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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Two familes evicted to make way for Tobago airport
Tobago Corey Connelly 14 Minutes Ago A 3D look at the proposed expansion of the ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago. Image courtesy Ministry of Works and Transport Wickedness to the highest order. This was how some residents of Crompston Trace, Bon Accord, described the eviction of two families in the area on Thursday as […]
World javelin champ thrown overboard from Harbour Master in Grenada
News Stephon Nicholas An Hour Ago Anderson Peters Reigning World javelin champion Anderson Peters was beaten and thrown overboard from the Harbour Master during a boatride in Grenada on Wednesday night. The Grenadian recently returned home to a grand welcome after also claiming silver at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Grenada is also celebrating […]
$25k for THA budget editing ‘normal’
News Kinnesha George 4 Hrs Ago Chief Secretary Farley Augustine during his budget presentation at the Assembly Legislature, Scarborough in June. FILE PHOTO/THA – THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has confirmed the payment of $25,000 to political commentator Dr Winford James for editing the fiscal 2022/2023 THA budget statement. On Tuesday, the invoice began circulating […]
My family is now being threatened
News Paula Lindo An Hour Ago Samuel Sankar – UNC councillor for Kelly Village/Warrenville Samuel Sankar said while he has received threats of hate crimes and attacks on his family via social media following his attendance at a local government meeting on Tuesday, he maintained he had done the right thing by attending. On Wednesday […]