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PM to assume chairmanship of Caricom
Posted: Saturday, December 12, 2020
AG: PM to assume chairmanship of Caricom
Rowley is expected to assume chairmanship of Caricom at the next Intersessional meeting in February 23-24 . In November Caricom had announced that T&T would host that Intersessional meeting.
Midday blast at NP Sea Lots compound
One contractor sustained burns to the forearm and thighs, while another experienced intense heat to the head but escaped burns. The third contractor was found several moments after his colleagues, reportedly traumatised from the event. All the men were taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital for treatment.
UWI professor: Age-appropriate sex education 'long overdue'
'This is long overdue. In a society where children are sexually abused virtually from birth and where the main abusers are family members it is foolhardy to expect those same persons or persons who have been unable to provide safety in homes, to fulfil this responsibility.'
PM: Preparations for Covid vaccines have been made
He said the country had pre-ordered vaccines to cover 33 per cent of the population, or 461,000 people. This would cost $7 million. "Once a vaccine is approved, we will receive in the first instance enough vaccine for 20 per cent of the population—that is 279,000 persons," the Prime Minister stated.
Tobago fire officials initiate backup plan
Acting Assistant Chief Fire Officer for Tobago David Joseph-Thomas says all contingency plans are in place to ensure "normal" operations continue, especially at the airport, as 114 of the island's 350 officers remain in self-quarantine after one of their colleagues tested positive for COVID-19 last Saturday at the Crown Point station.
Google honours Sir Arthur Lewis
His research and publications helped to model the economics of developing countries, with him advising governments in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, and being knighted in 1963. He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 1979 for his research in economics. He died in 1991 and is buried on the grounds of Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in St Lucia, an institute named after him.
Murder of Ashanti: Driver to be charged
A 32-year-old man is expected to be brought before a Port of Spain magistrate on Monday charged with the murder of 18-year-old Ashanti Riley
Kesha's gruesome murder: The monsters who walk among us
Homicide investigators have interviewed three persons in connection with the crime. But no charges have been laid, Darlington said.
Marabella parents fear Xmas without daughter, 16: Where's Princess?
Marabella schoolgirl Princess Phillips went missing on August 7.
Couva family struggling on $2,000 a month: We need food
SINCE her husband lost his job during the pandemic, life has become difficult for a California mother with five young daughters. She says they are even struggling to eat every day.Their sole income is a monthly disability grant of $2,000.
How many street dwellers in T&T?
Four hundred and forty -one street dwellers have been identified by the Ministry of Social Development
Transition homes for street dwellers coming
Police now seeking man in viral video with incoherent teen
Police are now looking for a security guard who was released from custody last week after he was recorded with a child he falsely claimed was his daughter.
SRP sues Griffith, TTPS over tattoo policy
The policy precludes TTPS members from having tattoos on their head, face, neck, ears, scalp, or hand that would be visible with their uniforms on. While officers are allowed to have tattoos on hidden parts of their bodies, tattoos that a "reasonable person would conclude are prejudicial to good order, discipline and morale or are of a nature to bring discredit upon the TTPS" are prohibited.
Don't fall for this scam
The victim told police that Brooks offered him a job at the Ministry of Works and Transport at a cost of $2,500. He handed over the said amount of cash to Brooks, as well as copies of his personal documents in order to obtain the job.
Cops called to 'hostage' situation at RBC, Gulf City
POLICE were called to a 'hostage' situation at a bank in La Romaine on Friday, where the hostage turned out to be a cellphone.
Father of murder victim: Love turned sour left him on the streets
Sookdeo Manwah is saddened over the death of his son, and also bitter, as he believes the ending of a relationship was one reason that led his son to homelessness.
Venezuelan woman awaits DNA results to confirm son's death
Rosemary Cabello said until a DNA test was done on the charred remains of a man believed to be her son, she could not confirm he had died at the house. But she confirmed that her 19-year-old son, Luis Santiago David Figuera, lived there.
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