The farce that is Zika testing
Published: Tuesday, July 26, 2016The government has pledged $5 million to fight Zika. Monitoring of people infected with Zika and their location is clearly critical to target the most affected areas....
View Article‘A legitimate expectation to be treated fairly...’
Published: Tuesday, July 26, 2016The recent ruling of the High Court striking down the Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Selection Process) Order 2015 may be reasonable grounds...
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Independent board needed
Derek AchongPublished: Wednesday, July 27, 2016Judge allows late application in medical negligence case A High Court Judge is calling for an independent medical board to be established to provide...
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Mechanical failure may have caused Wallerfield crash
Rhondor DowlatPublished: Wednesday, July 27, 2016The racing track at Wallerfield was certified by the Federation of International Automobiles (FIA) and all safety measures were put in place, according...
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Woman wins $.1m discrimination case
Rhondor DowlatPublished: Wednesday, July 27, 2016Years after being fired for wearing hijab...A Muslim woman yesterday won a landmark judgment against a security firm for discrimination on the basis of...
View ArticleNew protest for Trinis detained in Venezuela
Gail AlexanderPublished: Wednesday, July 27, 2016Supporters of the five T&T nationals detained in Venezuela since March 2014 are now planning a double protest demonstration. Yesterday, they joined...
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First Citizens fire was arson—probers
Kevon FelminePublished: Wednesday, July 27, 2016Investigations into the fire that damaged First Citizens Bank’s Princes Town branch two weeks ago revealed it was maliciously set. The T&T Guardian...
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Transit cops protest over gratuity
Camille ClarkePublished: Wednesday, July 27, 2016Retired members of the Transit Police Unit yesterday protested the non-payment of gratuity to them from 2009 to 2015.Approximately ten retired officers...
View ArticleDetain Unruly ISIS members, cops told
Published: Wednesday, July 27, 2016Police officers are being asked to detain members of the Unruly ISIS gang if they are spotted.On Monday more than 20 photographs of members of the gang were sent to...
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Intellectual advantage
Published: Wednesday, July 27, 2016Kevin BaldeosinghThere are many advantages to being an intellectual in Trinidad and Tobago, but the main one is that hardly anyone will want to have sex with you. Not...
View ArticleConsumer Pressure Flowing
Published: Wednesday, July 27, 2016Once again, Flow cable television company seeks to make significant changes to its cable services to consumers in an amount and in a way that requires examination....
View ArticleThank you Dr Chatoorgoon
Published: Wednesday, July 27, 2016I wish to express my sincerest gratitude to Dr Anand Chatoorgoon for his assistance given during his tenure as Medical Director of Health (SWRHA). His actions...
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Biased focus on physical health
Caroline C RavelloPublished: Wednesday, July 27, 2016MENTAL HEALTH MATTERSNothing and no one places a duty on our health ministry to reduce stigma and discrimination for the mentally ill. In fact, for...
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ENDING HUNGER, REDUCING WASTE
NGO links charities with food retailersBobie-Lee DixonPublished: Wednesday, July 27, 2016In T&T, approximately 100,000 people or 7.4 per cent of the population is undernourished. These figures were...
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13,330 purged from system: Food Card audit roots out ‘ghost’ holders
Shaliza HassanaliPublished: Thursday, July 28, 2016From Monday, some 13,330 Food Card (Targeted Conditional Cash Transfer Programme) recipients will be removed from the system following an audit and...
View ArticleKhan: Where did $20b for social services go?
Rhondor DowlatPublished: Thursday, July 28, 2016“Where did the money go?” So asked Minister of Rural Development and Local Government, Franklin Khan, in reference to $20 billion that was spent on...
View ArticleMan found dead in car, woman dies weeks after arson attack
Jensen La VendePublished: Thursday, July 28, 2016Two children playing along Reid Lane, D’Abadie, stumbled upon the body of a 35-year-old Valsayn man on Tuesday morning.According to police reports, a...
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3Canal performs new songs at Big Black Box
Shereen AliPublished: Thursday, July 28, 2016What does the Love Warrior have in common with the The Rude Gyal Rapso Feminist? To find out, you’ll have to check out the Big Black Box in Woodbrook this...
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New website promotes local creativity
Published: Thursday, July 28, 2016Trinidad and Tobago can boast of its flourishing creative industries. Our music is renowned and our film and fashion are making new waves both locally and...
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