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HOUSE OF RUM
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2016

HOUSE OF RUM
PRIME Minister Dr Keith Rowley caused an uproar in Parliament Monday night, when he revealed that a substantial amount of alcohol was stockpiled at the Prime Minister's Official Residence

'$400,000 in alcohol left behind at PM's residence'

Rowley during debate on Finance Bill: $400,000 in alcohol at PM's residence

Republic Bank increases prime lending rate to 9.5%

Imbert eases fears on return of Property Tax
However, several property owners across the country expressed concerns over the re-introduction of the taxes while others welcome it openly

Finance Bill passed - Imbert: PNM will save TT

Govt should have discussed this
BUSINESSMAN Balliram Maharaj said Government should have engaged in wider public consultation before bringing the Finance Bill to Parliament

VAT hike timed with Carnival
COUVA North MP Ramona Ramdial

Prakash: Wrong to put VAT on salt
...14 pages of items which have been removed from the zero-rated list and are now subject to 12.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT).

I'm not firing her
Rowley backs Marlene in housing furore...

PNM won't use Sando Teaching Hospital's 18th floor for Cabinet meetings

Baptism of fire for new LATT board
Workers protest over wage increase

Best Village 'Traditions of Carnival' for January 16
THE Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts will officially launch the Prime Minister's Best Village Trophy Competition 2016

KI tops Chutney Soca Monarch semis
FORMER champion Kris 'KI' Persad topped the preliminaries of the 21st annual Chutney Soca Monarch and is among 20 finalists selected.

'Reduced funding': no semi-final round for schools soca

5-year-old drowns
ST MARGARET'S police officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a five-year old boy

Daddy or uncle could be the father
16-year-old girl claimed she was sexually abused by her father since she was eight.

Girl, 17, commits suicide
A 17-YEAR-OLD student of Mayaro Secondary school was discovered hanging at her home in Mayaro on Monday afternoon

Escaped twin back in custody
ESCAPED prisoner Russell Thomas, 27

$250,000 bail for prisons officer on theft charge
As an alternative, Miguel was given a cash payment of $10,000, either of which has to be approved by a clerk of the peace

6 cops on ID parades after Central robberies
Officers of the Professional Standards Bureau were up to late yesterday holding identification parades in connection with a spate of robberies in central Trinidad.

Mother of man shot by cops: My son was murdered
Relatives of Stephan "Swell Teeth" St Louis yesterday admitted the 25-year-old father of four "lived the life" but was on Sunday murdered by men who vowed to uphold the law.

Toy-gun bandit gets five years in prison
Granny robbed

Man hounded and killed in Maracas
Police said Thomas was seeking refuge in the area and was living out of his car, a Hyundai accent.

Watch out if your name is Steffan Lewis
...there were several people with the same name as Lewis "on the system".

A realistic property tax rate
Newsday Commentary: Ian Lambie



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