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Renelle dreams of walking tall
In 2007, the birth of Renelle Joseph would have been a Christmas gift to her family.When she was born, three days before the holidays, she had just one leg.Renelle’s mother, Leona Ollivere, said all...
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Minister on selection of police commissioner debate: No Govt interference
Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General Stuart Young says the Government will not be interfering in the selection process for the Commissioner of Police.Young said this in Parliament on...
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No political stooge as CoP—Prakash
Opposition MP Prakash Ramadhar says the next Commissioner of Police must be one that the entire country has confidence in and must not be a political stooge.Ramadhar was speaking during Wednesday’s...
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Mark: Govt has CoP, deputy all lined up
The Government has “targeted” people for the post of Commissioner of Police (CoP) and Deputy CoP and names being heard in connection with this include DCP Harold Phillip, Snr Supt McDonald Phillip and...
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NGC axes CNG promo campaign
The National Gas Company (NGC) has terminated its brand ambassadors programme as part of its cost-cutting initiatives in light of the country’s economic downturn and according to its acting corporate...
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Woman, 26, battles the land
Shelly Ann Cameron, 26, rises at 4 am every morning and while it is yet dark begins the half-mile trek, sometimes with her dog Sparkles, to her vegetable garden in North Manzanilla. Shielded against...
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Debe handyman missing for 10 days
The family of a Debe man is seeking the public’s assistance to find him after he went missing eleven days ago. Mala Dookie told the T&T Guardian yesterday her uncle Basdeo Dookie was last seen on...
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Only army can bring back peace
Elders living in the hills of Laventille have called on Prime Minister Keith Rowley to call out the troops in a bid to prevent any more innocent young men from being senselessly killed.These calls were...
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Loss of two model students
T&T has lost two potential “bright stars” with the slaying of Laventille teens Deneilson Smith and Mark Richards who were well-adjusted young men, acting Education Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said...
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PM: Witnesses who stay silent unpatriotic
Soldiers are to return to the streets of T&T immediately to assist in searching and taking out criminals, and they will become a permanent fixture.The decision came in the wake of the outrageous...
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3 Canal 'duttying up' the Black Box
“I hope they come away from the show having experienced something visceral.” Wendell Manwarren of 3Canal expressed this following the Backyard Jam where the group’s new music for 2016 was launched,...
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Alcohol sales going strong
Alcohol—both in T&T and the United States of America—continues to be one of the biggest sellers during a recession.However, while many alcohol lovers may not be able to buy premium drinks because...
View ArticleRowley gives used-car dealers green light
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has given his assurance that vehicles more than four years old that are already on the port or intransit will be allowed to be cleared.This was revealed by President of...
View ArticleSeventh person dies from H1N1
A 56-year-old woman man died at the Sangre Grande Hospital yesterday, making her the seventh victim of the H1N1 virus since the first reported death last year. A release from the Ministry of Health...
View ArticlePoems fresh from the North Coast
Imagine a group of 15 writers who have come from three Caribbean islands to the North Coast of Trinidad in order to get a good start on the year 2016— to relax, converse, read and work intensively on...
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The Cocorite Leprosarium —Part I
Few people are aware that within the great dystopia that is the Ministry of Health, there is a small department known as the Hansen’s Disease Control Unit which is dedicated to monitoring the presence...
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Sagewan-Alli: Stadium should not be priority now
Economist Indera Sagewan-Alli is urging Government to hold its hand on completing the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, since it could put a drain on the Treasury, given the country’s economic...
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Reform Village wants Children’s Hospital instead
Residents of Reform Village, Gasparillo, who live a short distance away from the controversial Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, say the $90 million being spent on refurbishment of this facility should...
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Sando converts late penalty to deny Army
Defence Force’s efforts to extend its lead at the top of the league by six points, suffered a setback when Club Sando fought down to the wire to earn a share of the points when competition in the...
View ArticleGreatest show on Earth?
Dimanche Gras producer Carl Henderson stated that the show would be four and a half hours long. A newspaper article mentioned that the Calypso Monarch would take about four hours which meant that...
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