Author Archives: admin

11-year-old Venezuelan girl loses her bid to stay in T&T following court ruling

Posted on December 2, 2020 by admin

An 11-year-old Venezuelan girl loses her bid to stay in Trinidad and Tobago, following a ruling by the High Court. Justice Frank Seepersad yesterday gave the government permission to send the child home. The girl was among a group of … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment

Activist says Ministry of Health putting lives at risk refusing to allow use of PREP

Posted on December 2, 2020 by admin

Activist Nikolai Edwards says the Ministry of Health is putting people’s lives at risk by refusing to allow the use of PREP. Mr. Edwards says assuming people will be promiscuous is unfair. Mr. Edwards believes men in the Caribbean are still … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment

Government holds to its position on the drug that reduces the risk of HIV/AIDS infection

Posted on December 2, 2020 by admin

Government holds to its position on the drug that reduces the risk of HIV infection. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis remains unavailable via Trinidad and Tobago’s Public Health System. Yesterday, on World Aids Day lead technical officer with the National Aids Coordinating Committee … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment

Fatal accident claims the life of a 13-year-old boy

Posted on December 2, 2020 by admin

A G4S employee is assisting police with their inquiries into a fatal accident, which claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy. Zion Roop was from La Retreat Road, Gonzales Village, Guapo. The accident occurred at 3:20pm on Monday. The 36-year-old … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment

Mattress containing money allegedly set a fire by ex lover in Carenage

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

Arson is suspected in a fire at a house in Carenage. On Sunday a mattress believed to be containing $8,500 in cash was destroyed by fire. A woman who had a past relationship with the owner of the house was … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment

Heritage Petroleum says all is well following oil spill

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

Heritage Petroleum says all is well following an oil spill in the Godineau River. However it says some barks in the mangrove of the river will have oil stains. Company officials yesterday posted on Facebook a video of a boat … Continue reading →

Posted in Business News, Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment

Caste and class…UNC leader claims some of her own members are promoting divisions within

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

Kamla Persad Bissessar says there are people in her United National Congress who want to promote class and caste above loyalty. The UNC leader vows to protect the membership of the party from such thinking and elements.  At a meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment

6-day-old baby dies from coronavirus in Guyana

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

A 6-day-old baby is one of 2 persons who died of the virus in Guyana over the last weekend. The Ministry of Health gave no further details of the child’s death. The baby was from Region 3. The other dead … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Regional News, Top News | Leave a comment

New COVID cases are recorded…the death toll remains at 120

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

Nine more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. The latest update from the Ministry of Health says this figure represents tests carried out last Sunday. The total number of persons tested positive since March is 6,669. … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment

Sex offences against children…adult men are now before the courts

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

Several adult men have been charged with sexual offences involving children. Some were to appear in courts yesterday. Among those accused is a 43-year-old man charged with a series of sexual offences against 2 female minors. Police say the suspect, … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, News, Top News | Leave a comment