St Cyr heads new Integrity Commission
St Cyr heads new Integrity Commission
Watch out Calder, the new Integrity Commission may soon be on your case. As long as it does not fall apart.
Dr Eric St Cyr, known throughout the Caribbean as a leading economist and academic, is he new head of the Integrity Commission, which an obviously relieved President Max Richards swore [...]
Bandleader Choy Aming is dead
Former bandleader Kelvin “Choy” Aming is dead.
Aming, who was in his 80s, was a bandleader in the heady era of the 1940s when there were great bands like Bob Wilson and the Wilsonians, Sel Duncan, John Buddy Williams, Fitz Vaughn Bryan, Johnny Gomez, Tom Durham, Norman Tex Williams et al. That was a time when [...]
Hart report from Fraud Squad tomorrow
Where is Calder Hart? The Fraud Squad may want to have a word with him.
Nervous moments for former State Board heavyweight who is holed out abroad as reports are that Interpol is on his trail and investigations into allegations of nepotism are to be concluded by the Fraud Squad tomorrow.
Congress of the [...]
Integrity Commission gets a saint
At last, an Integrity Commission is appointed. Perhaps, its first job is to go after Calder Hart.
Noted economist and former senator Dr Eric St Cyr is one of the five citizens good and true that will be sworn in on the Integrity Commission at 10a.m today.
The assembling of this new Integrity Commission has [...]
Manning slips and slides as a savvy zangee
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Pressure and more pressure as anger mounts on the UDECOTT issue. Kamla will debate it in Parliament this afternoon.
Things have been happening at blurring speed as the Calder Hart controversy escalates.
The Director of Public Prosecution announces a police investigation into Calder Hart regarding the $368 million Legal Affairs Towers awarded to a Malaysian [...]
Jerlean John is new UDECOTT chairman
The Prime Minister announces Calder Hart’s replacement this morning. He shocked the press by announcing that he has been in the country since Tuesday.
Jerlean John, Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Development Corporation (HDC), is the new Chairman of the controversial UDECOTT State special purpose company.
Prime Minister Patrick Manning made the announcement during [...]
Civil Servants strike Monday
Civil Service strike on Monday
Here we go again!
The Public Services Association (PSA) has called another one- day strike for next Monday in its current struggle with the Government regarding the proposed Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority.
When the first day of “rest” occurred on March 1 mostly Inland Revenue and Customs Officers did not turn out [...]
UDECOTT board must go!
Kamla to pilot motion in the House Friday calling for removal of entire UDECOTT board. Will she get support from that spoiler, Basdeo Panday or will he continue to play the monkey?
One down, four more to go at UDECOTT.
The pressure on other members of the board of the controversial state company to resign mounts [...]
The swift exit of Calder Hart
Prime Minister Patrick Manning acted swiftly as the gathering storm was about at its cresecendo. Hart promptly left town
The shock waves from embattled Calder Hart’s abrupt sacking, after he was stoutly defended in the recent past by Prime Minister Patrick Manning, have not subsided and the political fortunes of estranged former cabinet minister Dr Keith [...]
Robbie collapses in church
Rumours that former President Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson had died flew thick and fast after he collapsed at the funeral of Charles Alleyne at the Church of the Assumption this morning.
However, it was confirmed that the old Robbie was okay after he was rushed to a private hospital.
Seems the 83-year-old warrior, who is not in [...]