HOURS after telling police a harrowing tale of being kidnapped, drugged, bound, gagged and thrown into the trunk of a car, only to be rescued by police, a 30-year-old secretary appeared in the San Fernando Magistrates court yesterday charged for wasting police time by filing a false report.
THE sod was turned yesterday to commence construction of the Beetham Overpass four years after an accident involving a policeman claimed the lives of three people and left three other badly injured. Emotions ran high during the sod-turning ceremony among survivors of the 2013 accident, were in attendance.
A BELMONT man died in a fire which gutted his home on Monday night. He has been identified as Earl Langley from Bank Hill. Police said that hours before the fire, Langley was liming at a bar and appeared to be intoxicated.
ENERGY Minister Franklin Khan yesterday said it was premature at this stage to determine whether TT would have to bear any costs incurred by Venezuelan authorities related to an oil spill from from Tank 70 at Petrotrins Point-a-Pierre Refinery last Sunday.
MAJOR EDUCATION stakeholders have agreed they cannot accept the National Primary Schools Principals Association (NPSPA) recommendation to reduce the one-hour break by 30 minutes.
STATE-OWNED Telecommunications Services (TSTT) yesterday signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent of Massy Communications Limited for $255 million. While observing the agreement needs to get regulatory approvals, the company said in a statement that it capitalises on the synergies of both companies, in a way that is mutually beneficial.