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Parents panic as swine flu hits school
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Parents panic as swine flu hits school
Angry parents were yesterday demanding the closure of the Grant Memorial Presbyterian Primary School, after two cases of the dreaded H1N1 virus (swine flu) were discovered among its pupils.
T&T jumps in competitive rankings
Trinidad and Tobago has become a more competitive location
Lodge all exhibits
Ag Police Commissioner James Philbert has adopted a "no nonsense" approach against police officers who fail to lodge court exhibits at police property rooms throughout the country.
Cops trying to burn exhibits: arrested by colleagues
Two police constables were yesterday caught in the act trying to destroy what appeared to be court exhibits in a bonfire at D'Abadie.
$11m Spent: $7m more if probe continues
Fees for the Chairman and members of the Commission of Enquiry into the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) and the construction sector have cost the taxpayer $11 million since its inception and are projected to cost a further $7 million in the next fiscal year, amounting to a total of $18 million.
Khan calls for validation of Uff Commission
THERE IS precedent in Trinidad and Tobago for a Government tabling an act of Parliament to retrospectively cure defective proceedings, lawyers said yesterday.
Jairam and secretary found 'Gazette' error
Seenath Jairam, SC, the lead attorney for the Commission of Enquiry into the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) and the construction sector, says it was both secretary Judith Gonzalez and himself who discovered that it had not been gazetted as required by law.
More Budget dollars for Navas
THE UNC-controlled Chaguanas Borough Corporation (CBC) was one of the main beneficiaries of increased funding given to the Ministry of Local Government in the $44 billion 2010 Budget.
$309,000 cheque returned to Jack
CHAGUANAS Mayor Natasha Navas yesterday disclosed the Chaguanas Borough Corporation (CBC) returned a $309,000 cheque which Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner had given to the CBC to pay the salaries of 54 contract workers who were retrenched from the corporation.
Carib now costs $9
Carib Brewery's managing director Derek Waddell yesterday confirmed that the suggested retail price of a Carib and Stag will be increased from $8 to $9.
Big pinch for property owners
Watson calculated that people who current paid less than $300 a year in land and building taxes might have to pay more than $3,000 per annum.
Imprecise budget?
Two distinct minuses of the 2009/2010 National Budget, which was presented on Monday, have been the imprecise proposal to "implement a new four-tiered property tax regime based on present market value of properties" and Government's failure to announce plans for the introduction of a clearly needed Public Sector Contributory Pension Scheme.
Whitehall to become Protocol House
Whitehall, which was previously used as the Office of the Prime Minister, is to be converted into a protocol house for visiting heads of state and government.
$44m for Police Service in 2010
National Security to get $4.74 billion
Man shot dead in Petit Valley
Police are yet to establish a motive for the shooting death of a 51-year-old man on Monday night.
'Customs broker' run over by truck
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