April 21, 2015
BULLYING AT A PROVIDENCIALES PRIMARY SCHOOL
The Ministry and Department of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services strongly condemns the behavior exhibited on the video currently being circulated via internet and other social media. The video displays gross acts of bullying of one…
April 21, 2015
2nd Test: Windies lose openers in pre-lunch stumble
West Indies stumbled against England on the rain affected opening day of their second test match at the national stadium here on Tuesday. The host was reeling on 36 for two at lunch after losing their openers cheaply in a morning session, shortened…
April 21, 2015
LIAT nears completion of fleet upgrade with arrival of 9th ATR
The Caribbean Airline has added another new ATR aircraft to its fleet as the company nears completion of its fleet upgrade which commenced in 2013. LIAT pilots today delivered the latest ATR-42 aircraft at V.C. Bird International Airport (VCBIA) in…
April 21, 2015
Russian economy shrinks 2% as sanctions bite
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia's economy shrank by 2% in the first three months of this year, the first contraction since 2009. He attributed the shrinkage to the pressure of sanctions and the weak oil price. But, addressing MPs,…
April 21, 2015
LIME ROLLS OUT PARTNERSHIP WITH CANOC TO AIR OLYMPICS IN RIO 2016
RTC Sports was apart of a major press conference in Trinidad & Tobago yesterday for a major announcement as Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) was been named the official broadcast sponsor – and the exclusive telecoms partner – of the…
April 21, 2015
Jon Stewart Sets Date for His Final ‘Daily Show’
Jon Stewart has set the end date for his days as "The Daily Show" host. The comedian announced at the end of the show's Monday, April 20 episode that he would depart the Comedy Central series on Thursday, August 6. "My last 'Daily Show' program will…
April 21, 2015
Willie Nelson Launches His Own Brand of Pot
While some Hollywood celebrities commemorated 4/20 on social media, country music legend Willie Nelson launched his own brand of pot "Willie's Reserve" on Monday, April 20. The product will be grown and sold in Colorado and Washington, where…
April 21, 2015
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threat to kill
Phil Rudd, drummer of Australian rock band AC/DC, has changed his plea to guilty on a charge of a threat to kill, at a court in Tauranga, New Zealand. The court heard he was unhappy about his album's launch party and asked for a former employee to…
April 21, 2015
Indian Minister Says 2,000 Girls Killed Every Day
Two thousand girls are killed every day due to a preference for sons in India, with most aborted or murdered just after birth, the country's minister for women and child development said. Despite laws that ban parents from having tests to determine…
April 21, 2015
CCJ grants leave to convicted murderer to challenge sentence
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has granted special leave to convicted murderer Gregory August to challenge his sentence of life imprisonment without parole. The Trinidad-based CCJ is holding a historic sitting here this week. The CCJ is the…