin skin and taking things personally as an office holder is a sure recipe for disaster or unending...
View ArticleBrothers plead guilty to 2001 killing
Two brothers yesterday pleaded guilty to the 2001 murder of Daniel Lester Aberdeen.Ancil and Leo Poulette, of Egypt Village, Point Fortin, were convicted and sentenced to hang in 2007 for Aberdeen’s...
View ArticleNarine set to join KKR
KOLKATA—Champion off-spinner Sunil Narine is set to return to India today, and could make a highly anticipated appearance for Kolkata Knight Riders in tomorrow’s mega clash against Mumbai Indians, in...
View ArticleLions stun Kings XI
MOHALI—All-rounder Dwayne Bravo produced a four-wicket haul to become the first bowler to take 300 Twenty20 career wickets as new side Gujarat Lions trounced Kings XI Punjab by five wickets in the...
View ArticleRampaul takes five on debut for Surrey
NOTTINGHAM—West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul made an impressive debut for Surrey here Sunday, snatching a five-wicket haul against Nottinghamshire on the opening day of the new English County...
View ArticleWI Cricket on a high
GEORGETOWN—Newly appointed Guyana Amazon Warriors captain, New Zealander Martin Guptill, says he expects the excitement from West Indies’ Twenty20 World Cup success to spill over into the upcoming Hero...
View ArticleMassy Group CEO: Opportunities in tough times
With the country facing tough economic times, president and CEO of Massy Group Gervase Warner is urging citizens to embrace the opportunities this country has to offer. Warner, who is also chairman of...
View ArticleTensions with T&T overshadow Jamaica Expo
Continuing tensions between Jamaica and T&T are forming part of the backdrop to Thursday’s launch of Expo Jamaica 2016—the country’s largest trade exposition.Organisers have estimated that during...
View ArticleT&T citizens must consider unemployment insurance
Like many citizens in T&T I am deeply concerned about the plight of the over 600 ArcelorMittal and other workers who recently lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The report of one spouse...
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