18+ hour, 43+ min ago   (438+ words) “I remember somebody told me that when Ray(mond) Carver got some major American award, he described himself as being ‘out there in literature now.’ And I thought, ‘Maybe I’m out there in American literature now,’” Rushdie added, speaking during…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (320+ words) THE price of oil rose and stocks fell on Wall Street yesterday after the US launched its first military action in a month against Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 333 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (516+ words) Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago’s (TSTT’S) proposed $49 million contract for a Digital First Call Centre Solution has been abruptly shelved. The proposed three-year arrangement, awarded to Humming Bird Holdings Ltd of Diego Martin, was halted amid concerns over the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (143+ words) A MAN was arrested early Wednesday after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in Penal reportedly found a firearm and ammo hidden under a mattress. The incident occurred around 2.50 a.m. with police being told of a domestic disturbance…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (208+ words) Three men have been arrested after allegedly attempting to obtain more than $41,000 worth of sausages by posing as representatives of a supermarket. Police arrested two Freeport men, aged 20 and 24, and a 31-year-old Caparo man in connection with the investigation. According…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) :‘Unspeakable tragedy’: Candles are lit for 18-year-old Jedda Beharry outside her Gasparillo home on Sunday night. RELATIVES and friends of 18-year-old dancer and student Jedda Beharry gathered outside her Happy Hill, Gasparillo, home on Sunday night for a candlelight vigil…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (523+ words) A WOMAN prison officer with more than 19 years’ service was arrested at the Golden Grove Prison in Arouca yesterday after she was found with prohibited articles during a security check. The Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service said the officer was…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (194+ words) THE Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force is set to hold its first court martial since 2022. The court martial surrounds a cold case of alleged sexual misconduct, which has been revived. Chief of Defence Staff, Commodore Don Polo, has convened an…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (739+ words) Two young men from opposing sides of a long-running gang conflict in Laventille have publicly joined forces to promote peace. And according to Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander, their reconciliation could mark the beginning of a “second chance” for communities…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (912+ words) Sadly, that was not the reason. It’s deeper than that. I consider myself to be a patriot and a true ­lover of my country and our culture, and I would do just about anything to preserve those. I can no…...