NEWS
Students charged with assaulting colleague return to school
TWO of the students who are before the Children’s Court at Fyzabad for attacking one of their colleagues have returned to the Princes Town West Secondary School. The students returned to school last Friday on the advice of the Ministry of Education. The victim is also back at school and teachers are fearful about what could happen as the one of the conditions of their bail is to keep away from the victim during the course of the matter. Read more…
10 in court for flood relief fraud
Ten people, including a Ministry of Social Development and Family Services employee, have appeared in court charged in connection with a flood relief grant scam. Farrah Haniff, Heather Griffith-Benjamin, Michael Alexis, Carol Christopher-Bennett, Debbie Critchlow, Adelephia Lallion, Ajay Ramlakhan, Ramlakhan’s common-law wife Mandisa Stewart, Darren Balcon and his common-law wife Rohini Persad appeared before Magistrate Marissa Gomez in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court on a series of charges related to seven $20,000 grants that were fraudulently obtained earlier this month. Read more…
BUSINESS
China seeks to strengthen ties
OVER 200 representatives from media houses across the Caribbean, Latin America and China met yesterday in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Central to the meeting which was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires was the media's role in strengthening ties between China, the Caribbean and Latin America. Read more…
POLITICS
AG urges UNC to support income tax law
Banks in this country could face further risks if international banks are reluctant to conduct business with them because certain legislation is not in force in this country.Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said this is at the heart of Government’s calls for Opposition support for the passage of the Income Tax Amendment legislation. Read more…
REGIONAL
Growth & Jobs | JAMPRO Trade Mission Penetrates Cuban Market
To support the agency's market development strategy and market penetration efforts in Cuba, the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) led a trade mission to the Havana International Fair (FIHAV). Read more…
INTERNATIONAL
They're prepping for a race war. And they see Trump as their 'ray of hope'
Late on August 22, US President Donald Trump launched into some trademark Twitter diplomacy. After apparently watching a segment on Fox News, the President felt moved to instruct Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South African land farm seizures and expropriations and large scale killing of farmers.” Read more…
US migrant caravan: Trump's asylum ban halted by judge
A US federal judge has blocked an order issued by President Trump to deny asylum to migrants crossing the southern US border illegally.US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining order after hearing arguments by civil rights groups.Mr Trump signed the order earlier this month in response to the migrant caravan moving towards the border. Read more…
20th November 2018