• Alleyne is back

  It seems that Crime Watch host (should that be former?) Ian Alleyne is having some difficulty overcoming the tabanca of not being on the air. Alleyne’s programme has been suspended (cancelled?) indefinitely by Caribbean Communications Network without explanation thus far, following both he and the station being charged under the  read more…

• More TATTA from Selby

  ANYONE interested in freedom of expression and freedom of opinion should also be concerned with the advocate role being adopted by TATT and its chairman Selby Wilson, who was last week opining on media standards and what he sees as a decline in media ethics. As someone who has been  read more…

• Joel Villafana moves back to i95

  The OCM group’s acquisition of Citadel has not yet been consummated, as it awaits TATT’s regulatory approval for the takeover of the new radio stations. The synergies apparent from the move, however, became apparent last week when TV6’s Sports News presenter Joel Villafana returned to his i95 roots to anchor  read more…

• Hunt for Alleyne no longer on

  Media Watch has long been warning that Ian Alleyne and his Crime Watch programme were a media accident waiting to happen. While one understands from a financial perspective the reluctance of the OCM group to jettison the crudity that has made Alleyne and his programme such a financial and ratings  read more…

• More charges coming for Alleyne

  Cops review video footage In the aftermath of the drama that was unfolded last Thursday when Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne was arrested, police say there are provisions in the law dealing with offences relating to inciting a mob. Investigators are now reviewing footage of the tape, which recorded the  read more…

• George quits Betting Board

  THE Bookmakers Association (BA) acting President Peter George has resigned from the Betting Levy Board (BLB), saying he has become fed up over the stagnant state of the board. George, who is the BA representative on the BLB for more than six years, has cited the lack of innovation and  read more…

• THA commends Quow, Baptiste

  THA CHIEF Secretary Orville London has congratulated sprint queen Tobago-born Kelly-Ann Baptiste on her performance at the Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston last Saturday, a statement from the THA has stated. Baptiste came second, clocking her fastest time for the year of 10.86 behind American Carmelita Jeter, who won the  read more…

• Porno men in trouble

  From Our Files: September 15th, 1982 THE pictures which border this article are taken from movies which have been seized by a no-nonsense Moral Ethics Squad of the police service. They were snatched as the Squad started a fresh campaign to wipe out the widespread flow of blue movies at  read more…

• Oropune Village on verge of extinction

  Not far away on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway, Oropune Gardens was built to receive departing Oropune villagers. A few years ago, travellers arriving at Piarco International Airport passed through Oropune Village to get to their respective destinations. And those using the airport to reach worldwide destinations must also pass through  read more…

• Fire leaves 5 kids homeless

  A MOTHER of five had to be physically restrained on Friday morning when she returned to her Rapsey Street, Curepe home to see a raging fire engulfing the house. Sharmila Moonsammy began sobbing, telling firemen her dog was chained in the house, which had become a raging inferno and she  read more…

• Oh Flock!

  Prominent pastor quits after being caught in adulterous sex acts… One of the country’s most prominent Pentecostal pastors, Peter Regis, has been forced to resign after being caught in a sexual relationship with the wife of a junior pastor of his Valencia Pentecostal Assembly. Regis, 57, who is a well-known  read more…

• UWI bans alcohol

  Restrictions introduced to stem abuse by students A shocking revelation of alcohol abuse among male students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus has come to light in a study done by Dr Neil Singh, head of the Health Unit of UWI. In a report in  read more…

• Destra in Guyana election storm

  Soca star Destra Garcia is being denounced by opponents of Guyana’s ruling political party for her scheduled performance at a campaign rally for the PPP/C two days before Monday’s election. “You are being used as pawn in an attempt to distract your fellow West Indians at a very serious and  read more…

• Leave my man alone

  Shelly Dass upset as news of diplomatic scandal hits TnT FORMER television news presenter Shelley Dass has slammed the TnT Mirror for reporting on the diplomatic disturbance in which she is embroiled in Washington DC and says she and her husband are still together and doing fine. After attempting, unsuccessfully,  read more…

• Hindus not pleased with PM’s calf-skin sneakers

  PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar loves to tell all and sundry that she puts God in front and walks behind. Now, however, there are fears among the country’s hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus who share Persad-Bissessar’s faith that in her eagerness to be trendy the PM may be, unwittingly, turning  read more…

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