Teenager ‘beheaded’ near Roman Catholic church
Eyewitnesses say that the killers came looking for someone else but Dowell argued with them. The notorious St Joseph Police station is a stone’s throw away but police took their cool time to get to the scene of the crime.
Mikhail Dowell, 18, was almost decapitated when he was chopped by a cutlass wielding [...]
Veteran lawyer George Dhanny,82, dies
Dhanny probably went to his grave a bitter man. He lost his beloved Woodford Street property and died fighting to regain it.
Veteran lawyer Dr George Dhanny, 82, passed away last week- and, probably, died a somewhat bitter man.
Dhanny had an unresolved five- year battle with The Home Mortgage Bank (HMB) who foreclosed on his [...]
Eating through the recession
Trinidadians and Tobagonians are eating their way through the recession. And KFC is crying all the way to the bank.
This country has an astounding 53 KFC outlets, probably making it one of the most chicken licking nations.
This tidbit was supplied by Prestige Holdings Ltd, which continues supplying Trinis with tasty but high cholesterol junk food [...]
Leroy Clarke to build museum
Clarke is not content with just being an artist, he wants to build his own museum. Just wash your feet and walk in, he commands.
Top local artist Leroy Clarke is planning on building his dream artist house which will include a museum.
Never one to eschew self-praise, Clarke spoke about plans for the grand [...]
Reifer’s last hurrah
From Cricinfo
The much improved makeshift West Indies outfit hope to spoil India’s party. Captain Floyd Reifer, in probably his last game as captain, calls on his troops for a big effort.
West Indies captain Floyd Reifer wants his players to improve their game as they head into their last Champions Trophy Group A match on Wednesday [...]
Bandits shoot policeman
Policeman went into pharmacy to stop robbery and was shot. St Joseph cops are hunting for the bandits.
A policeman, attached to the motor cycle unit, was shot at the Complete Care Pharmacy, Curepe, as workers were buying meals from a nearby food outlets around midday today. He tried to stop a robbery.
The shooting [...]
TT lose to Italy
Another spirited performance by the Young Soca Warriors. With 16 minutes to go, they were holding the powerful Italians 1-1 and were going for the kill.
Trinidad and Tobago may be out of the FIFA Under 20 World Championships but they would have won the respect of their noted opponents, Italy, whom they [...]
Young Soca Warriors vs Italy today
Despite their 4-1 loss to hosts Egypt in the opening match of the FIFA under 20 tournament, the Trinidad and Tobago team have been getting good reviews for their performance.
Their second match will be against Italy this afternoon and Italian coach Francessco Rocca has been quoted as saying that he will not be underestimating [...]
How about youth tourism market, Minister Ross?
The international youth tourism market is worth an estimated $136 million annually. Shouldn’t Trinidad and Tobago go after this market?
The Caribbean region and other tourism-dependent areas should increase their outreach to the “huge potential of the little-known youth travel market” to integrate young people into the tourism development process, and develop markets for their [...]
Should we take word of a failed coup leader?
The Law Association is in danger of dragging its image in the mud as it battles the Attorney General. However, the Prime Minister should tell the public that Abu Bakr’s affidavit is bogus.
There appears to be a lull of sorts in the hostilities between the Attorney General and the La Association.
One can only hope [...]