No apology from Imbert
Rhonda Krystal RamballyPublished: Sunday, November 6, 2016His comments last week may have been deemed “flippant” or “facetious” and created an outburst of emotion among different sections of the...
View ArticleColm quiet after being ‘hauled over coals’
Published: Sunday, November 6, 2016Rosemarie SantFinance Minister Colm Imbert has gone silent after being hauled over the coals by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley before his Cabinet colleagues and then...
View ArticleUS$2m found in Point Lisas cargo
Published: Sunday, November 6, 2016Port security and the Customs and Excise Division are investigating the shipment of approximately US$2 million in currency that was found in a container at the Port...
View ArticleThe party that wins Tunapuna wins local elections
Joel JulienPublished: Sunday, November 6, 2016Whoever wins the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation (TPRC) wins the Local Government elections, according to the results of the last three local polls.In...
View ArticleMom pleads: Set my son free
Charles Kong SooPublished: Sunday, November 6, 2016Maurice Williams disappears without a trace...Tricia Williams, 41, just wants one thing for Christmas. To have her missing son come back to her alive...
View ArticleRuiz tko Beckles for gold
NATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPSPublished: Sunday, November 6, 2016WALTER ALIBEYKyleron Ruiz won gold medal on the opening day of the National Boxing Championships on Friday night at the Cosmic Boxing Gym...
View ArticleWindies gear up for Tri-Nations
Published: Sunday, November 6, 2016POTCHEFSTROOM—West Indies will kick off a preparation camp here over the coming week as they gear up for the imminent Tri-Nations Series in Zimbabwe, involving the...
View ArticleBrathwaite in top 20 after third Test heroics
Published: Sunday, November 6, 2016DUBAI—Opener Kraigg Brathwaite’s monumental performance in the third Test against Pakistan has seen him vault into the top 20 of the International Cricket Council...
View ArticleSporTT disappoints Parliament’s JSC
Sports CommentaryKeith ClementPublished: Sunday, November 6, 2016I want to express my dissatisfaction with the performance, or lack thereof, with the management of the SporTT when it faced the Joint...
View ArticleACCA makes changes to qualifications
Nadaleen SinghPublished: Monday, November 7, 2016The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Global has introduced changes to its globally recognised qualifications to ensure they remain...
View ArticleJust apologise and move on
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016Nobody is going to expect Finance Minister Colm Imbert to suddenly change his operating style, not even after a decisive dressing down by the Prime Minister.But it’s...
View ArticleClimate Changing Trump & new economy
Marc De VerteuilPublished: Monday, November 7, 2016Today the COP 22 United Nations climate change talks kick off in Marrakech, Morocco. Tomorrow the US presidential election decides if a climate denier...
View ArticleSignificant rise in transnational organised crime
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016GARVIN HEERAHA very wide range of criminal activities can be conducted transnationally in an organised fashion, and new forms of crime emerge constantly as global and...
View ArticleTaking us for fools
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016Imagine politicians can get so bold-faced as to try and fool the entire population not once, not twice but all the time. Imagine that one Minister of Government will...
View ArticleMinister Imbert wining on the people
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016The Government put in place the subsidy on fuel in the past, wining and dancing, essentially telling us the people “See how generous and caring we are, providing...
View ArticleHere’s another chance to help Haiti
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016I am really trying to understand why the Haitian student Luxon Saint-Herve, who arrived in Trinidad on August 16 to pursue a degree at Cipriani College of Labour and...
View ArticleTerritorial ‘war’ brewing down the islands
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016Recently there has been a sort of “war” between regular large boat owners and a party boat operator in Turtle Bay on Monos Island. The owners have been for years...
View ArticleWill ministers share in the ‘restraint’ too?
Published: Monday, November 7, 2016Well, maybe I just don’t understand the logistics of the situation. According to Minister Imbert, the citizens may have to pay more for gas next year and the public...
View ArticleEx T&T goalie Loobie dies
Published: Tuesday, November 8, 2016WALTER ALIBEYThe football fraternity was plunged into mourning on the weekend following the death of former national goalkeeper Larry Loobie on Sunday morning. He...
View ArticleTest success a chance to create new culture, says Estwick
Published: Tuesday, November 8, 2016POTCHEFSTROOM—Bowling coach Roddy Estwick believes West Indies can build on last week’s Test win over Pakistan and use it to create a new culture in the embattled...
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