Man slain in La Brea bar
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014In an unrelated incident, quick action by Oropouche police led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of a gun after they killed a man at a La Brea bar. Police said...
View ArticleWarriors off to winning start
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014Denesh RamdinT&T’s Denesh Ramdin and Sunil Narine were in great form in the opening match of the Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament, as they led the Guyana...
View ArticleRed Steel looks to make dent
Vinode MamchanPublished: Saturday, July 12, 2014T&T’s Red Steel will join the party today when they play their first match of the 2014 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament against the...
View ArticleRutherford, Sukwah hand T&T third defeat
Published: Friday, July 11, 2014A 131-run partnership from Guyanese pair Sherfane Rutherford and Adrian Sukwah took the match away from T&T, as the home team fell to its third consecutive defeat in...
View ArticleKidz Ro to stop Bergeron Rodeo
Kelvin 'N'Published: Friday, July 11, 2014The John O’Brien trained Kidz Ro is my nap selection to win today's feature event over 1,750 metres on the main track at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. Kidz Ro will...
View ArticleThompson finishes sixth in Diamond League Walcott in javelin action today
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014T&T Olympian Richard Thompson, the third ranked Diamond League athlete placed sixth, behind five athletes who ran their best times of the year, at the ninth leg of...
View ArticleDuke case adjourned
Derek AchongPublished: Saturday, July 12, 2014State, PSA need time to gather witnessesA last-ditch legal challenge has delayed a ruling by the Industrial Court on whether Public Services Association...
View ArticleRegional Under-19 tournament starts today
Published: Friday, July 11, 2014T&T’s Under-19 men’s rugby team will be seeking an improved position from its third place finish last year, when the host team opens its account at the North America...
View ArticlePoS passport office closed for renovations
TAUREEF MOHAMMEDPublished: Saturday, July 12, 2014The Industrial Court at St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain, was the centre of attention yesterday, as Public Services Association (PSA) president Watson...
View ArticleANSA McAL shares climb to $66.30
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014Overall market activity resulted from trading in 17 securities of which three advanced, six declined and eight traded firm. Trading activity on the first tier market...
View ArticleRising sea levels threaten region’s tourism
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014ST GEORGE’S—The Director of the Environmental and Occupational Health Track of the Public Health Department of the St George’s University is predicting a bleak future...
View ArticleTime to move beyond mere talk of diversification
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014The response of Trade Minister Vasant Bharath and Planning Minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie to the call by the International Monetary Fund to diversify the economy was too...
View ArticleA football convert is born!
Paolo KernahanPublished: Saturday, July 12, 2014It is only reasonable that this column begins with a disclaimer. I’m not a football expert. If there was an opposite of a football aficionado then I...
View ArticlePolitical reshuffles ahead...
Gail AlexanderPublished: Saturday, July 12, 2014Luckily, World Cup matches rested yesterday. On Tuesday and Wednesday the Senate took an earlier-than-usual tea break at 4 pm enabling Parliamentarians...
View ArticleSet Eid, Divali dates year in advance
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014I cannot understand why the public holidays for Eid Ul-Fitr and Divali can only be announced two or three weeks before the date. Let us be clear, Muslims and Hindus...
View ArticleTourism success can’t be measured by arrivals
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014Tobago is not the only Caribbean destination to get suckered into the numbers game. Arrival statistics are all too easy for politicians to manipulate and, in the case...
View ArticleA ploy to reform the Industrial Relations Act?
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2014With the political temperature climbing to oppressive proportions, Mr Duke further escalated the heat scale by shutting down the Immigration Division offices around a...
View ArticleRBC Children’s Cancer Fund gets new administrator
Published: Monday, July 14, 2014Suresh Sookoo, CEO, Caribbean Banking, RBC, second from right, presents the cheque to Dr George Laquis, third from left, Dr Jackie Sabga, chairman and Nicole Jordan,...
View ArticleNew plan to boost use of cassava
SHASTRI BOODANPublished: Monday, July 14, 2014Government plans to reduce imported staples by values ranging between 25 to 100 per cent. This was announced by Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj on...
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