News and Commentaries from Various News Sources in T&T
House approves Martin as new DCP Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
House approves Martin as new DCP The House of Representatives has approved a motion to appoint Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Suzette Martin to the position of Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Rowley alleges hypocrisy by UNC on property tax THE Prime Minister accused Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar of "hypocrisy and pandering” in the UNC's objection to the property tax, speaking on Monday in the House of Representatives on the Property Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 to reduce the rate from three to two per cent of the annual rentable value (ARV) of a property.
Reggie's gone. What we lost In recent decades, successive governments have worked more purposefully to subvert and diminish the oversight of the public service, creating special-purpose companies and agencies to execute government policy without the encumbrances of all those troublesome rules and procedures.
Generally that hasn't worked terribly well and some of those agencies have collapsed in a blizzard of fraud allegations.
Primary school students get extra day off ahead of SEA ALL primary schools and private candidate centres will be closed and locked down from midday Tuesday ahead of Thursday's Secondary Entrance Assessment, a memo to schools from the Chief Education Officer said on Monday.
Veera Bhajan gets second term as EOT lay assessor In 2021, Bhajan brought a lawsuit against the EOT and its Chairman after they did not allow her to fulfill her role as a lay assessor, as appointed by then president Paula Mae Weekes in March that year.
Flood action group: 'Clean South Oropouche River' Edward Moodie, head of the South Oropouche Riverine Flood Action Group (SORFAG), is calling on the Works Ministry to clear the South Oropouche River to prevent widespread flooding in the upcoming rainy season.
Family left without breadwinner after ultimate sacrifice - Harpe place hero Businessman Steve Ferguson has failed in two attempts, both local and foreign, to avoid disclosing his assets as the State seeks to enforce its US$131.3 million judgment against him, former finance minister Brian Kuei Tung, and United States (US) businessman Raul Guiterrez Jr.
Carlsen Field farmers: We're at the mercy of criminals Farmers said yesterday the community was besieged by a spate of robberies. Farmers and residents in the area have voiced their frustration and demanded more action from the police and praedial larceny squad.
A Massacre in Jamaica
After the United States demanded the extradition of a drug lord, a bloodletting ensued. By Mattathias Schwartz - December 12, 2011