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Cyon murder suspect in hiding after talk with cops... I did not kill him
Following two hits on his life, Marlon Lynch, the man wrongfully accused of killing nine-year-old Cyon Paul yesterday went into hiding after he surrendered to the San Fernando police and was...
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Driver seeks police protection
PH-driver Marlon Lynch, who claims he is wrongfully accused of the murder of nine-year-old Cyon Paul, says he will not rest until Paul’s real killer is found.Lynch, who has been in hiding since Sunday...
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Dog pound shut down for good
Only one stray dog was seen lingering around the south city yesterday following the permanent closure of the San Fernando pound by Mayor Kazim Hosein.Some of the stray dogs housed at the pound before...
View ArticleSouth Mayor suspends wrecking
Wrecking in the city of San Fernando has been temporarily suspended but indiscriminate drivers are being warned that they will be ticketed by police if they break the law.San Fernando Mayor Kazim...
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Woman clings to life
Denise Martin was fighting for her life at the Intensive Care Unit of the San Fernando General Hospital last night after she and her boyfriend, Shamshudeen Mohammed, were shot by gunmen at their...
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Police heads want more support from army in crime fight
As Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar meet to discuss spiralling crime today, divisional police commanders say they are unfazed by impending challenges but with...
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Relief funds not ready yet
They came with eager faces yesterday, hoping to get a pittance to send their children to school next week. But many fisherfolk left dejected when they were told it would be three weeks before they...
View ArticleHoteliers say tourist sector needs upgrade
Tobago hoteliers say if Government is serious about developing tourism, the island’s aiport must be upgraded, airline agreements signed and there must be better marketing of the country.They said so...
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No money for school due to fish kill scare: Help pours in for fisherman’s son
Facing the possibility of missing out on his first week of school, Josiah Gay spent the last hours of his school vacation praying for a miracle.His parents, Alpha Ramdass and father Lyndon Gay, a...
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Locusts now invading homes
Red-winged locusts, which are synonymous with a biblical plague, continue to breed and multiply in the Point Fortin district even as residents await the Insect Vector Control Division of the...
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Parents in protest over ‘horror school’
Saying their children were suffering in a “horror school” overcome by snakes and caimans, angry parents of Fanny Village Government Primary School yesterday staged a placard protest.Calling on Prime...
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Mist blower attack against hungry locusts
RADHICA DE SILVAUsing mist blowers and airblast sprayers, teams from the Agriculture Ministry and Forestry Division yesterday attacked swarms of locusts which have been gobbling down on fields of...
View ArticleExperts warn: Bring building code before calamity strikes
As T&T braces for natural disasters, programme leader of the Metallurgy Unit of the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (Cariri) Marco Nunes says it is extremely important that a national...
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Browne on upcoming Budget: No choice but to cut back
Stop looking to the Government to fix every problem and instead focus on becoming better productive citizens. That is the advice from former Minister of Trade and Minister in the Ministry of Finance...
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Cedros residents admit: Drugs yes, but no human trade
Cedros residents say the southwestern peninsula may be a transit for drug trafficking but not a haven for human traffickers.This as police spent two days searching parts of Cedros and Moruga in search...
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Windward Islands brace for bad weather
State-owned Petrotrin stocked up on emergency supplies yesterday as the next Atlantic Tropical depression, expected to be named Matthew, churned towards the Windward Islands.A source said Petrotrin...
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Minister wants faster response to oil spills
Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre said yesterday that she is concerned about the state of T&T’s oil infrastructure in T&T and has mandated state-owned Petrotrin to improve its pipeline...
View ArticleEnergy sector reactions to budget: T&T may lose investors
President and CEO of the T&T Energy Chamber Thackwray Driver yesterday warned that higher corporation taxes will chase off potential investors. He is also disappointed that the Supplemental...
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Gas stations face closure
Already facing hardships from the last petroleum price increase, secretary of the Petroleum Dealers Association Saleema Sattar said petroleum retailers may have no choice but to close down their...
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Govt protecting corporate interest—Kublalsingh
Hunger striker Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, who stopped the construction of smelter plants in south Trinidad and a highway through the Oropouche lagoon, is now kicking up a fuss over the Government’s plans to...
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