Friday 10th September, 2010
Dookeran: Cherish the elderly
Cherish the elderly. This was the advice from Minister of Finance Winston Dookeran in his Eid-ul-Fitr greeting yesterday. In a press release yesterday, in his capacity as political leader of the Cong...
PM: Eid—time to give thanks
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the auspicious celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr “is a time to celebrate victory over self-control.” It marks the end of fasting during the Holy Month of Ramada...
Cries for daddy as murdered offshore worker is buried
Overcome with grief little Shania, reaches out to touch her slain father, Gary Shah, during his funeral service at the Lady of Perpetual Help RC Church, San Fernando, yesterday. PHOTO: INNIS FRANCIS ...
Roget slams silence on minimum wage
Trinidad GuardianPresident of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget has said it was “unacceptable” that the minimum wage issue was not addressed in Wednesday’s budget presentation. During the p...
Dookeran: Govt will borrow to finance deficit
Trinidad GuardianThe Government will finance 70 per cent of its $7.7 billion fiscal deficit by borrowing from the Inter American Development Bank. Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said the Government had been engaged...
$12m to fight crime in Tobago
Trinidad GuardianOut of the $4.7 billion which has been allocated to the National Security Ministry, Tobago will receive $12 million to beef-up its crime-fighting initiatives. According to the Public Sector Investment...
Double celebration for Muslims
Trinidad GuardianYouth Officer Mustapha Ali at the Jamma Masjid, Queen and Piccadilly Streets, Port-of-Spain, says there is a wave of happiness across the Muslim community since Eid-Ul-Fitr holiday falls on jumma. Fri...
No Tobago track and field athletes in Commonwealth team
General SourcesSurprisingly, there are no track and field athletes from Tobago on the 135-member Trinidad and Tobago team for the Commonwealth Games schedule for India from October 3-14. However, Tobago will be rep...
London: Tobago/Republic of Korea collaboration welcomed
General SourcesThe possibility of a Tobago/Republic of Korea collaboration on areas outside of football will be welcomed, even as the Tobago House of Assembly has been engaging in discussions towards an enterprise d...
ARIMA, Trinidad and Tobago -- Siobhan Killeen scored late as Ireland beat Canada 1-0 at the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup ...
General SourcesARIMA, Trinidad and Tobago -- Siobhan Killeen scored late as Ireland beat Canada 1-0 at the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup on Thursday. The game's only goal came after the Irish caught a good break. A Ca...
Baptiste grabs double gold
General SourcesTrinidad and Tobago track star, Kelly-Ann Baptiste scorched the track in 11.05 seconds to capture the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup women's 100 metres title, in Split, Croatia, last Saturday. The C...
New light in politics of Tobago
General SourcesAs was promised, this week we will continue to look at the new politics of Tobago but I must mention an important response to the call from this column for the Tobago cricket bosses to lift their ban ...
PP Govt using PNM plans—Imbert
Trinidad GuardianThe vast majority of plans and projects in the People’s Partnership Government’s 2010/2011 budget are PNM projects, PNM MP Colm Imbert said yesterday. “For example the Motor Vehicle Licensing Au...
PM’s Office opening its own production house
Trinidad GuardianThe Government will be spending $4 million on establishment of a production house in the Office of the Prime Minister. The figure is given in the draft estimates of expenditure for Government’s Deve...
Woman bonded for burning child’s hands
Trinidad GuardianA Marabella woman who, in a rage, burnt the hands of her 14-year-old autistic relative was placed on $15,000 bond for three years yesterday. In 2008, Roxanne Williams, 28, burnt her relatives’ hands...
Man fined $9,000, banned for drunk, dangerous driving
Trinidad GuardianA drunk driver who caused a three-car smash-up on Christmas Eve 2009 had his driver’s permit suspended by a Port-of-Spain magistrate on Wednesday. Sylvan Joseph, 27, of Beetham Gardens, was also fin...
Lawyers’ views differ on special criminal court
Trinidad GuardianCriminal attorneys have expressed differing opinions on the Government’s proposed implementation of a “special criminal court” to dispense with firearm, narcotics and kidnapping offences. The pl...
Williams: $1,000 a good start
NewsdayActing Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams yesterday approved of the introduction of a tax free $1,000 special duty allowance for police officers, although president of the Police Social and Welfa...
Soccer: NZ girls fall to Spain
General SourcesNew Zealand's hopes of reaching the second round of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago are hanging by a thread after a 1-3 defeat to European champions Spain in Couva today. New Z...
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC CaribbeanTwo former St Lucia Prime Ministers have been giving their views on the choice of a new secretary general of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).
No word on minimum wage surprises unions.
Trinidad GuardianABOVE LEFT: Joseph Remy ABOVE RIGHT: Vincent Cabrera Government’s $49 billion fiscal package has left some labour leaders disappointed since Finance Minister Winston Dookeran failed to address ...
Gypsy admitted to hospital
Trinidad GuardianCulture Minister Winston Gypsy Peters missed yesterday’s budget presentation through illness. He was taken to a medical institution in San Fernando after complaining of headaches, a Government sourc...
Public servants wages to be settled by year-end
Trinidad GuardianFinance Minister Winston Dookeran says all wage negotiations in the public service sector will be resolved by the end of the year. He said so during yesterday’s presentation of the 2010/2011 budget....
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