We have looked at the reports emerging from a fellow media house, the Trinidad Guardian over the past two days, with respect to advertising on the WIN Network from Caribbean Airlines, focusing in particular on Mr. Mohan Jaikaran, Chairman of WIN and Vice-Chair of CAL. After the initial story, we were hoping today that the Guardian would have presented the rest of information that was clearly left out, information that would help put the story [...]

The Ministry of Health is set to put measures in place to improve the transparency of the chronic disease assistance plan following the findings of an evaluation of the programme. Line Minister, Dr. Fuad Khan made the announcement on Thursday during the weekly post-cabinet media briefing at the Diplomatic Centre. The minister noted that the evaluation discovered a number of discrepancies with the programme. According to Dr Khan there is a need to monitor the [...]

A total of 2,000 Special Reserve Police officers will start training from June… This additional manpower will be deployed to carry out foot patrols throughout the country in an initiative by the government to improve the police service. Prime minister kamla persad bisessar made this revelation during today’s post cabinet meeting…

There is a lack of awareness and understanding of autism spectrum disorders says the Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago. In a release last night, the society stressed that persons who are capable of creative and innovative thought are being denied appropriate education and training in T&T. This in turn jeopardizes the country’s potential for economic transformation. They say that it is urgent to engage the public so that society can accept differences and stop [...]

Trinidad and Tobago will continue to be a welfare state says Community Development Minister Winston Gypsy Peters… Speaking on the Sunrise morning show, he said that this problem will persist if nothing is done… Peters expressed concern that the political systems continue to enhance the dependency syndrome that exists within the country… The minister added that this problem can endanger the nation’s attractiveness to foreign investors. Companies may be turned away if the cost of [...]

A group of men went on a robbery spree in the early hours of this morning in the Southern division. Reports stated that the men first went to the Duncan Village, Quick Shoppe in San Fernando shortly after four am and held up the employees and robbed them of an undisclosed sum of money, right after the men then went another quick shoppe this time located at Rushworth Street, San Fernando and did a similar [...]

Senior Supt. Cecil Santana is praising his juniors for keeping the crime rate down in southern division. A well placed source stated that for the last week there were only 16 serious reported crimes for the division, and of that amount a total of 5 was solved, pushing the solve rate to approximately 32 percent for the week. The source also stated that it is normal to see 16 serious crimes per day, but per [...]

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar assured the media on Monday that she would always protect their right to freedom….. Because a free press is essential for the preservation of democracy. She made the statement while speaking at a political meeting in Gasparillo.. According to her, democracy can only flourish when there is a free and independent media. She made the comment in relation to last week’s announcement that government would amend the libel and defamation act [...]

Jack Warner’s much anticipated Sunshine Newspaper will be launched next week Friday… The former minster announced the establishment of the paper when he resigned as Chaguanas West MP… He explained, “I intend to change the media landscape… I’m not going to be a follower but a leader and effect change as it presently exists”… Thirty-thousand free copies, produced by the Sunshine Publishing Company Ltd, will be available from May 24, the third anniversary of the [...]

Deputy Political Leader of the United National Congress, Dr. Suruj Rambachan should step down from the UNC Screening Committee, says Senior Counsel Israel Khan. This as both ex-chairman of the UNC, Jack Warner and Deputy Political Leader Dr. Suruj Rambachan have had a history of antagonism. Khan says justice would not be done if Rambachan is one of the persons to determine whether Warner runs for the Chaguanas West by-election, as a UNC candidate. Khan [...]