Author: Rishard Khan

and Ryan Hamilton-Davis MINISTER of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young has sought to clarify recent news of a deal with Jamaica’s refinery Petrojam Ltd by Paria Fuel Trading to secure marine fuel for bunkering in Trinidad and Tobago, saying the country has always imported fuel for marine sale. Young spoke to reporters on February […]

STUART YOUNG hopes to unite young and old when he becomes Prime Minister to take the country into the future. He made this declaration while addressing the inaugural class of the National Energy Skills Centre Technical Institute’s (NESC-TI) Renewable Energy Technology Services Scholarship programme on February 3. During his speech, Young urged the dozen students […]

THE autopsy on Coosal’s employee Hardeo Manohar, 63, is expected to be done on January 28, a week after he was killed in a freak accident at a Manzanilla job site. Manohar’s granddaughter Alisha Sooker told Newsday the family had been frustrated over fixing the autopsy date but in a lengthy call on January 27, […]

MYSTERY still surrounds an unidentified pirogue carrying around five decomposing human bodies which drifted into Trinidad and Tobago waters on Saturday afternoon but disappeared while being towed by the Coast Guard (TTCG) on Sunday. The TTCG believes the vessel sank while being towed. A ghost vessel is one found without any living crew onboard. This […]

A MAN is now in police custody after he robbed a woman while wearing a wig and brandishing a toy gun. Police said the victim, who knew her assailant, was at her Princes Town mini-mart around 10.30 am on January 25 when the man approached her. He was wearing an orange coverall jacket, black distressed […]

Police are investigating allegations that a La Brea man’s ex-girlfriend burnt down his home on the evening of January 23. The 47-year-old straightener told police he began receiving calls shortly before 5 pm on Thursday from a woman he broke up with recently. He said she used a blocked number to threaten to burn down […]

POLICE are investigating the murder of a CEPEP worker whose body was found on the Chase Village Flyover in the morning on January 21. The man has been identified as Renaldo Sutherland, 44, of Connector Road, Carlsen Field. Initial reports from police said Central Division officers responded to a report of a man lying motionless […]

SIX South Western Division (SWD) officers had to seek treatment after the floor gave way under them during a state of emergency (SoE) search of a house in Fanny Village, Point Fortin on January 20. The SoE, which was declared on December 30, has been extended to April 14. Newsday understands members of the SWD […]

OFFICIALS from the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries met with San Fernando fishermen on the morning of January 20 to discuss concerns over the new fishing facility at King’s Wharf. Newsday understands the meeting included members of the ministry’s Fisheries Division, health and safety personnel and members of the San Fernando Fishing Cooperative Society. […]

A release on January 20 said the upgrade at Valsayn Water Works would replace the ageing 500,000-gallon concrete clearwell with a state-of-the-art 750,000 factory-coated bolted-steel clearwell. It said the upgrade marked a pivotal step towards enhancing water security, reliability and quality for approximately 40,000 residents in multiple communities, including Wharf Trace, Lower St Joseph and […]