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Proud Moment: Professor Selwyn Ryan greets Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar at the launch of Rhona Baptiste's book, Kamla: Ascent of a Woman, in November 2010

Professor gets $1M to write a report THE five-member Committee appointed by Cabinet to “enquire into the root causes of the problems identified and shown by crime statistics, particularly as it affects Trinidadian males, and to suggest solutions to problems they identify” has hit a snag over money. The delivery  read more…

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Newly appointed head of the National Intelligence Agency, Bisnath Maharaj, was on hand at Piarco International Airport to supervise security arrangements for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar when she arrived from her trips to Colombia and Panama last week. Photo by Nelson Joseph

Gov’t under attack

April 27th 2012 12:17 PM

Now hacker shuts down spy network AMIDST confirmed reports that the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament’s computer network was hacked into last weekend, TnT Mirror has learnt that this is just the latest in a series of cyber attacks on government agencies. According to informed sources, the Government’s hundred million-dollar spy  read more…

Vidwatie Newton (left) handles the PM's schedule

PM still concerned about spying

March 2nd 2012 11:57 AM

GOVERNMENT is yet to agree on the head of the Strategic Services Agency as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar disagrees with the recommendation of National Security Minister John Sandy, who, according to informed sources, is pushing for the retention of Colonel Albert Griffith. Griffith’s contract ended on February 28, 2012, but  read more…

Min. of National Security Brig. John Sandy (left) in deep conversation with Chief of Defense Staff Kenrick Maharaj (centre) while Group Captain Tyrone Rodulfo of the T&T Air Guard look on at Piarco Airport last Sunday night. (Photo by Clif Jogie)

State of Uncertainty…

November 11th 2011 6:29 PM

SUPPORT for the state of emergency or support for its repeal has been politicised right down party lines, rendering any sensible discussion on it moot and leaving the people voiceless on a very important issue. Reminiscent of George W. Bush’s call for support for his war in Iraq where the  read more…

Minister of National Security John Sandy and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the launch of the Making Life Important (MLI) programme

It’s just another ‘crime plan’

October 9th 2011 10:59 PM

Anaconda, Baghdad, LEAP, Operation SoE FIRST it was Anaconda, then Operation Baghdad and LEAP, which were instituted under the Patrick Manning administration to deal with the spiralling crime, now law enforcement officers are labelling the new crime initiative by the People’s Partnership as the “SoE” (State of Emergency). Since the  read more…

Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy delivering the feature address. At left is Professor Ramesh Deosaran,  UTT President (Ag) and Programme Professor, Institute for Criminology and Public Safety and Brigadier Joseph Theodore, former Minister of National Security and Chief of Defence Staff, Member, Local Advisory Group, UTT Expert Alliance for Caribbean Security

Sandy must stay!

October 7th 2011 11:10 AM

I HATE to be on Keith Rowley’s case but Rowley (and by extension the PNM) is really missing the pulse of the people and, in the process, failing to take the lead politically in the society. A serious party must be the elevated consciousness of a people. The leadership of  read more…

Carlson Balkissoon

Carlsen Field residents want police post

October 2nd 2011 2:38 AM

PRESIDENT of the Sheep and Goat Farmers’ Association, Shiraz Khan, has reiterated his call for a police post in Carlsen Field, Chaguanas, following two robbery attacks on an oyster vendor in two months. Khan, a known advocate for the rights of farmers, said two members of the Carlsen Field Village  read more…

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