Friday 30th July, 2010
WASA’s ‘$ well’ runs dry says minister
Public Utilities Minister Emmanuel George yesterday admitted that State-owned Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is insolvent. George said yesterday that, based on the audited financial statements f...
Escapee shot in st madeleine bar
Escaped prisoner Ricardo Mahadeo 21, who was on the run over the last 17 days, was shot dead yesterday. Mahadeo, of Cipero Railway Line, Ste Madeleine, was assigned to the bakery section of the Golde...
Imbert has it wrong says Marlene
The Opposition PNM goes on retreat to overhaul systems next month, says PNM chief whip Marlene McDonald, who disagrees with fellow MP Colm Imbert’s claim that something is “very, very wrong” in ...
We were lucky says injured T&TEC man
Trinidad GuardianTrinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) sub- station crew foreman Gerald Simmons recuperates at the St Clair Medical Centre. Photo: Michelle Loubon Trinidad and Tobago Electricity ...
Warner: Flood expert coming
Trinidad GuardianA flash flood yesterday struck several parts of North Trinidad and prompted a response from Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner. Warner, speaking while the rain fell, said a local flood exper...
Ish, Steve closer to US trial
Trinidad GuardianA High Court Judge has dismissed a constitutional motion filed by businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson in which they were challenging the constitutionality of the Extradition Act (1985)...
That’s my plan says Imbert
Trinidad GuardianColm Imbert Former works minister Colm Imbert is in full support of the PP Government’s move to ban drivers’ use of cellphones. That is especially since he had announced the same plan since 20...
Escaped convict shot dead
NewsdayESCAPED convict Ricardo Mahadeo, 21, stopped by a bar on Wednesday night to drink a Mackeson stout, which he loved, because he did not know when next he would drink it. Not long afterwards, Mahadeo wa...
TTEC workers out hospital, Minister gets blast report
NewsdayThe three workers who were injured and hospitalised after an explosion on Wednesday at a TT Electricity Commission (TTEC) Sub-Station have been discharged.
PM sends MPs into floods again
NewsdayFOR the second time in the life of her two-month-old Government, Prime Minister Kamla Persad- Bissessar immediately dispatched all of her MPs into their respective constituencies to assess the damage ...
Works Ministry basement flooded
NewsdayWHILE the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) and various regional corporations were looking to coordinate with the Ministry of Works and Transport, to provide disaster relief for pe...
PSC members meet again
NewsdayIt was the second meeting of the PSC, and sources revealed several matters were discussed, including the invitation of Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs to this country to negotiate his salary and renu...
Govt tenders for laptops now ...
NewsdayTenders closed yesterday for companies interested in providing laptop computers to the Government which will be given to successful Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) candidates.
4 x 1000 men win CAC gold
Trinidad GuardianT&T’s 4x100 metres men’s relay quartet of Rondel Sorillo, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender and Keston Bledman won this country’s seventh gold medal at the 21st Central American and Caribbean (...
Car dealer to pay $1m to transport firm over truck
Trinidad GuardianA master of the High Court has ordered a car dealer to pay just over $1 million in damages and cost to a Tobago-based company. Master Patricia Sobion, presiding in the San Fernando High Court, ordere...
From backup to calypso champion
General SourcesAARON DUNCAN is just seven years old, but this Trinidad and Tobago 2010 Junior Calypso Monarch has the right attitude, moves and diction to capture the attention of his audience when he is onstage.
Teams share points after another washout
General SourcesTrinidad has turned out to be a nightmare for the organisers with yet another match - the second - to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. The afternoons haven't been kind to the players and spec...
Brenau soccer signs Trinidad standout
General SourcesSAN FERNANDO, Trinidad and Tobago -- Jaimey Alleyne, who has played extensively on club and national teams in her homeland, has signed a letter of intent to continue her education and soccer career at...
1984 Mazda 626 GLX review from Trinidad and Tobago
General SourcesMy dad was the first owner of this car; it wasn't his top priority. I got it from him in 2005, and since then these were some of the things I have changed. I'm not going to sell it or trade ...
Critical Alerts For Merck, Dr Pepper Snapple, Polo Ralph Lauren, Royal Caribbean and Sears Released By Seven Summits Research
Earth Times-- Seven Summits Research issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for MRK, DPS, RL, RCL, and SHLD. To see what our analysts have discovered about these
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC CaribbeanThe economic union proposed by these smaller-member states of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is expected to take effect by January of next year. The treaty facilitating this was signed in June.
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