Minister hopes for responsibility in ‘fireworks season’
News Clint Chan Tack Just Now Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal – MINISTER in the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal hoped people will be responsible in their purchase and use of fireworks ahead of the Summary Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (or “Fireworks Bill”) becoming law. She said the bill “seeks to strike a […]
Tobago to host athletics at 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games
Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 8 Minutes Ago Aerial photo of Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Scarborough, Tobago. FILE PHOTO/JEFF K MAYERS – All track and field events at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games will be hosted at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Tobago. Minister of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe made this announcement on Thursday at […]
CAPE, CSEC, CCSLC results to be released on September 5
News Clint Chan Tack 16 Minutes Ago In this July 14, 2020 file photo, form six students revise for a physics exam at St Mary’s College, Port of Spain. Photo by Vidya Thurab – PRELIMINARY results for this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level […]
EMA probes possible oil spill at Caroni Bird Sanctuary
News Darren Bahaw 6 Minutes Ago Workers remove a black oily substance which was dumped in a drain near the Caroni Bird Sanctuary on Thursday night. – Darren Bahaw The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) will continue cleaning what appears to be a hydrocarbon by-product reportedly dumped into a drain at the Caroni Bird Sanctuary carpark […]
Rare white orca spotted in shallow waters off Vancouver Island
A rare white orca was spotted in the shallow waters of Beaver Cove off the coast of Vancouver Island Wednesday. Experts say it’s the first time this particular whale has been seen north of California. Mike Dobbs was working in Beaver Cove on northern Vancouver Island when two orcas swam into the beach area a […]
Grenada hero beaten, thrown off Trini boat
News Jensen La Vende 2 Hrs Ago Anderson Peters – AP PHOTO THE MANAGEMENT of the Harbour Master, the entertainment vessel on which a Grenadian sporting hero was assaulted on Wednesday, has said it does not condone the attack. Reigning World javelin champion Anderson Peters was beaten and thrown overboard from the Harbour Master during […]
Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark endorses Jean Charest in Tory race
Former British Columbia Premier Christy Clark endorsed Jean Charest on Wednesday to be the next leader of the federal Conservatives, at a time when she says the party is racing to the extremes. She also expressed choice words for a pitch from a front-runner in Alberta’s United Conservative Party leadership contest who has vowed to introduce legislation […]
David Rudder receives Order of Caricom
News Paula Lindo 4 Hrs Ago Calypso legend David Rudder in concert at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village at the Queen’s Park Savannah on July 30. Photo by Sureash Cholai Legendary calypsonian David Michael Rudder can now add the title “The Honourable” to his list of accolades, having been awarded the Order of the […]
Whitecaps’ response to misconduct allegations ‘appropriate’ but investigation superficial: report
An independent investigation has concluded that the Vancouver Whitecaps’ response to allegations of misconduct by former women’s coaches Bob Birarda and Hubert Busby Jr. was serious and “appropriate.” But the report, prepared for Major League Soccer by lawyers Janice Rubin and Melody Jahanzadeh of Rubin Thomlinson LLP, says while the club acted “expeditiously” in hiring […]
Fisherman, 33, murdered in Santa Cruz
News Jensen La Vende 2 Hrs Ago Mashama Lara – A 33-year-old fisherman was gunned down in Santa Cruz on Thursday afternoon. Police responded to reports of gunshots at Mitchell Street, Cantaro Village, Santa Cruz at about 4.20 pm and found the body of Mashama Eustace Lara at the side of the road. Police said […]
Cambridge Bay wrestler wins 1st gold for Nunavut at Canada Summer Games
Cambridge Bay wrestler Eekeeluak Avalak circled the mat flying his Nunavut flag after becoming the first Nunavut athlete ever to win a gold medal at the Canada Summer Games. His mother, Wendy Kootoo-Wood, has been streaming her son’s matches online from her home in B.C. as he competes for Team Nunavut. “We are so proud of him. […]
MP Ameen aims to plant 1,000 trees
News Sean Douglas 6 Minutes Ago St Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen (left) is helped by little Rishaan Hosein and Councillor Richard Rampersad to plant a coconut tree at the Helping Hands Recreation Ground, Streatham Lodge Road Extension, St Augustine on Thursday. Photo by Sureash Cholai ST Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen on Wednesday launched an initiative […]