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By Prior Beharry POPULAR radio announcer and local entertainer of Indian songs Anil Bheem, 48, has passed away. He died at his Curepe home on Saturday morning after a performance the night before. Relatives believe he succumbed to a suspected heart attack. He worked at 103FM and was host of the popular drivetime programme […]Read More
‘We do not accept it. We will go on our way’ – Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro By Prior Beharry VENEZUELA President Nicholas Maduro is unhappy that his country will not receive any cash payments from the Dragon field gas deal with Trinidad and Tobago and other countries that have a licence to get crude […]Read More
RETIRED Justice Rolston Nelson has been appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the case where the Office of the Attorney General did not put in a defence in a malicious prosecution case by nine former accused. The State has to pay the former murder accused in the Vindra Naipual-Coolam case just over $2 million […]Read More
THE disqualification of Attorney General Reginald Armour in the Miami civil matter dealing with the construction of the Piarco International Airport and the recent case of the missing file in the proceedings against nine murder accused who have been awarded $20 million is a double whammy for Armour. The United National Congress (UNC) has […]Read More
By Prior Beharry ATTORNEY General Reginald Armour has been disqualified by a United States appellate court from representing the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in an asset forfeiture case linked to the construction of the Piarco International Airport more than two decades ago. The Florida Third District Court of Appeal comprising Judges Eric Hendon, […]Read More
MINISTER of Communications Symon de Nobriga is asking the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) and the Trinidad and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) if they are willing to provide accreditation to all working and bona fide journalists in Trinidad and Tobago. He made this comment in the Senate on Tuesday in […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) Limited and PESH Money Limited (PESH) are now officially e-money issuers. On Wednesday, the Central Bank issued provisional registrations to the companies. The provisional registrations, which cover an initial six-month period, authorise TSTT and PESH to issue e-money in Trinidad and Tobago from March 1, 2023. Under the terms of […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE suggestion by Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC that the attorneys representing the nine men in the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman case were successful in the malicious prosecution claim because the file suddenly went missing is both ridiculous and amusing. So said attorneys Anand Ramlogan, SC, Renuka Rambhajan and Ganesh Saroop who stated that they will not be used as scapegoats in the […]Read More
THE press conference that Attorney General Reginald Armour called to talk about the High Court judgement involving the payout of $20 million to nine ex-murder accused men was bizarre. This is according to Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar who said it only raised more questions than answers. In a statement on Wednesday, Persad-Bissessar said Armour was […]Read More
CABBAGES worth $10,000 have been stolen and police has launched an investigation. According to investigators, a 29-year-old Maraval made a report to the Maraval Police Station on Tuesday. The farmer told the police that on Monday, he sprayed his cabbage crops with an insecticide and went away. When he returned the following day he noticed a quantity of cabbages missing. The farmer assessed […]Read More