PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissesssar has nothing more to say on her use of her sister Vidwatie Newton as her personal assistant “unless some new matter arises”. On her return from a state visit to Panama last evening, Persad-Bissessar told rep- orters she stands by a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday which sought to justify the payment of Newton’s travel expenses to India by the State, saying this was covered... 

Triple-crown winner Machel Montano said he will “gladly accept” a role as an official cultural ambassador of T&T if offered at this time. Planning and Development Minister Bhoe Tewarie suggested on Tuesday that “Machel should lead the charge in selling Trinidad and Tobago internationally”. In an interview at the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, in Port of Spain, Tewarie said this will be his proposal when the... 

Congrats to Machel Montano HD on his triple win, Road March King, Power Soca Monarch King and Groovy King.  Read More →

  Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper, the self-proclaimed SVG Soca King who recently reclaimed his title upon winning the 2011 Soca Monarch Competition during Vincy Mas, is ready to stamp his mark in Trinidad and Tobago. By claiming the title of Soca Monarch last year, ‘Fireman’ secured a berth in the 2012 International Soca Monarch final, slated for Friday 17th February. Coming under the marquee ‘Fantastic Friday’, the starting point of TnT’s... 

KINGSTOWN – ST.VINCENT:  After producing the popular soft drink Ju-c for many years this country is now importing Ju-c from neighboring Trinidad and Tobago. A concern caller to the Newtimes Program yesterday expressed his dissatisfaction with the government who has not made well on their promise to re-open the company. The company closed its doors in January 2011 after it was alleged that a deal fell through with a foreign company who wanted... 

The family of rising dancehall artiste Andre Sutherland, whose stage name is Popcaan, is worried about the artiste’s safety, since his departure to Trinidad on Friday (January 27). Reports from the twin island republic are that five concert promoters have issued threatsto the artiste, over money they allegedly paid to someone in Jamaica to book the artiste for shows. However, his family is insisting that neither the artiste nor his... 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The state of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago on August 21 and extended after 15 days to December 5, expired on tuesday, with the Government making no move to further extend it. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says she has no regrets about calling the state of emergency to deal with spiralling crime. “I have no regrets.” She said: “The criminal offences were down, a number of illegal drugs, guns...