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Man shot dead at health centre
Posted: Friday, November 13, 2009
T&T officially in recession, says Williams
TT 'technically' in recession
THIS country is technically in a recession, Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams admitted yesterday saying that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have declined for the second quarter of 2009 by 3.6 percent compared to the second quarter 2008.
No need to horde foreign money
CENTRAL Bank Governor Ewart Williams yesterday appealed to foreign exchange buyers not to horde US dollars as there is sufficient reserves to cushion any shortage.
Port-of-Spain gets spruce up for CHOGM
Don't embarrass Govt during CHOGM
Prime Minister Patrick Manning is appealing to protesting prisons officers to be more responsible. He has also warned them against embarrassing the Government during the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
Breathalyser for Christmas
WORKS and Transport Minister Colm Imbert yesterday announced that from November 30, police officers will be "out in force" over the Christmas season using the long-awaited breathalyser to crack down on persons who drink and drive.
Breathalyser law targeting drivers finally takes effect on Monday
...Breathalyser comes into force month-end
PM shocks promoters
SHOW PROMOTERS reacted with shock yesterday at Prime Minister Patrick Manning's call for them to build their own facilities to host cultural events rather than use sporting facilities for fetes and shows.
Promoter Randy Glasgow yesterday said: "The PM's statement shocked me because a couple years ago, William Munro, the Caribbean Prestige Foundation chairman and I, went to him with a plan for a 12,000 capacity facility and he told us there was no need to build because the government is building a facility already."
Promoters: We're insulted by PM
...claim Manning declined bids to lease land
Dick-Forde: Academy not for fetes
THE Port-of-Spain Academy for the Performing Arts might not have been designed to hold Carnival fetes but it can host different types of cultural events.
Minister: No contract for academy upkeep
UNC MP wishes Mrs Hunt well
Questions over Tobacco Bill
IT is right and fitting that the Government regulate the use of tobacco, but this should avoid unnecessarily criminalising sections of the population for what is basically a legitimate activity.
Man drinks poison: dies
An unemployed man, who was depressed over his deteriorating health condition, died after drinking a deadly weedicide on Wednesday.
Emily to probe $611M for education tower
PLANNING Minister Emily Gaynor Dick-Forde yesterday promised to look into an apparent discrepancy between the $460 million cost of the Ministry of Education tower quoted by her to the Senate last week, and the $611 million sum quoted in the Budget's Supplementary Public Sector Investment Programme (SPSIP).
Ownership claims of mandir lands continue
SECRETARY General of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, Sat Maharaj is duly worried about the ownership of the controversial Dow Village Hindu Mandir, even as reports suggested that some members of the Mandir are in possession of a deed for the property. In fact, Maharaj promised that if the members (names called) can produce a legitimate deed for the property, then he and the SDMS will walk out without a word.
Laventille man gunned down in health centre
Man shot dead at health centre with babies around
Gang Kill My Son
Gunshots at a health centre in Laventille yesterday sent children, waiting for medical treatment, and their parents scampering for safety. The incident turned out to be a 'hit' as the victim, Lennox Bellerend Jr, 23, was shot to death in full view of the children.
Thief on bail shot dead in St James
A reputed thief from Dundonald Hill, Long Circular, St James was murdered on Wednesday night outside his home while he was repairing a vehicle.
11 of 13 stolen firearms from Mi5 security firm, still missing
Almost three weeks have passed and 11 of the 13 firearms stolen from the Mi5 Security Compound on October 25 last, remain missing.
Man freed after six-year trial
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