J’ouvert stabbing death: Ex-soldier killed

February 28, 2017 in Regional

AN ex-soldier was stabbed to death on the streets of Port of Spain on Monday. Dead is Calvert Dexter James, 57, who was an intelligence officer attached to the disbanded Special Anti-Crime Unit. At around daybreak, James got into an argument with a man near a bar...

Chalkie 9 Times…Sparrow’s National Calypso Monarch record broken

February 28, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_16837" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ninth time National Calyspo Monarch winner Hollis Liverpool “Chalkdust” copped the first place in the Calypso Monarch competition with his composition “Learn From Arithmetic” at the Dimanche Gras, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Sunday night.[/caption] Even before he was halfway...

Lisa Hanna responds to death threats

February 27, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_16815" align="alignleft" width="300"] HANNA… I pray that all Jamaicans who value common decency will find the courage to push back against this new normal and defend Jamaica’s true culture[/caption] DECLARING that she is without fear of reprisal when it comes to women’s and children’s rights,...

Trump Worried About Trinidad and Tobago’s ISIS Links

February 24, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_16332" align="alignright" width="300"] President Donald Trump sits at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, January 23, 2017.[/caption] United States officials are reportedly concerned that Trinidad and Tobago nationals who have joined ISIS could return and pose a threat...