TSTT wants former director to repay $$
Stories byJOEL JULIENA former director of TSTT received a US$9,000 per diem to attend an international conference on behalf of the majority State-owned telecommunications company but he did not go.He...
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Dr Shashta Sawh Breast physician, Pink Hibiscus Breast Health Specialist This seems to be the million-dollar question perched on the lips of many women coming into Pink Hibiscus. As a breast...
View ArticleAnother burning body found in Laventille
For the second time in less than a week, police officers of the Port-of-Spain Division have responded to reports of a burning body on the nation’s streets.Detectives are now working on the theory that...
View ArticleGarcia: UWI’s Penal/Debe campus causing concern
The Government of T&T has a “grave concern” about the proposed Penal/Debe campus of the University of the West Indies, Education Minister Anthony Garcia has said.Garcia made the statement during...
View ArticlePresbyterian minister’s book urges inclusive church
In launching his new book detailing the Presbyterian Church’s role in T&T’s post-colonial era, Rev Winston B Gopaul called on disciples to ensure that the church does not become a club for...
View ArticleSelana in the Spotlight
As a child, Selana Bishop has participated in just about every beauty pageant there is. At age 12, the Junior Miss Universe T&T is also a survivor, a goal chaser and a go-getter. Selana’s dream to...
View ArticleMarabella welder gunned down
Five days after celebrating the birth of his second son, Marabella welder Roger Modeste was gunned down during a robbery outside his home on Friday night.Although police said the murder was motivated...
View ArticleJudge to Sat:Settle Bhadase multi-million dollar estate by November
The settlement of the multi-million dollar estate of former politician, religious leader and businessman Bhadase Sagan Maraj, who died more than 45 years ago, must be completed by November 30, a High...
View Article‘US behind the curve in countering violent extremism’
The issue of countering violent extremism in the United States has not been as robust or dynamic as in Europe.According to Mokhtar Awad, a research fellow in the programme on extremism at George...
View ArticleSoldier, two civilians charged with attempted murder
A soldier and two civilians charged with the attempted murder of a 32-year-old man are expected to be taken before a magistrate in the Sangre Grande Court tomorrow.The victim, Anil Singh, of Robinson...
View ArticleHow I became a ‘hard-head’ poet
T&T writer and LGBTQ rights activist COLIN ROBINSON will launch his first collection of poems You Have You Father Hard Head at the NGC Bocas Lit Fest on May 1. The book is published by Peepal Tree...
View ArticleForres Park Landfill ‘a hell’ for Claxton Bay residents
JOEL JULIEN“Anyone who wants to get a taste of hell can visit Springvale, Claxton Bay, at any time whenever the nearby Forres Park Landfill is ablaze.”So said MP for Pointe-a-Pierre David Lee during a...
View ArticleConnection, Caledonia clash in Goal Shield final
W Connection and Morvant Caledonia United will meet in a showdown for the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield today from 6 pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. It will be a first meeting between the...
View ArticleCaps turns back defending champs Fatima
Kyle Phillip came up with an all-round effort as Carapichaima East defeated defending PowerGen Secondary Schools Intercol T20 champions Fatima by three wickets in the quarterfinals at Exchange Ground...
View ArticleMarcano treble puts Central FC on repeat brink
STRIKER Jason Marcano scored a timely hat-trick as defending champions Central FC spanked Club Sando 4-1 to open a seven-points lead at the top of the Digicel T&T Pro League ten-team table and...
View ArticleCaesar strikes give Orange County Blues win
T&T forward Trevin Caesar scored his first goal for his new club, Orange County Blues FC with a beautiful first touch and finish, and could have had more if not for another good performance by...
View ArticleFastest driver under 7 seconds gets $25,000
The first ever Championship Drag Racing Series in T&T will speed off next weekend (Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1st May) at the Frankie Boodram Raceway at Wallerfield, Cumuto from 10 a.m. The...
View ArticleTTCB ready to host World Beach Festival
The time has come to cultivate beach cricket and the eventual marketing of this version of the sport, in an effort to boost this country’s sport tourism efforts says Baldath Mahabir executive member of...
View ArticleT&T play for fifth spot
This country’s men and women beach volleyball teams will both be playing for the fifth spot when the final day of competition at the 2016 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit event, the double-gender...
View ArticleT&T men clobber Jamaica in World Cup Qualifier
T&T Men’s rugby team got a perfect start to their 2019 World Cup Qualifying campaign yesterday when they clobbered regional neighbours Jamaica 34-14 in a keen contest at the Ato Boldon Stadium,...
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