Month: September 2010

This afternoon a search at the home of Dexter Gaspar at Kaikon Street, South Ruimveldt found his body bounded and bore several stabbed wounds.

According to an eye witness Dexter who works at Hand In Hand Insurance company within the Life Department did not show up to work today and several persons along with the police launched a search since the house was seen wide open.

Residents in the area said his yard was under water today from the heavy rainfalls last night and loud music was heard coming from the man’s house.

Government intends to assist depositors and shareholders adversely affected by the collapse of Clico and The Hindu Credit Union. Small Depositors will be paid up to a maximum of $75,000 both failed financial institutions. It would pay off close to 40 percent of the depositors at the institutions.
Those responsible for both financial crises will be held accountable, Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said in his just concluded $49 billion budget.
 

Harry Harnarine, the president of the embattled Hindu Credit Union is calling for a meeting with the government.
Harnarine is asking for the government to meet with the HCU stakeholders before a way forward is decided.

The Consortium of Disability Organisations is calling for the government to see to the needs of the differently abled in tomorrow’s budget.
The consortium is calling for the disability grant to be increased to $3000.
Tomorrow, Finance Minister Winston Dookeran is expected to present the People’s Partnership budget for next fiscal year.
 

Latoya Woods, this country’s representative at the Miss Universe pageant has apologised to citizens who were offended by her topless photo shoot.
However, Woods said if she had to do it all over again she would. Woods made the statement in her first press conference since returning from Las Vegas.
 

Caribbean Trakker representative plunged to the ground after rapid sounds of what appears to be gun shots rang out for at least three minutes in the vicinity of Cummings Lodge just behind the University of Guyana. Residents in the nearby areas scampered and closed doors pondering what was happening.

A SIGNIFICANT DAY for the nation.
This is how Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has  described the "Soca Princesses" World Cup victory yesterday.
Trinidad and Tobago’s defeated Chile 2-1 in the in their opening game in the Under 17 Women’s World Cup.
The victory was the first this country has recorded in a football World Cup. The World Cup is current;y being held in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association is not pleased with the amount of repair work done on schools during the vacation period.
TTUTA says the Ministry has failed to live up to its promise of opening all schools on time.
 

ONLY 98 per cent of schools were ready to opened today-the first day of the new school term-the Education Ministry has said.
 Pleasantville Secondary, St. Augustine Secondary and Cowen Hamilton Secondary will remain closed.
The Ministry says Cowen Hamilton will open tomorrow while the other two will do so on Wednesday.
According to the Ministry a total of 136 schools in seven districts were repaired and facilities and infrastructure improved during the August
holiday period.
 

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is now meeting with Orville London, the Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). The meeting is expected to go on for at least one hour.