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Commentary: Commonwealth in danger: Action needed in TrinidadBy Sir Ronald Sanders As the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting is about to take place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago's capital, there is not much hope among its member states that it will achieve anything more than declarations without the means to implement them.
(Topix.net)Website targets Caribbeana s a Most Wanteda
Crime Stoppers International launched the Caribbean's 'Most Wanted' website on Tuesday night.
(Topix.net)Two arrested after grocery robbery
Police said around 2 am, a watchman on duty at the Cross Cutters Supermarket, George Street, Sangre Grande, was on duty when five armed men came out from a heavily-tinted car and entered the premises.
(Topix.net)Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2008 caught in three-some sex tape
New York, November 19 : Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2008 has become the latest beauty to be caught up in a sex tape scandal.
(Topix.net)Canada gets International Kindle support, no longer feels inferior to Trinidad and Tobago
Good news for our Canadian brethren! While the realization that you'd been excluded from the International Kindle may have angered you, or frightened you, or engendered feelings of shame or lust, all hope is not lost! We have just got word that Amazon has added your fine nation to the list of countries it will now ship the beloved e-reader to.
(Topix.net)Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt
Today we feature the host country of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which begins in Port-of-Spain on November 27.
(Topix.net)Life and death struggle with Govt
President of the Joint Consultative Council, Winston Riley, left, presents the Building Contractor of the Year Award to John Connon, managing director of NH International Ltd, during Saturdaya s award function.
(Topix.net)Heavy jamming for Udecott
President of the Trinidad and Tobago's Contractors Association , Mikey Joseph believes if the Uff Commission of Inquiry fails the association should have to accept part of the blame.
(Topix.net)Letter to Trinidad and Tobago PM on Gambia
Monday, 16 November 2009, 2:42 pm Press Release: Commonwealth Human Rights Director Letter to Trinidad and Tobago PM on Gambia Dear Sir: I write as the Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative .
(Topix.net)Trinidad & Tobago Claim WICB Cup Win
Kieron Pollard hit runs and took wickets as T & T took another win. Trinidad & Tobago 286-6 beat Guyana 205 by 81 runs Scorecard WICB Cup Final, Providence Stadium Kieron Pollard starred with bat and ball as Trinidad & Tobago beat Guyana by 81 runs to take home the WICB Cup at the Providence Stadium.
(Topix.net)Open Letter to Trinidad and Tobago PM on Gambia
Mr Patrick Manning His Excellency the Prime Minister Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Dear Prime Minister Manning: I write as the Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative .
(Topix.net)T&T officially in recession, says Williams --
Trinidad and Tobago is officially in a recession. Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams confirmed yesterday what the business sector and the labour force have been reeling from for months-that the local economy contracted for the third consecutive quarter.
(Topix.net)Letter: Trinidad judge calls for prisoners to hunger strike
Dear Sir: I read with disbelief in the Trinidad Express newspaper, adverse comments made by High Court Judge, Herbert Volney against the Trinidad and Tobago goverment and went so far to advise remanded prisoners to go on a hunger strike in protest agains the criminal justice system in the twin island republic.
(Topix.net)Volney:Prisoners should go on strike -- Need for an overhaul of criminal justice system
HIGH Court judge Justice Herbert Volney said yesterday that prisoners should embark on a hunger strike to bring attention to the need for an overhaul of the criminal justice system.
(Topix.net)Trinidad & Tobago: Steups
Guatemalan economist Mario GarcA a Lara blogs at El Economista LAogubre [es] , where he shares his thoughts about the country's economic and social situation.
(Topix.net)C'wealth for settling Indo-Pak disputes
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 LONDON: The Commonwealth expects both Pakistan and India to settle their bilateral issues and the organisation can only extend its assistance on issues relating to good governance and social and economic development.
(Topix.net)Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago ratify commercial relations
Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago ratified their commercial cooperation bonds during the fourth day of Havana's 27th International Fair, which winds up on Saturday at the Expocuba complex.
(Topix.net)Kathak king Birju Maharaj enthrals Trinidad and Tobago
Port-of-Spain, Nov 8 Noted Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj mesmerised Trinidad and Tobago, capturing the imagination of the packed audience at Queen's Hall that is a premier venue for cultural shows here.
(Topix.net)Shot T&TEC worker loses kidney
Investigators said Pamphillea s kidney was removed by doctors after it was severely damaged by a bullet which entered his back and exited through his chest.
(Topix.net)OBAMA COMING? -- Chinese president also likely to join world leaders for climate talks at CHOGM
International developments taking place have raised the distinct possibility of US President Barack Obama coming to Trinidad and Tobago once again, along with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapetero, and President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (TrinidadExpress)
Regional troops arrive to assist with security --
Some 300 military personnel and 150 police officers from Caricom are expected to be in Trinidad and Tobago during the period of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), National Security Minister Martin Joseph said yesterday. (TrinidadExpress)
Joseph working to secure field workers --
Securing crews from public utilities providers such as the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) ’is a challenge’, but one that will be resolved, National Security Minister Martin Joseph said at yesterday’s post-Cabinet news conference at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s. (TrinidadExpress)
Paula: No T&T position on Gambia controversy --
Trinidad and Tobago has no official position on calls for the suspension of Gambia from the Commonwealth because of the controversial statements made by its President, Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, Foreign Affairs Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon said yesterday. (TrinidadExpress)
Cabinet gets climate change policy draft --
A draft climate change policy for Trinidad and Tobago was submitted to the Cabinet yesterday, less than a week before the issue is set to take centre stage during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Port of Spain. (TrinidadExpress)
Minister: Don't blame Govt for CoP screening delay --
Public Administration Minister, Kennedy Swaratsingh, yesterday suggested that Government was not responsible for the delay in approving the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute as the organisation to screen candidates for the position of Commissioner of Police. (TrinidadExpress)
Suspensions for pupils in brawl -- Minister: New fence, patrols, study centres
A number of pupils from both El Dorado East and West Secondary schools have been suspended for periods ranging from one to three weeks, following a brawl between pupils on the compound of one of the schools on Tuesday. (TrinidadExpress)
4 sent home for beating parent, child at school --
Four pupils at the Gasparillo Secondary School have been suspended from classes for beating a parent and his daughter outside the school last Friday. (TrinidadExpress)
Bandits kill Ghanian taxi-driver: cops probe shooting death --
TWO murders in the early hours of yesterday morning pushed the country’s murder toll to 454 for the year. (TrinidadExpress)
Mother, son die in crash --
A mother and her son died yesterday morning, after the car in which they were travelling slammed into a culvert near their home. (TrinidadExpress)
National volleyball player dies in accident --
Trinidad and Tobago’s national volleyball player, Mark Anthony Daly, died in an accident yesterday. (TrinidadExpress)
No decision yet on guns for prisons officers --
Cabinet yesterday considered a proposal for prisons officers facing specific threats to carry firearms when off-duty, National Security Minister Martin Joseph said during the post-Cabinet news conference at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s. (TrinidadExpress)