(Trinidad Express) In a historic first, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday announced his imminent early retirement from the office of Prime Minister and his decision not to contest a seat in the next Parliament.
-an extraordinary journey of confusion, frustration, and resilience By Khamisi Slowe For Ann Greene, 74-year-old retired Chief Probation Officer and former Director of the Childcare and Protection Agency, the past 21 years have been an extraordinary journey of confusion, frustration, and resilience.
The most dramatic event to take place in our extended neck of the woods this week will not be happening here, but in the capital to our west.
The controversial Bamia Primary School remains unfinished but the contractor believes it will be completed by the second week of this month.
An attempted robbery at the Wan Dan Chinese Restaurant on Dennis Street, Sophia on Tuesday afternoon that claimed the life of one of the attackers has left residents fearful and concerned.
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(ESPN Cricinfo) – Pakistan’s horror day in Cape Town was complete after South Africa ripped through their top order to leave them staring down the barrel of a huge defeat.
(Reuters) – Australia held their nerve to chase down their victory target of 162 after lunch on the third day of the fifth test yesterday, beating India by six wickets for a 3-1 series win and reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – India brushed off the absence on Saturday of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six for an overall lead of 145 on an extraordinary second day of the finely-balanced fifth test.
Incoming Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, has identified two key themes, ‘unity’ and ‘resilience’, as essential prerequisites to drive the body towards a future shaped by contemporary events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago has recorded its first murder for the year, with the victim identified as 15-year-old Beris Joseph, a fourth-form student of Signal Hill Secondary School.
(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s decision to announce his retirement now “is a clear admission of his failure to lead T&T effectively,” but National Transformation Alliance (NTA) leader Gary Griffith, who thanked Rowley for his service to country, says Rowley’s move is a politically mature one.
LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday criticised the British government’s energy policy with a demand the country “open up” the ageing North Sea oil and gas basin and get rid of wind farms.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber’s top job yesterday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump’s Republi-cans on Capitol Hill.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Donald Trump must be sentenced on Jan.
