Sandhya Santoo
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Guard dogs fed poisoned KFC in Great Duck Heist
TEN DOGS was fed poisoned KFC by criminals who broke into an animal farm in Debe on Tuesday and stole some 500 ducks after beating up the watchman on duty. → Read More
The Great Duck Heist - Guard dogs poisoned with KFC
TEN DOGS was fed poisoned KFC by criminals who broke into an animal farm in Debe on Tuesday and stole 500 ducks, after beating up the watchman. → Read More
Baby left in child's care dies
A seven-month-old baby boy died of last Thursday after becoming lodged between the wall and bed at the family’s Point Fortin home. → Read More
Dad’s lesson saved me
The life lesson taught to Sham Maraj by his father on disaster evacuation is likely what saved his life on Tuesday, when heavy rains and winds swept across parts of → Read More
Dancer aces CSEC exams
TEENAGER Chelcie Mohammed has aced the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, earning 11 grade ones. → Read More
MP: Don’t glorify gangsters
HARD-WORKING, kind and loving, was how relatives of Hemraj “Alex” Sooknanan described the Orange Valley fisherman yesterday during his funeral service. → Read More
Pundit at fisherman’s funeral: Beasts in human form
BEASTS in human form are roaming everywhere, was how pundit Narine Persad described criminals and wrong-doers yesterday, at the funeral service of Shiva Ramdeo, one of four fishermen killed last → Read More
Sinanan: In-house team installing cable barriers
THE MINISTRY of Works and Transport owed some $20 million to a contractor charged with cable barrier installation and repairs, says Works Minister Rohan Sinanan. → Read More
Python tries to eat zookeeper instead of rabbit
The Emperor Valley Zoo’s albino Burmese python, nicknamed Mustard took a bite out of a zoo keeper today. → Read More
'Little girls being lured into prostitution'
IN a country “where God is supposed to be a Trini” there are many cruel things happening, like little girls being taken into prostitution and servitude, says Attorney General Faris → Read More
Why is it so chilly? Blame winter storm*
In this long-exposure photograph captured in Salybia by Chief Photographer Dexter Philip shows come cloud cover at low temperatures in the morning along the North Coast peninsular. The severe winter storm that North America is experiencing has contributed to a drop in the temperature being felt in the Caribbean and South America. According to Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service chief… → Read More
$20,000 bail for lawyers on ganja-trafficking charges*
TWO lawyers have been charged with the possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.They were arrested after being stopped in a road-block on Sunday night. During a search, they were allegedly found with a marijuana cigarette and a bag containing marijuana. → Read More
Hundreds affected after heavy rains in South, Central and East Trinidad*
DIVALI Day celebrations were ruined for some when hundreds of homes were flooded in low-lying areas of Central and South Trinidad.There were reports of flash flooding in several communities as a result of persistent torrential rainfall that began before daybreak yesterday and which left homes swamped. → Read More
Meet the ‘Muslim Ramayanists’*
This is the story of a man with a Muslim surname, who became a Sadhu. And of his son who changed his Mohammed name to escape the negative Muslim stigma and is carrying on the Hindu tradition. As a young man, Zainool Mohammed, 67, of Chanka Trace in El Socorro was influenced to learn about Hinduism. → Read More
Family on vacation stranded*
Another family has come forward seeking help for their loved ones’ safe return from Tortola, British Virgin Islands, which was devastated by Hurricane Irma.Four Trinidadians from Moruga, one a police officer, are stuck in Tortola with no idea how they are going to get home.Family of police officer Ricky Nicholas, Marlon Nicholas and Terrence Weeks are pleading with authorities to make contact… → Read More
‘Floating island’ appears off Icacos*
The “floating island” spotted off Icacos on Thursday is actually a mat of floating vegetation that was likely expelled from one of the major rivers in Venezuela.Floating mats of aquatic plants are often seen in the Columbus Channel, the passage between Icacos Point on the south-western top of Trinidad and the marshlands of Venezuela.On this occasion, the mass of vegetation is so large that it… → Read More
Panday: Labour feels left out*
The call for a boycott of Syrian businesses made by trade unionist Ancel Roget happened because the labour movement feels excluded from the political process, says former prime minister Basdeo Panday.Delivering the feature address at the Penal/Debe Chamber of Commerce installation of officers for 2017-2019 on Wednesday, Panday said that tripartism, which involves the labour movement, business… → Read More
Zero tolerance on criminals
THE shooting of a security guard during a robbery in San Fernando on Monday has triggered the city's mayor Junia Regrello to call for heightened police presence and the presence of soldiers in the city. → Read More
Fyzabad MP concerned about future of Couva Children's Hospital
The news that the private/public partnership was no longer an option for the Government has brought concerns to members of the opposition party. → Read More
Josephine is 100 years today
Josephine Mitchell turned 100 today. The Tableland native will celebrate the event on Saturday with her family and friends where a prayer service will be held, followed by a lunch. → Read More