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'Corruption draped in $2m flag'
Posted: Saturday, November 7, 2009
'Corruption draped in $2m flag'
National shame. This was how deputy political leader of the Congress of the People (COP) Prakash Ramadhar described Sport Minister Gary Hunt's defence of the $2 million giant national flag at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain.
Symbol of waste and corruption
Government's $2 million flag at the Hasely Crawford Stadium should be flown at half-mast as it is a symbol of waste and corruption, UNC MP Roodal Moonilal said yesterday.
Moonilal: Govt decisions stressing out citizens
Government is making a 'concerted attempt to anger and stress out' the people of Trinidad and Tobago, Oropouche East MP Roodal Moonilal said yesterday.
Beckles: No case for Dana to answer
Speaker disrespected
DEPUTY SPEAKER Pennelope Beckles yesterday ruled that while Independent Senator Dana Seetahal was guilty of "glaring disrespect" to Speaker Barry Sinanan, her offence was not serious enough to warrant sending her to the Privileges Committee of the House of Representatives.
Seetahal spared; Pennelope rules comment was 'reckless'
Health crisis forces two top SWRHA officials to be fired, says Moonilal
Health Minister Jerry Narace was accused yesterday of being 'on the warpath...firing CEOs in the South and firing doctors...without just cause'.
I can stand alone
UNC Deputy political leader, Jack Warner, has signaled his intention to "stand alone" should the Basdeo Panday-led national executive reverse a decision to hold the party's internal elections next January.
Cabinet stalls search for next top cop
Jail, Court Link Up
Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Attorney General John Jeremie will hold a special meeting next Wednesday at the Scarborough Magistrates' Court in Tobago where they will witness the testing of new technology to be introduced to allow for video links between prisons and courtrooms throughout the country.
New bill proposes some trials without jury
A new bill has been laid in the Parliament that seeks to 'provide for cases to be tried without a jury where there is the danger of jury tampering'.
Caroni lands for prison complex
Minister in the Ministry of National Security Donna Cox says there are ongoing discussions with stakeholders with respect to a prison complex on Caroni lands.
Cocaine lab set up opposite school
'I never see so much liquid cocaine'
"THIS was the first time in my career that I came across so much liquid cocaine! I never see so much liquid cocaine," acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert said as he reacted to the discovery of over $8 million of the illegal drug in the basement of a house in Phoenix Park, Couva, on Thursday.
Cops on alert for CHOGM
The Police Service is deeply saddened by the death of police constable Arnold "Stevie Pinky" Deonarine.
Works Minister Imbert 'insensitive'
RELATIVES of truck owner Rohan "Bobby" Maharaj, 36, who along with two other men perished in the Bailey bridge accident at Macoya on Thursday, yesterday described a statement by Works and Transport Minister Colm Imbert that Government will seek to get $500,000 from the owner of the truck, to repair the damaged bridge, as "grossly insensitive."
3 to stand trial for Factory Road murders
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