Daily Archive: Sunday, April 28, 2013

Articles published on Sunday, April 28, 2013

Ralph Maraj: US doesn’t trust T&T govt

(Trinidad Guardian) The failure of the T&T Government to get any official information from the United States pertaining to a Reuters report that Daryan Warner was assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with their investigations can be seen as a lack of trust by the US.

Romein Cleto

Policeman shot dead, two others injured

A policeman was last evening shot dead and two others were injured after a lone gunman opened fire on their patrol vehicle on Avenue of the Republic between Regent and Charlotte streets, moments after the ranks noticed a suspicious number plate on a motor  car.

Carmelo Anthony

Knicks one win away from sweep of Celtics

(SportsDirect) – Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points as the visiting New York Knicks took a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference playoff series against Boston winning 90-76 Friday night and coming within one game of sweeping their Eastern Conference rivals.

The challenge of ethical investing

Introduction Following this column’s review of the 2012 Annual Report on the Demerara Tobacco Company Limited in which I stated that I am a small shareholder (500 shares) in the company, a colleague of mine criticised me for profiting from a company whose product is now known to be a killer.

‘We broke no rules’

(Trinidad Express) In the face of questions about the propriety of the arrangement, former permanent secretary in the ministry of works, Cheryl Blackman, maintained on Friday she broke no rules when she allowed her minister, Jack Warner, to pay for the expenses for herself and other members of staff to travel to Jamaica.

Woman power

Woman power: Two men and a woman hard at work on a concrete block forming part of the barrier outside the wall of the Russian Embassy yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)

Warner file goes to DPP

(Trinidad Express) The police investigation into bribery allegations against former national security minister Jack Warner was submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Thursday afternoon.

Nash strokes hundred to earn draw for Kent

LONDON, England, CMC – Discarded West Indies batsman Brendan Nash stroked his 13th first class century and passed fifty for the fifth time in his six innings this season, as Kent drew with Lancashire on the final day of their County Championship clash here yesterday.

Burnham award

A mere matter of weeks after the family of the late President Forbes Burnham had been informed that he was to be given the Order of the Companions of O R Tambo by South Africa, persistent reports began to circulate that the award had been withdrawn.