West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels is back in gear after sustaining a groin injury during the Indian Premier League… The star returned home in the last week of April……. But should join his team-mates at the West Indies’ champions trophy preparatory camp, which started on Monday in Bridgetown, Barbados… Following the Barbados camp, the team will fly to the UK, where they will have a second camp in Cardiff. Currently, the team is without some [...]

Opposition Senator Faris Al Rawi says that the motion of no confidence was the best event to present emails with information against the government… Speaking to the media last night, Al Rawi explained that Opposition Leader, Dr Keith Rowley took the appropriate channels in reporting the matter… However, he said that nothing was done… Meanwhile, the Opposition Senator questioned the Prime Minister’s claims of a hacked email account… He said that the Prime Minister’s example [...]

There are serious implications that must not be ignored if the allegations of corrupt activities via emails from the Prime Minister are true. This is why the leader of the Movement for Social Justice, David Abdullah is calling for an independent investigation into the matter. He says both the government and the opposition would face consequences according to the outcome. Abdullah called on the Director of Public Prosecutions the Commissioner of Police and the Integrity [...]

Port of Spain Mayor, Louis Lee Sing says the corporation is unable to pay workers monies owed to them, because government has refused to provide the money.  He was contacted this morning after workers staged a protest in front the local government office, in Maraval. A statement from a representative of the workers Harold Scott explained that the workers are protesting long overdue back pay. The Mayor said the government is well aware of the [...]

Those not successful today at the random selection for the Land for the Landless Programme should not be dismayed. This as Housing Minister Dr. Roodal Moonilal has reassured that after the first five hundred applicants are chosen, the rest will remain for the next drawing. He delivered the feature address at the ceremony held this morning in NAPA South to kick of the first drawing. The minister also explained that the lands will not be [...]

Did Opposition Leader, Dr. Keith Rowley, knowingly present false information in the Parliament? That is a possibility, but it is one that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar hopes is not true… According to the Prime Minister at a press conference yesterday, it is easy to falsify email messages… The Prime Minister has since forwarded the emails to the Commissioner of Police for further investigations…. She also questioned why Dr. Rowley took so long to bring the [...]

The latest action by Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley may put his career in trouble says Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Captain Gary Griffith. The Captain believes Dr. Rowley was ‘set up’ by whoever advised him to share the controversial emails in Parliament, yesterday. Griffith was named among recipients of emails alleging the Prime Ministers involvement in criminal activities. He told WINTV’s morning show that Dr. Rowley should have conducted proper investigations before sharing [...]

The government in 1990 was met with public disapproval because of communication problems. This is the view of former executive of the youth arm of the National Alliance for Reconstruction, Corey Joseph, who was cross examined today during the commission into the 1990 attempted coup. He noted that the then Prime Minister, ANR Robinson had great ambitions for the country which were not properly presented to the citizens. However, he said when compared to other governments [...]

In an effort to deal with the decline in oil production, the 2013 onshore bid round has been launched by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs. This marks the start of bidding for three exploration and production licences. Approximately 150,000 acres of state lands in the southern basin are being offered. These consist of the Rio Claro, Ortoire and St. Mary’s. Energy Minister, Kevin Ramnarine says  :-  “The 2013 onshore-based bid round is historic [...]

The Water and Sewage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago issued a press release today, informing customers of North Trinidad that there will be a service interruption. Those being served by the Valsayn Water Treatment Plant B Section, will experience a disruption in their water supply on Tuesday the 21st of May, 2013, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. The disruption is necessary to facilitate mechanical repairs at the plant. The areas to be [...]