By Sue-Ann Wayow SINCE the closure of schools across the country in March 2020, the Ministry of Education has spent over $85million in school repairs. A press release by the Ministry of Education on Thursday stated that the works overseen by the Education Facilities Planning and Procurement Division (EFPPD) in collaboration with National Maintenance […]
THE United National Congress (UNC) is intent on destabilising the government, standing against key pieces of legislation and then accusing the government of not being able to deliver on its promises. Public Relations Officer for the People’s National Movement (PNM) of the Port-of-Spain North/St Ann’s West Constituency Hillan Morean in a press release on […]Read More
THERE are 23 new positive Covid-19 cases in Trinidad and Tobago. The Ministry of Health stated in its Friday report that of the 23, two were recently repatriated persons. The number of positive cases reported reflects the samples taken during the period January 12 to January 14. It also stated that there were 300 […]Read More
THE Financial Investigations Branch (FIB) of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) obtains a court order to forfeit close to $100,000 from a suspected drug dealer who was killed last year. The order was granted on Thursday by Chief Magistrate Maria Busby-Earle-Caddle at the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court. Jason Sankar, 20, was killed in […]Read More
POLICE recover the firearm that went missing at President’s House on Wednesday and have detained a 22-year-old man. The suspect is an employee attached to President’s House and is being questioned at the Woodbrook Police Station in relation to larceny of a firearm. Reports indicated that around 2.30 pm on Wednesday a member of […]Read More
Health Ministry Meets with Nurses Association Discuss Covid Scare at
HEALTH Minister Terrance Deyalsingh has met with the Trinidad and Tobago Registered Nurses Association (TTRNA) to discuss recent incidents of Covid-19 cases at the Port of Spain General Hospital (POSGH). In a press release on Thursday, the ministry stated that Deyalsingh and other ministry officials including chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram met […]Read More
POLICE officers will now be present at virtual Carnival events to ensure that there is no breach of Covid-19 protocols. In a press release on Thursday, the TTPS stated that Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith made the decision after meeting with the executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Promoters’ Association (TTPA) earlier that day. […]Read More
ANOTHER member of the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago has undergone surgery. A release from the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday stated that Minister of Planning and Development Camille Robinson-Regis has had surgery and was now on extended sick leave while she recuperates. It noted that Minister of Public Administration and Digital […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow FOR stealing a bicycle, a Penal man was sentenced to 30 days’ hard labour. Police reported on Thursday that Vishal Chattergoon, 34, of Gopie Trace, Penal, appeared before a Siparia Magistrate on January 8 charged with larceny of a bike following a report made to police in October 2020. He pleaded guilty. […]Read More
THE United National Congress (UNC) has always supported the autonomy of Tobago way more than the People’s National Movement (PNM). UNC’s public relations officer Kirk Meighoo in a press release on Thursday condemned statements made by PNM’s Tracy Davidson-Celestine on the political platform this week that there could be a possible alliance with the […]Read More