Republic Finance and Merchant Bank has obtained a US$8.6 million judgment in default against Sural CA, Government's joint venture partner in the aluminium smelting company, Alutrint Ltd.

A stabbing, several fist fights and a poorly organised programme marred the local leg of MTV Tempo first anniversary concert series, Tempo Turns One, on Saturday night.

Seven hours after the delivery of the Privy Council ruling which dismissed his appeal, Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma appeared in court to face a criminal charge of attempting to pervert the course of public justice.

In 2005 when Dwight Yorke made the move down under to play for Sydney FC in Australia's new A-League, few would have begrudged the former Manchester United and Aston Villa striker a little more time in limelight.

Ken Julien, energy czar and the man leading the Manning administration's tertiary education policy, has emerged as a point man in several little companies with links to E Teck, government's latest development company and the National Energy Corporation (NEC).

FIFA vice-president and CONCACAF president Austin Jack Warner has ended his financial assistance to the TTFF 2010 World Cup programme.

Trinidad and Tobago is in the grip of a mafia culture and it is urgent that witness as well as jury protection be studied by a special task force and legislation presented to Parliament.

Trinidad and Tobago senior footballers did not live up to the expectations of their eager fans as they slumped to a 4-1 defeat to Austria before 20,900 fans at the Ernst Happel Stadium on a not so chilly night in Vienna.

Trinidad and Tobago Senior Team were greeted by several young Austrian football fans running to meet them as they came off the team bus for their first training session at the KSC Donestaudt training center in Vienna following their arrival there earlier on Monday ahead of Wednesday’s friendly international against Austria.

It is apparent the general perception in Trinidad and Tobago at present is that public officials on the average are more corrupt than last year. It is a statistic that we as proud citizens cannot and should not stand for in this age where transparency should be expected at all levels of the public and private sector.