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Marlene keeps Anil quiet
Gail AlexanderSaturday, March 16, 2013Port-of-Spain South MP Marlene McDonald speaks on the Defence Bill during the debate in Parliament yesterday. PHOTO: ANDY HYPOLITEPNM MP Marlene McDonald silenced...
View ArticleGopee-Scoon: Let Jack clear air on FBI claims
Richard LordSaturday, March 16, 2013Opposition MP Paula Gopee-Scoon said National Security Minister Jack Warner has dared the media to “call names” in an alleged matter involving the so
View ArticlePolice Association president: Acting CoP against precepting soldiers
Camille ClarkeSaturday, March 16, 2013Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams is reportedly in disagreement with Government’s proposal to precept soldiers.
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Defence Act Passed (with CNC3 video)
Gail AlexanderSaturday, March 16, 2013The controversial Defence (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament last evening, with the Government winning its fight to approve legislation to precept soldiers...
View ArticleNarine stars with bat, ball as QPCC advances to finals
Vinode MamchanSaturday, March 16, 2013On Monday night, Sunil Narine came to the rescue of T&T with the bat, and on Thursday night it was the same story as he scored an unbeaten 38 after snaring...
View ArticleTop two teams face off in cricket Premiership
Saturday, March 16, 2013Leaders Alescon Comets will come up against second-placed Moosai Sports, today, when round five matches in the T&T Cricket Board Premiership tournament bowls off at various...
View ArticleWillet to be honoured by Leewards
Saturday, March 16, 2013ST JOHN’S—The first player from the Leeward Islands to have been selected on the West Indies cricket team, Elquemedo Willet, is to be honoured at a gala ceremony in Antigua...
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T&T bids to host US swim team
Saturday, March 16, 2013Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, centre, poses with officials of USA Swimming, Olympic athletes and Cabinet ministers. With her are Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz, from...
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Ramsaroops innovate with scrap
Linda Hutchinson-JafarSunday, March 17, 2013Chemraj and Sita Ramsaroop with their children, Prithivi, 14, right, Praveen, nine, and son Anand, 13. Freeport small farmers Chemraj and Sita Ramsaroop and...
View ArticleChemraj has no training in machinery, engineering
Sunday, March 17, 2013Chemraj Ramsaroop, a former sugarcane farmer with no formal training in engineering or machinery design, began experimenting with designs of machinery and equipment in 1995.
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European leaders change views on austerity
Sunday, March 17, 2013Austerity protests draw thousands in Brussels.Three and a half years into its government-debt crisis, there are signs that Europe is adopting a gentler approach toward austerity....
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From post boy to MD, then chairman
Andre AlexanderSunday, March 17, 2013Prof Selwyn Ryan, left, his wife Jan Ryan and Dr Bhoe Tewarie, Minister of Planning and the Economy.With nine O'Level subjects, Ronald Frederick deCreeft Harford...
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South bracing for protests as Severstal pulls out of La Brea project
Reshma RagoonathSunday, March 17, 2013Flashback: In 2012, miles of traffic backed up along the La Brea to Point Fortin Main Road during a protest by La Brea residents. PHOTO: TONY HOWELLKey players...
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Buffett’s Dairy Queen returns to T&T after 30 years
Sunday, March 17, 2013Dairy Queen’s 500th branch in Shanghai, China.International Dairy Queen Inc returned to T&T after a 30-year hiatus as the restaurant chain of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire...
View ArticleGrenada seeks to overhaul finances
Sunday, March 17, 2013Grenada’s new government has appointed advisers to seek a restructuring of its US$193m 2025 bond as part of a wider overhaul of the Caribbean island’s finances, which were...
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WASA’s ‘Name and Shame’ rakes in $1b in a year
Sean NeroSunday, March 17, 2013Minister of The Environment and Water Resources Ganga Singh, left, shares a laugh with Minister of Works and Infrastructure Emmanuel George at a ceremony titled...
View ArticleBP appeal over ‘absurd’ Gulf oil spill payouts
Sunday, March 17, 2013Oil giant BP is taking legal action in the US to limit payouts by a fund set up to compensate those affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP said some of the...
View ArticleBrent crude oil at US$110
Sunday, March 17, 2013Brent crude rose to near US$110 per barrel on Friday as strong US economic data fuelled prospects of increased demand in the world’s top oil consumer, while concerns over supply...
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