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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...

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...

As she distributed toys to over 6,000 children at Couva yesterday, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar made a stirring plea with parents to be vigilant with their children. Dressed in a red dress, complete with a Santa’s hat and red shoes, Persad-Bissessar hugged and kissed the...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar today issued a statement on her return to Trinidad and Tobago following from South Africa, in which she said there was now an increased sense of unity and purpose. The Prime Minister also announced plans to pursue legislation making the...

Trinity Exploration & Production (LON:TRIN) shares advanced 15% with the news of a new oil discovery in the Galeota licence, in Trinidad. It encountered 547 feet of net oil sands, containing high quality 28-30 degree API oil, in the TGAL-1 well which was drilled to a depth of...

THE precious few six seats in the Senate allocated to the Opposition can serve as a nursery to groom potential future MPs and Ministers, and also lets the PNM’s leadership set a tone in the next 18 months lead-up to the next general election. Opposition Leader, Dr Keith Rowley’s,...

Although they had to wait just over ten years to receive their allocations of agricultural and residential plots of land, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has advised former sugar workers to guard against being used on the political platform by persons aligned against...

Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moo­nilal said yesterday approximately 8,719 housing units will be delivered over the next two years to citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. Moonilal made the statement at the key distribution ceremony in Cypress Hills, Union Hall, San Fernando, where 200...

PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday said Government is reviewing the Domestic Violence Act as it seeks to send a message that “whether it unfolds internationally or locally, violence against women is unconscionable and must be stopped.” “As a parliamentarian and as a...