Trinidad and Tobago News

Teams share points after another washout
Trinidad has turned out to be a nightmare for the organisers with yet another match - the second - to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. The afternoons haven't been kind to the players and spec... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 9:13 PM
Smart cards serve as keys to the Internet

In case of a massive cyber attack individuals around the world could be called upon to restart the Internet, according to BBC and Popular Science reports.

www.topix.net | 7/29/10 7:25 PM
Brenau soccer signs Trinidad standout
SAN FERNANDO, Trinidad and Tobago -- Jaimey Alleyne, who has played extensively on club and national teams in her homeland, has signed a letter of intent to continue her education and soccer career at... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 6:52 PM
Sorting out SAUTT

In the last seven years, the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago has been given nearly $1.6 billion to fight crime.

www.topix.net | 7/29/10 3:11 PM
1984 Mazda 626 GLX review from Trinidad and Tobago
My dad was the first owner of this car; it wasn't his top priority. I got it from him in 2005, and since then these were some of the things I have changed. I'm not going to sell it or trade ... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 2:13 PM
Critical Alerts For Merck, Dr Pepper Snapple, Polo Ralph Lauren, Royal Caribbean and Sears Released By Seven Summits Research
-- Seven Summits Research issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for MRK, DPS, RL, RCL, and SHLD. To see what our analysts have discovered about these story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 1:52 PM
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
The economic union proposed by these smaller-member states of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is expected to take effect by January of next year. The treaty facilitating this was signed in June. story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 12:16 PM
No bad kids, only bad parents
Opposition Member for East End Cayman Islands Arden Mc Lean, right, and Independent Member D Ezzard Miller, share a light moment. Occasion was the 35th Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlant... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 11:49 AM
Indians in T&T mark independence August 15
R Shanker, Second Secretary, High Commission of India, Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra and M M Sharma, director and First Secretary, Mahatma Gandhi Institute For Cultural Co-operation, smile for... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 11:49 AM
Don’t stick, use the new library
Nela Khan It is never too late to become an avid reader. This was the message given to residents of the St Jude’s School for Girls, Belmont, by Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Arts and... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 11:49 AM
Former PNM councillor on tourism committee
Former PNM councillor Denise Aleong-Thomas accepts her letter of appointment to the Committee for the Sustainable Development of Tourism in Trinidad from Tourism Minister Dr Rupert Griffith at the Hya... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 11:49 AM
Focus on prison reform
Prisons Commissioner John Rougier, right, and Dr Miguel Carrillio, executive director and professor of strategy at the Arthur Lok Jack School of Business, sign the MOU at the school’s Mt Hope compou... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 11:49 AM
Gypsy promises cleaner Mayaro
Stray dogs on the beach at Mayaro. Expect to see a cleaner Mayaro in the coming months says Mayaro MP Winston “Gypsy” Peters. The beaches in the area’s most frequented bathing spots received... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 11:49 AM
Vedic conference to be held in Trinidad and Tobago

Port-of-Spain, July 29 Over 100 scholars from India and around the globe will participate in the World Association of Vedic Studies at the University of the West Indies early next month.

www.topix.net | 7/29/10 10:56 AM
Vedic conference to be held in Trinidad and Tobago
By Paras Ramoutar, Port-of-Spain, July 29 : Over 100 scholars from India and around the globe will participate in the World Association of Vedic Studies (WAVES) at the University of the West Indies ea... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 7:27 AM
Incentives, the key to cleaner environment
In a bid to push for environmental awareness, legislation and enforcement in T&T the Guardian Media Group is showcasing best practices from other countries and local recycling experts with our mul... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 7:19 AM
PNM to name 3 mayors next week
Choice of Mayor and Aldermen for the People’s National Movement’s three corporations will be made next week after party units and constituencies confer on selections, Port-of-Spain Mayor Murchison... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 7:19 AM
Princes Town man stabbed to death
The body of a man bearing stab wounds, with his hands bound behind his back, was discovered in bushes off Penal Rock Road, Penal, yesterday morning. Police have identified the man as Bickram Saisnarin... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 7:19 AM
Now Guyana faces dengue outbreak
Days after a dengue outbreak was declared in T&T, Guyana is said to be facing a similar threat. According to a report in the Starbroek News yesterday, Guyana’s Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 7:19 AM
Petrotrin to pay for firing two
President of the Trinmar branch of the OWTU Ernesto Kesar, left, shakes hands with Douglas Johnson, right, while Marlon Butcher, centre, looks on. Johnson and Butcher won an industrial dispute in the ... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 7:19 AM
Ganga Singh is new WASA chief

THE "WATER FOR ALL" man is back, for now. Ganga Singh, the former United National Congress public utilities minister known for the "Water for All" initiative, has been named acting chief executive officer of the Water and Sewerage Authority .

www.topix.net | 7/29/10 6:46 AM
Vedic conference to be held in Trinidad and Tobago
Port-of-Spain, July 29(IANS) Over 100 scholars from India and around the globe will participate in the World Association of Vedic Studies (WAVES) at the University of the West Indies early next month. story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 6:00 AM
The Caribbean prospective - Part 1
Conversely, Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana have weakening economies, but they have sport teams that are competitive at the highest level. The Eastern Caribbean has semi-strong economies. In my honest op... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 5:36 AM
Darren Bravo blitz gives T&T easy win
Trinidad and Tobago 157 for 7 (Darren Bravo 65, Dwayne Bravo 28, Santokie 5-24) beat Jamaica 108 (Dwayne Bravo 2-13, S Ganga 2-19, Pollard 2-19) by 49 runs story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 5:14 AM
Grand Riviere ready for Classic
Fourteen horses have been slated to face the starter in the feature Grade One Midsummer Classic, the second leg of local racing’s Triple Crown, on Monday at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. The event, for We... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 5:07 AM
$99m needed to repair Govt houses.
Oropouche West Member of Parliament Roodal Moonilal says $99 million will be needed to refurbish housing developments. He was speaking during Emancipation celebrations at his constituency office in De... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 5:07 AM
Manohar in race for Chaguanas
Manohar Ramsaran Who will be the next mayor of Chaguanas? Elected People’s Partnership councillors are looking UNC councillor for Montrose Gopaul Boodhan and former Chaguanas MP Manohar Ramsaran... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 5:07 AM
Rebuilding will take some time says Browne
It might need months or years to rebuild a PNM so that large numbers of the population will have the confidence in it to govern T&T, PNM Diego Martin Central MP Amery Browne said yesterday. Browne... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 5:07 AM
Sparrow doing well after surgery
Slinger Francisco, popularly known as Sparrow. Renowned calypso icon Slinger Francisco, popularly known as Sparrow, is resting comfortably at a private hospital in Maryland, United States, after un... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 5:07 AM
Ganga Singh to act as WASA’s CEO
Public Utilities Minister Emmanuel George listens to WASA’s general manager, corporate communications, Ellen Lewis, left, as she makes a point, while permanent secretary Jacqueline Ganteaume-Farell ... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 5:07 AM
Ganga Singh to run WASA
After three months in office, Chief Executive Officer of the Water and Sewerage Authority, Andrew Smith has resigned, and appointed to act in the position is former Public Utilities Minister Ganga Sin... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 4:37 AM
$130M to fix HDC houses
REMEDIAL works to correct flaws on houses constructed by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) under the Patrick Manning-led PNM administration could cost up to about $130 million. story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/29/10 4:37 AM
Mango mania

Mangoes reigned last Sunday, at the Trinidad and Tobago Mango Festival. In its second year running, the Trinidad and Tobago Mango Festival, under the auspices of the Network of Rural Women Producers of Trinidad and Tobago and co-organised by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture , not only focussed on promoting the use of ...

www.topix.net | 7/29/10 3:42 AM
Try Ish, Steve in T&T

Two British legal luminaries are sharing the views of Sir Ellis Clarke that businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson should face trial in Trinidad and Tobago.

www.topix.net | 7/28/10 11:32 PM
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
Ministers and representatives from Caribbean nations are in London attending a conference on small states and their response to the economic crisis. story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/28/10 10:39 PM
Trinidad to probe coup attempt by Islamic group
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago's new government announced Thursday it will name a commission to look into a bloody 1990 coup attempt by a radical Islamic group in the twin-island ... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/28/10 10:21 PM
With Their Powers Combined, They Can Save the Internet
If there is ever an Internet catastrophe, never fear, the internet domain name watchdog, ICANN, has it covered. In case of an attack on the web's infrastructure, they have distributed parts of a key t... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/28/10 8:01 PM
Trinidad and Tobago Death Penalty Laws

THE EDITOR: We all know that after the most famous hangings in Trinidad and Tobago, which involved Nankissoon Boodram and his 8 henchmen, the hanging of Anthony Briggs was the last the country has seen.

www.topix.net | 7/28/10 7:18 PM
How to miss a coup

Start by leaving the country a few days before the event . About five days is good, say around July 22, 1990.

www.topix.net | 7/28/10 6:17 PM
Goverments must be accountable
Independent Senator Corrine Baptiste-Mc Knight says lack of accountability is one of the leading causes of democratic failure in countries around the world. She made this comment during her presentat... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/28/10 3:21 PM
Never again says PM on 1990 events
Jasper McLeod, nephew of fallen SRP Solomon McLeod, got an autograph yesterday from Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. At centre is Government Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal.Solomon McLeod died duri... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/28/10 3:21 PM
96 councillors for PP; 37 for PNM
The People’s Partnership (PP) is likely to have 96 councillors throughout Trinidad, according to a preliminary report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC). The United National Congress ... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/28/10 3:21 PM
More licks for PNM from Kamla

It now has control of both Central and Local Government. The Opposition People's National Movement on Monday faced its second comprehensive electoral defeat in as many months, winning a mere three of the 14 regional corporations in the Local Government elections- Point Fortin, Port of Spain and San Juan/Laventille. The People's Partnership ...

www.topix.net | 7/28/10 2:13 PM
Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corp. Joins Information Portal StockProfile.com
CGAQ ) has become a member of StockProfile.com. StockProfile.com provides the investing public with a unique information portal for investors who like to conduct their own research as well as make th... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/28/10 1:43 PM
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
A health expert has warned that an epidemic of dengue fever in the Caribbean and Latin America has increased the risk of an outbreak of the sometimes deadly mosquito-borne virus in South Florida. story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/28/10 1:21 PM
Hannah returns.

The ten year old girl who went to Argentina for a life saving liver transplant is back in Trinidad and Tobago.

www.topix.net | 7/27/10 12:31 AM
Barath raring to go
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO batsman Adrian Barath is eagerly looking forward to the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean Twenty20 tournament. story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/23/10 3:09 AM
Uganda: Trinidad And Tobago to Set Up Oil School
A TRINIDAD and Tobago-registered organisation has incorporated a local institution that will train Ugandans in soft skills required for the oil and gas industry. allafrica.com | 7/22/10 7:58 AM
Poverty Facts and Fiction

EVERY time I hear someone parrot poverty numbers in my Trinidad and Tobago, I wince.

www.topix.net | 7/18/10 2:41 PM
Kamla's clampdown
Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister warns "each time there is a shortfall, we cannot continue like Trinidad and Tobago is an ATM card." www.bbc.co.uk | 7/16/10 6:42 PM

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