Politics

• Obama endorses Gay marriage

  11th of May, 2012

  

  On Wednesday 9th May 2012, Barack Obama became the first sitting president to announce his support for same-sex marriage. In an interview with ABC, Obama completed what has been a markedly long and oft-mocked evolution on the matter. "I've always been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans... read more...

   

• POLICE MISCHIEF- COP leader on report that terror threat was not real:

  9th of January, 2012

  

  By Kim Boodram   CONGRESS of the People leader, Prakash Ramadhar, said yesterday his party is worried over what he says are conflicting police reports on whether the alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was real. Ramadhar was commenting on an exclusive story... read more...

   

• BARCA RULE: Spanish champs humble Brazil's Santos

  20th of December, 2011

  

  Lionel Messi scored two wonder goals as European champions Barcelona ripped apart Brazil's Santos 4-0 to win their second Club World Cup in swashbuckling style yesterday. "My players were like artists," purred Barca coach Pep Guardiola. "Whatever they envisaged in their minds they were able to... read more...

   

• OVER TO THE DPP: AG explains why no appeal in Ish, Steve extradition as deadline expires

  20th of December, 2011

  

  By Keino Swamber keino.swamber@trinidadexpress.com   THE 42-day period granted to the State to appeal the ruling of High Court judge Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh in the extradition matter of businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson expired at midnight last night without an appeal... read more...

   

• VICTORY IN VAIN-Soca Warriors beat Guyana 2-0

  16th of November, 2011

  

  By Ian Prescott ian.prescott@trinidadexpress.com   The fabled 12th man was most absent, but Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warriors still managed a 2-0 victory over Guyana in their final match of the failed Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign last night at the Hasely Crawford... read more...

   

• BIG STONES FLY- Brawl at Colour Me Orange launch

  16th of November, 2011

  

  By by Julien Neaves   A VIOLENT fracas broke out yesterday among alleged rival gang members and new participants of the Housing Development Corporation's (HDC) Colour Me Orange project. The incident occurred in the car park of the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, Port of Spain, a few... read more...

   

• Hart probe hits snag- Investigators want evidence from Malaysia

  7th of November, 2011

  

  By Renuka Singh   Investigations into perjury charges against former Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) executive chairman Calder Hart have hit a snag. Though Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has said Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard has enough... read more...

   

• PM WRONG- Ken Julien responds to Kamla's Petrotrin statement in Parliament:

  3rd of November, 2011

  

  Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar got her facts wrong when she named Prof Kenneth Julien as the former chairman of Petrotrin. Julien issued a release yesterday noting that Persad-Bissessar named him as the former chairman of Petrotrin, against whom legal action will be taken to recover... read more...

   

• You can trust Police Service- Gibbs assures public:

  2nd of November, 2011

  

  By Jensen LaVende jensen.lavende@trinidadexpress.com   MINUTES after seven police officers appeared in court charged with murder, Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs sought to assure the public that they can trust the police service. Gibbs's assurances also come on the heels of the surrender... read more...

   

• 'they are our brothers'- Special prison cells for 7 cops charged with Moruga murders

  2nd of November, 2011

  

  By Rickie Ramdass rickie.ramdass@trinidadexpress.com   SPECIAL arrangements were made yesterday at the Remand Section of the Golden Grove Prison in Arouca to house seven police officers who have been charged with the murders of three Moruga residents. Prisons Commissioner Martin Martinez... read more...