Author: Gregory Mc Burnie
STUDENTS at Malick Secondary School were evacuated on November 20 after a massive fire at the school. The flames began in a storage room in a small prefabricated building referred to as Block F. Students told Newsday the room contained computer parts, benches and tables. It also houses a server room, a library and a […]
THE Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is facing an average deficit of 33 per cent in its three reservoirs in Trinidad when compared to the long term average, while Tobago’s Hillsborough Reservoir is at 100 per cent capacity. The figures were released in video updates posted to WASA’s Facebook page on November 14. The Navet […]
POLICE had a busy few days arresting 17 people and destroying more than 4,000 marijuana trees after they seized $19 million in cocaine. The arrests began on November 7 after officers received information on two cars said to be transporting drugs. They assembled a team and intercepted both cars on the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway […]
THE State intends to make it more difficult for extortion suspects to get bail. Minister in the Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland vowed to crack down on the offence as he toured Central and South Trinidad on November 8. Speaking with the media outside the Chaguanas police station, Scotland said he was aware of […]
A 26-year-old Piarco man has appeared before a master of the High Court charged with the murder of taxi driver Roger Bailey. Bailey, a former soldier, was shot dead during a robbery while plying his car for hire in La Horquetta on October 27. Police said he picked up a man at Fantastic Grocery, La […]
Shaquill Mills, 23, died on November 5 after his car slammed into a walkover on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway (CRH). Around 5 am, police responded to reports of an accident on the eastbound lane of the CRH near La Horquetta. Officers found a blue Chevy with registration plate PCS 6178 which had crashed into one […]
WEARING crimson and saffron saris, accentuated with flowing iridescent orhnis (a traditional Indian headscarf), Dynamic Dance Fusion, an all-girl group of young, graceful dancers, captivated the audience at El Socorro South Community during its annual Divali celebrations. The event took place on October 27 at Chanka Trace and Parray Street. Guests at the well-attended celebration […]
FORMER minister of housing Roodal Moonilal is calling on Attorney General Reginald Armour to disclose how much the State has spent on legal and professional fees in court matters involving the Estate Management and Business Development Company Ltd (EMBD). The Privy Council recently instructed EMBD to pay Junior Sammy Contractors Ltd (JSCL) $82.8 million in […]
THE Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) will meet on October 31 to discuss Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s approval of a four per cent increase for the 2015-2020 period and the proposed increase for the 2020-2023 period. On October 30, in a media statement, Imbert approved the settling of negotiations with TTALPA. He accepted […]
CARIBBEAN Airlines (CAL) pilots say they are prepared for their ongoing wage-negotiations impasse with the company to reach the courts. The pilots, members of the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA), held another silent picket on October 30 at the Eric Williams Financial Complex on Independence Square in Port of Spain. They expressed their […]