NEWS
Dog mauls six-month-old boy to death
The family of six-month-old baby Maleek Khan was in shock last night after he was mauled to death by the family dog at their home at Charlieville, Chaguanas.Speaking with the T&T Guardian yesterday, the baby’s grandfather, Neshard Khan, 53, said they still could not understand why the dog, Simba, a Rottweiler and German Shepherd mixed, would attack the baby boy. Read more…
8,400 jobs lost
OME 8,400 people lost their jobs in the third quarter (Q3) of last year (July to September) said the Labour Force Bulletin published yesterday by the Central Statistical Office (CSO).People were most likely to have lost their job if they were male construction workers or government clerks, but most likely to have got new jobs if they were female technicians in the energy sector, according to the report. Read more…
President is disgusted
“You cannot do this to us.”That was the message sent by an incensed President Anthony Carmona yesterday to those responsible for peddling the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) medal, the nation’s highest award, on international e-commerce website eBay. Read more…
POLITICS
AG sends Petrotrin case file to Law Assn
FORMER executive chairman of State-owned Petrotrin Malcolm Jones has absolutely nothing to contribute on energy matters said president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget yesterday as he led a protest outside the San Fernando home of Jones, calling on Government to remove him from a Standing Committee on Energy. Read more…
PM: No confidence in Integrity Commission
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said he has no confidence in the Integrity Commission but, at the same time, it is an institution that has to deal with allegations against people in public life. Read more…
BUSINESS
Buy and sell in C’bean currencies
THE chief executive officer of Suriname’s state bank has put forward a solution to solve the problem of a shortage of United States dollars.Ginamardo Budiono Kromosoeto, CEO of Surinaamse Postspaarbank, said Caribbean countries needed to “work around” the US dollar and start co-operating with one another by using currencies available as opposed to making the US dollar the king of trade and business. Read more…
CUNA launches unified brand
Officials in the local insurance industry are eagerly awaiting word on implementation of new legislation to govern the sector, says Andre Goindoo, managing director and CEO of CUNA Caribbean Insurance. Read more…
REGIONAL
$16 million payout for Bahamas CLICO policyholders
More than seven years after CLICO (Bahamas) Limited went into liquidation, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced on Monday that policyholders who are still current will begin to receive payouts before the end of the month.During his mid-year budget communication, Christie said cash payouts are estimated at $16 million. Read more…
Calls for more women to be involved in electoral processes
Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan, has called for more women to be involved in the electoral processes. Read more...
INTERNATIONAL
North Korea 'has miniature nuclear warhead', says Kim Jong-un
The 'Fifth Beatle' is dead
Sir George Martin, the music producer whose collaboration with the Beatles helped redraw the boundaries of popular music, died Tuesday, according to his management company. He was 90. Read more…
9th March 2016