January: The most murderous month in T&T’s history

January 30, 2018 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_20502" align="alignleft" width="300"] FLASH BACK TO JANUARY 2014: Police Corporal Phillip Phagoo consoles Rani Ramdeen outside the Cedros home where her parents, Krishna and Radha Ramdeen, were murdered[/caption] Two more homicides overnight took the number of killings this month to 59, making it the most...

Damian’s Stony Hill wins Reggae Grammy

January 29, 2018 in Regional

Damian “ Jr Gong” Marley won the Best Reggae Album award at the 60th Grammy Awards, yesterday, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He won for Stony Hill, his fourth solo effort. It got the nod over Wash House Ting by J Boog, Chronology...

Five Percent Increase For Public Servants

January 26, 2018 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne[/caption] Public servants are to receive a 5 percent across the board increase on their salaries, Prime Minister Gaston Browne disclosed yesterday during the presentation of the 2018 National Budget. The E.C. $ 1.2 billion budget outlined...

St Lucia begins island wide free internet project

January 25, 2018 in Regional

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says his administration is moving full speed ahead with its US$4 million island wide network project aimed at providing internet access across the island. Addressing a ceremony Wednesday for the installation phase of the Government Island-Wide Network (GINet) Project, Chastanet said the...