By Sue-Ann Wayow IT has been close to four years since thousands of Venezuelans have been legally allowed to work and live in Trinidad and Tobago and they are yet to be fully integrated into all other aspects of local society. Political leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling on Prime […]readmore
By Sue-Ann Wayow SEVEN Venezuelans who entered the country illegally have been fined a total of $14,000. The group which included one man – Mauricio Jesus Areyan and six women: Athena Sarai’s Perez Farias, Astrid Angexix Leaf Rodriguez, Adriangela Josefina Caracalla Valderr, Jose Merry Coromoto Areyan Munoz, Karina De Carmen Ramos Condea and Sthefani Sarai’s Perez Farias, were each fined $2,000 by […]readmore
FEW people would disagree that there are communities within developed countries that have strikingly similar socio-economic conditions existing in developing countries. An illustration is the slums and overcrowded towns within the developed countries. It is these cities and slums that are sometimes the magnets for unemployed migrants and refugees. Everyone has a role […]readmore
By Prior Beharry FORMER United National Congress (UNC) government minister Dr Devant Maharaj has submitted evidence to the police probing human trafficking by government officials. He confirmed this to AZP News on Saturday saying that he sent a seven-page statement after he was contacted by Sgt Cavelle Mills-Walters of the Counter Trafficking Unit on […]readmore
AN investigation has been launched into allegations of human trafficking allegedly by persons in public life. Commissioner of Police, Erla Christopher has ordered the investigation, a media release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Wednesday evening stated. The release stated that following a meeting with the Director of the Counter Trafficking Unit, Christopher appointed a special team of officers […]readmore
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE Trinidad and Tobago Embassy bank accounts in Belgium are not being closed because of tax issues and money laundering. This is according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Caricom Dr Amery Browne. Speaking at a press conference at the ministry’s head office in Port-of-Spain on Wednesday, Browne said that Trinidad […]readmore
‘But on this issue it is not just a case of conveying individuals from the Middle East to the Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago’ – Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne By Sue-Ann Wayow THE return of the Trinidad and Tobago national in Syria will be done in the context […]readmore
By Sue-Ann Wayow POLICE Commissioner Erla Christopher is being called upon to disclose if police are investigating claims of any parliamentarian involved in human trafficking. The call comes from Opposition Member of Parliament for Oropouche East Dr Roodal Moonilal. He is also calling on the United States authorities to explain the meaning of “senior Government” officials involved in the trafficking of humans […]readmore
WHY must citizens of a poor, struggling country suffer when its brightest minds and talented citizens are attracted to wealthy developed countries? T his is a grave injustice and there is a need to intervene to stop the brain drain. Developed countries should be training their own people and not adopt the lazy and […]readmore
FORMER FIFA vice president and government minister Jack Warner sat down on Friday with Editor-in-Chief of AZP News Prior Beharry at his Sunshine Today newspaper office in Arouca to discuss politics in Trinidad and Tobago and why he supported Russia and not England for the 2018 World Cup. He said he has forgiven then […]readmore