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PM off to Cuba today
Posted: Friday, June 3, 2016
PM off to Cuba today
PRIME Minister Dr Keith Rowley leaves the country today to attend the Seventh Summit of Heads of State and/or Government of the Association of Caribbean States in Havana, Cuba.
Honour Holly B's legacy
ARIMIANS of all ages and class gathered yesterday to sign a condolence book at Town Hall, opened in honour of the famed 'Arima Kid' Holly Betaudier who died last Sunday at the age of 91.
Arima Kid signs off
AS THEY say in Patois, bondyé bay tout moun talan – God gives everyone talents. Holly Betaudier had many. He used them to play a key role in the post-war, post-colonial era, placing local culture upfront as modern media took shape.
No more Hindu child marriages
Hindu child marriages do not exist in T&T anymore, secretary general of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha Sat Maharaj said yesterday, as he dared Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi to bring statistics over the past two years to support his case.
Govt to wind up Tobago company
CABINET yesterday decided to wind up the Human Capital Development Facilitation Company (HCDFC) which was seemingly used by the former People's Partnership (PP) government, through the now defunct Tobago Development Ministry, to undermine the Tobago House of Assembly (THA).
Tighter port security to deal with Venezuelan influx
FREE AT LAST
TWO of the eight men who were acquitted of the murder of Xtra Foods chief executive Vindra Naipaul-Coolman, but were not immediately freed when the verdict was given on Tuesday, were yesterday back home with their families after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) issued notices of discontinuance which led to their freedom.
Strong case was made out—DPP
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard has defended his office's prosecution in the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial.
Ex-accused wants cops to reopen case
One of the men who was acquitted of the murder of Xtra Foods CEO Vindra Naipaul-Coolman has called on police to reopen their investigation into the murder.
Jurors only winners in Naipaul-Coolman case
Man threatens wife: jailed for five years
Protective services: Where we money?
MEMBERS of the Protective Services are calling on Government to honour its promise to pay them monies owed for backpay, by the end of this month. At a press conference yesterday, heads of various associations said that memebers are losing their patience.
Upset prisoners damage lights
PRISONERS upset that they were not taken before various magistrates at the San Fernando Magistrates' Court, on Wednesday, damaged electrical fixtures while in holding cells of the courthouse.
Beaten so severely, his skull was shattered
AN AUTOPSY which was deferred for two days, finally took place yesterday on the body of Arima Borough Corporation employee Joseph Daniel Logan which revealed that he was beaten so severely with a piece of wood that his skull was shattered in several places. Logan was struck at least six times to the back of the head with a force so excessive that it caused his skull to split in two halves resulting in death.
Young: PP spent $18M on one Carnival show
THE former People's Partnership (PP) government pumped $18 million into one of the major shows for Carnival and got no returns for it. Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Stuart Young made this point as he defended the expenditure of $450,000 by the Ministries of Tourism and Community Development, Culture and the Arts on the Soca on the Seas cruise.
Kamla: AG wrong on assent
THE President has no choice but to assent to a law put before him such as the Strategic Services Agency (Amendment) Bill, claimed Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday.
Govt not worried about SSA challenge
GOVERNMENT is prepared for any legal challenge from the Opposition regarding the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) (Amendment) Bill 2016.
Schoolboy found hanging
THA rape suspect surrenders
AN OFFICIAL of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) surrendered to the Scarborough Police on Wednesday afternoon after a 46-year-old Bon Accord woman reported to police that she was raped by him at his Scarborough home on Sunday night.
Policeman held with stolen goods
A POLICEMAN with over ten years service and who was last assigned to the Southern Division was detained yesterday by Northern Division after 94 cases of Blue Waters bottled water and Monster Energy drinks, allegedly stolen from the Blue Waters Company on May 20, were found at the officer's businessplace.
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