Siparia man dies at hospital with stab wounds
News Narissa Fraser 9 Hrs Ago Stock photo A 22-year-old Siparia man has died at hospital after being admitted for a stab wound on Sunday. Police reported that Javed Ramsaran Baksh of Sennon Trace, Coora Road, Siparia, was taken to the Siparia Health Facility by relatives on Sunday afternoon. The relatives said they had heard […]
Photos of the day: Easter weekend
News Newsday Reporter 2 Hrs Ago Father and Son, little Jasiel Figaro cycles with his father Micky Figaro around the Queen’s Park Savannah on Sunday. Photo by Roger Jacob Newsday photographers captured some of these images reflecting the past 24 hours in Trinidad and Tobago. Other photos were submitted by readers like you. If you’d […]
Maha Sabha wants Cabinet to revert to former policy on scholarships
News Jada Loutoo 3 Hrs Ago CABINET’s policy which saw a reduction of national scholarships and bursaries is final.Attorneys for the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha were told this by the secretary to the Cabinet, in a response for disclosure relating to the new scholarship scheme. However, the religious body which initiated legal action over the […]
Heritage Petroleum cleans oil spill near Vessigny
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 45 Minutes Ago Heritage Petroleum Company Ltd clean up crews at Godineau River following an oil spill along New Cut Channel, Woodland in November 2020. File photo by Marvin Hamilton AN OPEN VALVE on a Heritage Petroleum Company Ltd crude oil tank led to approximately 318 liters of oil spilling into nearby […]
Maha Sabha to take sedition ruling to Privy Council
News Jada Loutoo 22 Minutes Ago Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha Secretary General Vijay Maharaj. ATTORNEYS for the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha and its media company, Central Broadcasting Services Ltd (CBSL), have made good their promise to take their legal challenge of Trinidad and Tobago’s sedition laws to the Privy Council. Last week Thursday, the legal […]
AG denies hiring wife’s law firm
News Jensen La Vende 8 Minutes Ago Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi ATTORNEY GENERAL Faris Al-Rawi has denied hiring his wife’s law firm to file a formal response on behalf of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha which recently sent a pre-action protocol letter to the Cabinet. Maha Sabha […]
Buccoo Reef to arrive in Trinidad and Tobago this week
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 4 Hrs Ago Buccoo Reef ferry – Inact website The HSC Buccoo Reef has passed through the Panama Canal on its way to Trinidad and Tobago. The National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) provided its fourth update on the vessel’s journey on Sunday. It said the Buccoo Reef cleared the canal at […]
Prison officer collapses on job, dies later at hospital
News Newsday Reporter An Hour Ago DEAD: Prison Officer Rudy Boodram who died on Sunday. PHOTO COURTESY TT PRISON SERVICE – THE Prison Service is mourning the death of a prison officer who collapsed while on the job and died later while being attended to hospital. News of the death of Prison Officer Rudy Boodram […]
Time for Trinidad and Tobago to rebuild from pandemic
News Clint Chan Tack 24 Hrs Ago Opposition Leader Persad-Bissessar – OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Easter offers Trinidad and Tobago the opportunity to rebuild itself from the burdens of the covid19 pandemic. In her Easter message to the nation, Persad-Bissessar said, “Our focus as a people going forward from the burdens created by the […]
NCRHA introduces fever, cough and cold checkpoint at health facilities
News Elizabeth Gonzales 7 Hrs Ago NORTH Central Health Authority (NCRHA) CEO Davlin Thomas. – SUREASH CHOLAI THE North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) has introduced a fever, cough and cold checkpoint, along with isopods, in an effort to eliminate the mixing of covid19 and non-covid19 patients, using tent facilities and a clear delineation and […]
Transport Commissioner says new rules coming for driving schools
News Elizabeth Gonzales 4 Hrs Ago Transport Commissioner Clive Clarke. – AFTER receiving several complaints about the operations at driving schools, Transport Commissioner Clive Clarke says he is looking at introducing standardised protocols every driving school must follow in order to ensure optimum quality in the service provided by these schools. In an interview with […]
Man gunned down in Penal
News Clint Chan Tack An Hour Ago Stock photo JEREMY Morris was murdered in Sunrees Road, Penal on Saturday night. According to reports, the murder happened around 7.30 pm when Morris was shot several times. When contacted on Sunday, officers at the Penal Police Station and the San Fernando Homicide Bureau confirmed that the murder […]