Inalsingh appointed on WBA directorate
Holistic Healthcare Practitioner, Shivana Inalsingh of T&T was appointed to the Directorate of the World Boxing Association (WBA), joining her father Dr. Calvin Inalsingh on the international...
View ArticleWretched Windies against the ropes
MELBOURNE—Another wretched batting collapse left a deflated West Indies hanging by a string against Australia and staring another humiliating defeat in the face after only two days of the pivotal...
View ArticleThank you for your great service
My dearest nurses of the SFGH,As we celebrate the birth of the Divine Jesus and as we come to the end of another exciting year, I wish, as medical director of the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH)...
View ArticleBe local in 2016
History has shown that regimes have succeeded in deflecting discontent to remain in power. In time of a perceived crisis, ad hoc measures often take precedence over plans, and, even more seriously,...
View ArticleUpdate: Debit card users be cautious
Widespread panic was reported today as several Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) customers said their bank cards had been skimmed and thousands of dollars from their accounts had reportedly gone missing....
View ArticleT&TEC working on restoring poweroutages
A widespread power disruption has been reported throughout the country. Some people reported an intermittent electricity supply while others have had their current gone for longer periods. An official...
View ArticleMinister says Fidelis Heights home is not hers
Housing Minister Marlene Mc Donald says she does not own a Housing Development Corporation (HDC) allocated home.She said this in an interview last night after being referred to the Integrity Commission...
View ArticleGovt saves $119m as it halts free textbooks
Government will no longer be providing free textbooks to the majority of students as it seeks to cut costs, says Education Minister Anthony Garcia.Garcia announced the measure yesterday while being...
View ArticleSavers lose thousands in bank scam
Customers using ATM bank cards are being advised to exercise caution to protect their Personal Identification Number (PIN) information following debit card “skimming” which affected some accounts over...
View ArticleForensic crisis as lone pathologist falls ill
Operations at the mortuary at the Forensic Science Centre ground to a halt yesterday as the lone pathologist on duty called in sick.It was not until after 3 pm, that forensic pathologist Dr Hughvon...
View ArticleParents seek info into cop’s death
The parents of a police officer who was shot dead by a colleague said yesterday that they have not heard any news about the status of the investigation for more than a month.Haripersad and Parbatti...
View ArticleThe Skyfall from Timbuktu, with Paddington and a Straw Boyhood
1. Timbuktu: This Mauritanian film—from the Northwestern Islamic Republic, not the Indian Ocean tourist destination—is a clear, unimpeachable winner. A fictional film based on the hardest fact...
View ArticleReforestation workers receive more salaries
National Reforestation workers have so far received five of the seven outstanding fortnight payments which was able to bring some relief over the Christmas holidays from some.The money was enough to...
View ArticleWhose Wars is it now?
Last week I spent two hours and fifteen minutes in a local cinema in a state of deep conflict. On the screen was Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TFA), a film that every fan of the franchise hoped to see...
View Article4 men on $80,000 robbery charges
Four young men were denied bail yesterday when they appeared in court for allegedly robbing two people at gunpoint a few days before Christmas.Donny Edwards, Akinda Reid, Kion Paul and Devon Raymond...
View ArticleOnward to a sustainable life
A new year provides us with the drive to start afresh; out with the old and in with the new. With each passing year I am getting closer towards a sustainable life, with less wasted time and energy and...
View ArticleWinchesters replace Cummings and Plaza
WALTER ALIBEYT&T coach Stephen Hart has summoned Shahdon Winchester as the replacement for attacking midfielder Keron Cummings who has been ruled out of the Copa America Centenario qualifier versus...
View ArticleStressed out father turns to cocaine for comfort
Stressed out by his loan payments and by his efforts to assist his pregnant, newly-wed daughter start her home, William Gunness fell into his old habit of using cocaine.Yesterday, Gunness was ordered...
View ArticleInjured Lewis adamant about representing T&T in Rio
Olympic sailor Andrew Lewis spent Christmas Day at the Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, where he is recovering from corrective surgery performed on Monday on his jaw and left...
View ArticleShot footballer: Gunman was after my gold
Doctors have postponed surgery to the right foot of national midfielder Keron Cummings today.Cummings, 27, was shot while returning home from a boat cruise lime around 2 am on Sunday at Bagatelle,...
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