November 12 is Divali
PRESIDENT Christine Kangaloo has declared that November 12 be a public holiday for the celebration of the Hindu festival of...
Month: October 2023
Society Drifting to Intolerance, Hate – Moonilal
THE desecration of Ramleela celebrations in Tarouba is being strongly condemned. The Traouba Ramleela Celebration Grounds, a sacred space for...
Moonilal Calls for Emergency Works on Point Fortin Highway
OROPOUCHE East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has called for emergency works to be done on the new highway from...
Give DPP Full Financial Autonomy – Saddam
BARATARIA /San Juan MP Saddam Hosein is calling for full financial autonomy for the Office of the Director of...
BC Pires Dies
By Prior Beharry VETERAN journalist and columnist Basil Carlos Pires has passed away. Fondly called BC, he was known...
Mental Health is a Universal Human Right
By Caron Asgarali HE rocked back in his chair, looking across the table, through the window behind my head,...
An Early History of Naparima College
By Dr Jerome Teelucksingh IN 1894, South Trinidad welcomed the opening of the Naparima Training College for teachers. The...
Numb to Crime
'Photos of people shot in pools of blood all over the country appear on social media with regularity. Headlines of...
Commentary: Too Much Mistrust
'We are the definition of insanity, doing the same thing again and again expecting a different result' By...
T&T National Returns from Israel
A Trinidad and Tobago national who was in Israel when war broke out has returned home. This was confirmed...
15% to 22% Higher Electricity Bill for Most
By Prior Beharry MOST residential customers will see an increase in their electricity bill between 15% to 22% when...
Chickenpox at Five Rivers School
THERE are several cases of the Chickenpox virus at the Five Rivers Secondary School. This was confirmed by the...
PNM Women call Rowley, Young Heroes for Dragon Gas Deal
THE People’s National Movement (PNM) National Women’s League is labelling Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Energy Minister Stuart Young...
Extension for Covid Mask Fines, Traffic Tickets
By Prior Beharry THE Judiciary has extended the deadline to November 30 for payments for traffic tickets and public...
Republic Bank: It was Me
REPUBLIC Bank has admitted blame where credit card customers had duplicated transactions and discrepancies in their refunds. Many took...
