Tuesday 9th March, 2010
Revoke Annisette’s appointment — OWTU
Trinidad GuardianThe Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) has called on President George Maxwell Richards to immediately revoke the appointment of Independent Senator Michael Annisette. The union’s president gen...
Ease in appointments for new T&T passports
Trinidad GuardianMartin Joseph Appointments to process machine-readable passports have now been increased by 15 per cent daily, National Security Minister Martin Joseph said yesterday. He gave the information i...
Ramlogan: No room for third party in T&T
Trinidad GuardianFormer COP candidate attorney Anand Ramlogan was warmly welcomed back into the fold of the UNC as he mounted a political platform in support of Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar in Tabaquite...
Prisoner recaptured after two-hour chase
Trinidad GuardianPolice officers subdue prisoner Antonio Stevenson on Finland Street, St James. Photo courtesy: CNC3 A prisoner, who escaped the custody of prison officers while serving as part of an out-gang o...
POLICE PROBE CALDER HART
NewsdayMERE HOURS after being appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard yesterday acted swiftly in his new post, holding a meeting with Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) James Philbert,...
Uff report for Easter
NewsdayChairman of the Commission of Inquiry into Udecott and the construction sector, Professor John Uff yesterday assured he will submit his final report before Easter, as the commission announced that it ...
Come forth Rev Pena
NewsdayPresident of the South Chapter of the Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International, Ramesh Bhola, is calling Reverend Juliana Pena to come forward and tell the public the truth about her relations...
Power restored at Paramin RC
NewsdayThe electricity supply to the Paramin Roman Catholic (RC) School was reconnected last Saturday after it was cut the morning before because of an outstanding bill of $12,200 owed to the TT Electricity ...
Cops await scientific evidence to solve Gonzales murders
Trinidad GuardianGilbert Reyes The clue to solving the four murders of a Gonzales family lies in scientific evidence gathered at the crime scene. According to Deputy Police Commissioner Gilbert Reyes yesterday...
Bas: I’m nobody’s puppet
Trinidad GuardianBasdeo Panday Former UNC leader Basdeo Panday is supportive of the Opposition’s no confidence motion against Prime Minister Patrick Manning and intends to speak in the debate. But while Pand...
Uff: Udecott report before Easter
Trinidad GuardianPROF JOHN UFF Professor John Uff has promised, before Easter, to deliver the report of the Commission of Enquiry into the construction sector, the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and ...
No surgery yet for little Hannah
Trinidad GuardianLittle Hannah Lendor and her mother Arlene Lendor. Hannah Lendor, the nine-year-old girl who left last month for Argentina to undergo a life-saving liver transplant is yet to have the surgery d...
One step closer to Local Govt polls
Trinidad GuardianGovernment’s proposed Local Government Reform Bill is currently before the Cabinet and will be brought to Parliament for debate and passage “very soon,”PNM Senator Conrad Enill said yesterday. ...
De Lima: Something unlawful at Udecott
Trinidad GuardianThe Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) appeared to breach at least five legal provisions under the tenure of Calder Hart as its executive chairman. This was the claim made by Congress...
Lawman and close friend shot dead
Trinidad GuardianGlendalyn Lashley Augustine speaks with reporters yesterday. Photo: Jennifer Watson A policeman and a car rental businessman were found shot to death at Mango Alley, Trou Macaque, Laventille, o...
UNC gets nod for Udecott debate
Trinidad GuardianThe Opposition UNC has obtained permission from Parliament to debate a call for the removal of all board members of the Urban Development Company of T&T (UDECOTT) at Friday’s Lower House sess...
Dick-Forde: T&T should be ashamed
Trinidad GuardianMinister with responsibility for the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) Emily Dick-Forde says citizens of this country should be ashamed because of the manner in which its executive...
DPP to Philbert: Move swiftly on Hart probe
Trinidad Express'HART' OF THE MATTER: Housing Minister Emily Gaynor Dick-Forde fields questions from reporters during the break at yesterday's sitting of the Senate at the Red House in Port of Spain. Independent Sena...
...friend also killed in visit to Laventille to retrieve rented car
Trinidad ExpressA POLICE constable and his best friend were ambushed and killed on Monday night when they went to retrieve a rented car from a man at Mango Alley, Trou Macaque, Laventille. PC Lennon Augustine, who...
Lawsuit threat forced COP to seek papers
Trinidad ExpressTHE threat of a lawsuit prompted the Congress of the People (COP) to obtain documents linking former UDeCOTT chairman Calder Hart to the directors of CH Development, now Sunway, the company awarded a ...
Kamla: Fire UDeCOTT board
Trinidad ExpressAlthough her motion for UDeCOTT’s former executive chairman Calder Hart to be removed from all State boards was blocked by her own colleagues Basdeo Panday and Kelvin Ramnath last week, Oppositi...
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