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Deputy COP leader calls for referendum on gay rights
Posted: Saturday, May 19, 2012
DAD SHOT DEAD
WITH his two-year-old son in his arms, a 38-year-old Laventille man was shot multiple times in the head while walking to a nearby shop to make a purchase.
Cops hunting for shooter
POLICE were yesterday searching for clues which could lead them to a lone gunman who ambushed seven Claxton Bay fishermen, which left one dead and three others in critical condition on Thursday evening.
Robbery suspected in killing
ROBBERY is suspected to be the motive behind the murder of a 44-year-old St Augustine businessman who was found murdered at his home by one of his teenage daughters on Thursday.
I convinced Dookeran to form COP
HARRY Harnarine convinced Winston Dookeran to form a political party after he (Harnarine) and Basdeo Panday "hatched a plot together".
Toney: No evidence of poaching by UNC
Chairman of the Congress of the People Joseph Toney said yesterday he had no evidence to support any claim the eight executive members of the party's Lopinot/Bon Air West constituency were poached by the United National Congress.
Toney: Not the time to celebrate
COALITION PARTNER, the Congress of the People (COP), has added its support to the position taken by the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) regarding the timing of the celebrations for the People's Partnership second anniversary rally planned for May 24.
Abdulah should talk to me first, says Jack
IF political leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah does not want his party to participate in the second anniversary celebrations of the People's Partnership Government next week, he needs to inform Acting Prime Minister Jack Warner.
Browne on Govt decentralisation plan: Online services key to progress
The Government's decentralisation project is receiving mixed responses after Wednesday's announcement that approval has been granted for the headquarters of three ministries to be relocated to Chaguanas.
Sen Deyalsingh: Bill inadequate to deal with child porn
The Children's Bill does not go far enough in prosecuting perpetrators of of child pornography, and the use of social networks to promote crimes against children says Opposition PNM Senator Cyril Deyalsingh.
Senator 'taken aback' by school sex video
OPPOSITION Senator Shamfa Cudjoe told the Senate yesterday that recently she saw a video on Facebook of local pupils, two boys in Form Four and a girl from Form One, having sex.
Beckles: 12-year-old girls in jail
OPPOSITION Senator Pennelope Beckles-Robinson alleged that girls as young as 12 years were being kept at the Women's Prison at Golden Grove. She said so while speaking yesterday in the Senate, on the Children's Bill.
'TMI' on Facebook
Adults are posting a ridiculous amount of detail about their private lives on Facebook, says PNM senator Terrence Deyalsingh.
Road blockade as Couva residents protest plant
The Savonetta Main Road, near Couva, was blocked with burning tyres and debris yesterday as residents continued their protest against the construction of the CariSal chemical plant near their homes.
Independent senator challenges the law: State has no business behind closed doors
Independent Senator Rolph Balgobin says he doesn't see why the State has to concern itself with what happens behind closed doors between two consenting adults, whatever their sex. Balgobin voiced this during yesterday's Senate debate on the Children Bill.
PAWI: God loves gays but act is still a sin
The Church loves homosexuals but not their lifestyle. Making the statement was Reverend Pat Glasgow. He was speaking on the church's stance on gay and lesbian rights.
Deputy COP leader calls for referendum on gay rights
Vernon De Lima, deputy chairman of the Congress of the People (COP), says the issue of gay rights is one that should be taken to the people...
Dana Seetahal: Same-sex marriage talk premature
Doctors save Kurleen's arm after horrible attack
For the first time since she was viciously attacked by a pack of dogs four days ago, Kurleen Cooper was able to smile and move her injured arm yesterday.
Vets say Dangerous Dogs Act flawed in present form
The Veterinary Association (TTVA) has expressed concern about the Dangerous Dogs Act in its present form and has suggested changes, especially with respect to the breeds of dogs which fall under the legislation.
Three killed, corpse found in Maraval
The murder toll now stands at 148 after the death of three men and the discovery of a decomposing corpse in Maraval. The most recent murder occurred around noon yesterday, when Ricardo Campbell, 30, of Beverly Hills was gunned down at the Canada Plannings, Laventille.
$61m worth of ganja destroyed in Navet
Officers of the Eastern Division Task Force on exercise duty in the Navet Forest on Thursday burnt $ 61 million worth of marijuana trees and destroyed four camps.
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