Chaguanas J’Ouvert celebrations successful
Tuesday, March 4, 2014The biggest J’Ouvert celebrations in the history of Chaguanas Carnival commenced around 5.45 am on Monday. Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan and Chaguanas East MP Stephen Cadiz...
View ArticleIsland People in stand-off with police and army
Nadaleen SinghTuesday, March 4, 2014Joint army and police were forced to intervene when Island People Mas band made a determined effort to break the Port-of-Spain Carnival parade route yesterday.
View ArticleSando reveller jailed for two months
Sascha WilsonTuesday, March 4, 2014Hours after being held with a knife during J’ouvert celebrations in San Fernando, a reveller appeared in court and was jailed for two months.
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BP loses twice in federal court
Tuesday, March 4, 2014Oil giant BP plc’s (BP) request to a federal judge to delay oil spill compensation payments to seafood workers was denied.
View ArticleSEC investigates Citigroup over fraudulent Mexican loans
Tuesday, March 4, 2014The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Citigroup for accounting fraud after it disclosed bogus loans in its Mexican Banamex unit, a source familiar with...
View ArticleRussia ‘act of aggression’ has global consequences
Tuesday, March 4, 2014While T&T plunged yesterday into the merry madness that is Carnival, on the other side of the Atlantic the mood was sombre as Russia made an armed entry into the Ukraine...
View ArticleThe work begins
Lisa Allen AgostiniTuesday, March 4, 2014While T&T was busy with Carnival activities over the weekend, I was starting my series of workshops as the Dame Hilda Bynoe Writer-in-Residence at St...
View ArticleUmpire Erasmus strikes again!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014Not for the first time, umpire Marais Erasmus from South Africa has deliberately given a poor decision against West Indies, scuttling an important recovery effort and decisively...
View ArticleWhat is T&T’s position on Ukraine?
Tuesday, March 4, 2014So what is the position of this Republic as to the situation in Ukraine?
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Queen’s Hall billboard really not necessary
Tony FraserWednesday, March 5, 2014In addition to the sheer ugliness of the Queen’s Hall billboard (vulgar infliction) there are serious questions about its usefulness and indeed need for it as a...
View ArticleQuestions for FCB’s AGM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014Now that the First Citizens Bank (FCB) has transitioned from being a closely held state-corporation, (96.5 per cent) majority owned by the Finance Minister in his capacity as...
View ArticleNo to same-sex marriages in T&T
Wednesday, March 5, 2014Now that the Carnival is over, we as a nation must remain strong in its opposition to same-sex marriages. The PM in a recent statement seems to be leaning towards legalising it;...
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Bernard: Young people growing up without any values
Yvonne BaboolalWednesday, March 5, 2014Justice Desiree Bernard during a recent interview at the Caribbean Court of Justice, Henry Street, Port-of-Spain. PHOTO: MARYANN AUGUSTEThere is a desk calender...
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Reading the labelling carefully
Caroline C RavelloWednesday, March 5, 2014Counseling can determine what is the real source of the child’s recent inattentiveness.My concern for the mislabelling or intentional labelling of...
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Five wicket haul boosts Taylor’s confidence
Wednesday, March 5, 2014KINGSTON—Jerome Taylor, the Jamaican pacer who has returned to first class cricket after prolonged injury, says he is confident he can perform better than the effort that earned...
View ArticleBarbados name unchange squad
Wednesday, March 5, 2014Bridgetown—Title holders Barbados have named an unchanged 13-man squad for their second round WICB first-class Day/Night match against Guyana at Providence in Guyana, March 7 to...
View ArticleJamaica beat Barbados in friendly
Wednesday, March 5, 2014ST MICHAEL—Second-half strikes from Darren Mattocks and Deshorn Brown lifted Jamaica to an unimpressive 2-0 win over hosts Barbados in a friendly football international here on...
View ArticleTagenarine, Hemraj replace Shiv, Sarwan
Wednesday, March 5, 2014Georgetown—Despite going under to Jamaica by seven wickets in their first round match of this year’s West Indies Cricket Board Regional four-day championships at Sabina Park...
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