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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into possible sabotage of operations at State-owned oil company Petrotrin. Persad-Bissessar was responding to reports of another oil spill—this time at the company’s inland oil exploration...

Persad-Bissessar said following talks with Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine, she had been advised Petrotrin had commenced investigations into possible sabotage of one on-shore well and at four offshore installations. Addressing the media during a toy drive in her constituency,...

MASSIVE exploitation has driven the cascadura fish and black river conch to the brink of extinction locally and Food Production Minster Devant Maharaj is leading the drive to restock these two important food sources. He yesterday launched the Cascadura and Conch Restocking...

The following is a letter to sent by the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, to the President of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Danilo Medina, re: the controversial court ruling by the DR, which affects the immigration status of...

Contrary to demands for immediate “crime plans” by critics, Minister of National Security Senator the Honourable Gary Griffith says he has no intentions to rush down the tried and failed road that the nation has endured before, which involved cosmetic approaches to...

SOME ten new facilities to help vulnerable children were yesterday announced by Minister of Local Government, Marlene Coudray, speaking on behalf of Gender Affairs Minister, Clifton De Coteau.

Cabinet has approved $150.8 million for the construction of a family court in San Fernando, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan announced yesterday.

HEALTH Minister, Dr Fuad Khan, yesterday unveiled plans to upgrade the Port-of-Spain General Hospital to become “a medical campus”, with teaching and research facilities, plus a children’s unit, and to be a base for medical tourism. The changes will be funded by a British...

A first draft of a new Administration of Justice (Indictable Offences) Bill to abolish preliminary inquiries and cross examinations is under review as Government revives efforts to clear the courts of a backlog of cases. The plan still includes the appointment of more judges and...

The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs (MEEA) was notified by Petrotrin of an incident involving the spillage of fuel oil in the Pointe-a-Pierre jetty area at approximately 9:00 a.m. on December 17, 2013. It was reported that during loading operations oil was observed on the...