September 7 will be election day in Trinidad and Tobago

June 15, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6102" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sunday June 4, 2015 – Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago will head to the polls in just under three months – Monday, September 7. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced the election date in Parliament last...

Mighty Sparrow conferred with Order of the British Empire

June 15, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6099" align="alignleft" width="300"] honoured: Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco).[/caption] Grenada-born Dr Slinger Francisco, 79, better known as the Mighty Sparrow has been conferred with the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The award was announced in the birthday honours list of Queen Elizabeth II. The citation said...

Five shot in downtown Kingston mayhem

June 12, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6066" align="alignleft" width="300"] The scene inside Coronation Market, downtown Kingston where at least five people were shot and injured yesterday. (PHOTO: LIONEL ROOKWOOD)[/caption] CRIMINALS toting high-powered weapons yesterday shot and injured at least five people in a series of brazen daylight attacks in downtown Kingston. The...