Author: Clint Chan Tack

OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the declaration of a state of emergency (SoE) on December 30 was an act of political gimmickry by government and it will not reduce crime. She made this comment in response to a signed proclamation by President Christine Kangaloo to declare an SoE and comments about it by acting Attorney […]

CONSTITUENTS of Pointe-a-Pierre have said it makes absolutely no sense to them to change the name of the constituency to Claxton Bay. Regardless of what the constituency is named, constituents do not see the quality of their lives improving as a result of it. They also said changing the constituency’s name will not have any […]

SECURITY and the economy are the issues that will determine who wins next year’s general election. These were the findings of multiple surveys conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) this year. In a statement on December 27, NACTA said, “Two of the most important issues are the state of the economy (cost […]

THE PRIME Minister has expressed disappointment that the murder toll for the year has crossed 600. Dr Rowley promised government’s continued full support for the police and urged the police, the Judiciary and the population to work together with the government to bring crime under control. In a statement posted on Facebook on December 27, […]

INTERIM Congress of the People (COP) political leader Prakash Ramadhar has called on interim party chairman Lonsdale Williams to provide him with pertinent information about the COP’s operations by December 27. His call comes after a statement issued by Williams which said Ramadhar has not been chosen as COP interim leader. In a signed letter […]

A man wanted in New York for drug-related murder charges, attempted robbery and weapons possession was extradited to the US on December 22. In a statement issued by the public affairs section of the US Embassy on December 23, US Ambassador Candace Bond said, “This extradition is yet another example of the deep collaboration between […]

THE funeral of D’Abadie/O’Meara MP Lisa Morris-Julian and two of her children – Jesiah, six and Xianne, 25, will take place at the Santa Rosa RC Church, Arima on January 2, 2025, at 9 am. Morris-Julian, Jesiah and Xianne died in a fire at their home on Farfan Street, Arima on December 16. On December […]

MINISTER in the Ministry of Education and D’Abadie/O’Meara MP Lisa Morris-Julian will be given a state-assisted funeral. Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne told Newsday this on December 18. Morris-Julian and two of her children – Jesiah, six, and Xianne, 25 – died in a fire at their home on Farfan Street, Arima, […]

THE Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has expressed its sadness at the death of Minister in the Ministry of Education Lisa Morris-Julian. Morris-Julian, who was also D’Abadie/O’Meara MP, died in a fire at her family’s home at Farfan Street, Arima on December 16. Two of her children also died in the fire. In a statement on […]

A 78-year-old man was robbed at his home in Penal on December 16. Police said they responded to a report of a robbery at Ramnarine Popo’s home at Satnarine Trace around 3 pm. Popo told officers he was in the garage area around 2.30 pm when two men attacked him. Both were masked, wore dark […]