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Corporations will collect property taxes
Under the new local government reform proposals, regional corporations will be in charge of collecting property taxes.So said Rural and Local Government Minister Franklin Khan during a local government...
View ArticleSuspects still at large after Brasso robbery
Still shaken by a robbery in Tabaquite last week in which two of the assailants were killed, 23-year-old Chanice Marchand is still not sure she will ever return to her job as a pump attendant. The...
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Former AG suggests DNA database can help reduce crime
“Government should concentrate on putting resources to be able to fix the justice system in Trinidad and Tobago.” So said former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj during a workers’ meeting...
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Let’s declare war on crime—Dillon
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon wants citizens to declare war on criminals, promising protection for all informants who assist in bringing them to justice.Speaking to reporters at the funeral...
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Widow seeks justice for dead husband
Convinced that her husband PC Govindra Ramroop’s death was no accident, Susan Roopnarine-Ramroop yesterday begged National Security Minister Edmund Dillon not to allow her husband's demise to become a...
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‘Sit out’ for justice
Braving possible arrest, retrenched ArcelorMittal worker Christopher Boodram yesterday sat on the road with scores of his colleagues, blocking vehicles as he spoke to his elder sister on the phone...
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Chinese offer help for Benjamin’s wife
CherrieAnn Foster, the widow of PC Anson Benjamin broke down in tears yesterday as members of the local Chinese fraternity offered to provide long-term assistance for her and her children.Collecting a...
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Woodland residents in dust protest
Frustrated over thick dust blowing from an unpaved road in their area, Woodland residents yesterday staged a protest, calling on the Government for help. The residents said they have been suffering...
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Abdulah gets hero’s send-off from OWTU
As he was saluted with union flags and serenaded with music, retired general secretary of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union, David Abdulah, received the union’s highest award on Friday night for 39...
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Minister: Govt to consider specific programme to help prevent Isis recruitment
Government will consider implementing a specific programme to prevent possible recruitment of students by the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria (Isis). So said Minister in the Ministry of...
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All children of fallen officers should benefit
Former minister in the Ministry of National Security Subhas Panday is advising all women who have children for officers in the protective services to get paternity tests done immediately, so they can...
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25 restored computers for children homes
Even though government is reviewing the free laptop for secondary school children programme, Minister in the Ministry of Education Dr Lovell Francis said the Government will use funding to improve...
View ArticleRamesh urges Govt to fix justice system
Saying prison breaks are imminent in T&T, former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj is calling on the Government to take immediate steps to prosecute prisoners who have been awaiting trial...
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Ballistic report before Homicide Bureau
A forensic ballistic report done on the weapon which killed PC Govindra Ramroop at the Guapo Police Station five months ago is now under scrutiny by the Homicide Bureau.In an interview yesterday,...
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Remaining squatter houses torn down
Demolition crews from the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) returned to Thompson Gardens, Ste Madeleine, yesterday to tear down the remaining squatter houses. But while armed private security...
View Article105 held, 8 stolen cars recovered
Police recovered seven stolen vehicles and arrested 105 people during an anti-crime operation in the Southern Division over the weekend.Several places in La Romaine, San Fernando, Pleasantville,...
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On-the-job death at Petrotrin, Villagers wanted to help worker
As a Petrotrin employee lay gasping for breath, pinned by a pumping jack, villagers of Lowkie Trace, Penal, begged for a chance to resuscitate him.However, Charles Mitchell’s co-workers refused to let...
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Debit and credit cards declined
Several business owners in south and central Trinidad have stopped accepting debit and credit cards, saying it is becoming too costly to carry out those transactions.Among them is La Carib Service...
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Roget warns PM about ministers
Head of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) Ancel Roget is warning Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to get rid of errant ministers before his Government collapses.Speaking at May Day celebrations at...
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From old to new: Naps boys fix used computers, donate to children in need
Six years ago, Naparima College student Jared Hamid had no computer to play video games so he decided to build one for himself. Now, as president of the Naparima College IT Club, Hamid and his friends...
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