Sangre Grande News

Aabida Allaham and Ariti Jankie Tuesday, October 27th 2009 Secretary general of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, Sat Maharaj, is calling on all Hindu schools to close their doors for three weeks in light of the second wave of the...

Earthquakes felt in East, South Trinidad Tuesday, November 24th 2009 Two earthquakes were recorded a mere 43 minutes apart on land in Trinidad by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Unit on Sunday. The earthquakes, which were reportedly...

Artie Butkoon control a stage, you’d never guess that she was once scared as a manicou to perform before a large audience. This lively Sangre Grande chutney singer popularised for her ’pusoongie’ chutney song said not too long ago, she...

Friends impress in Arima League Friday, October 23rd 2009 Friends International made an impressive debut in the Over-40 division of the Arima Football League last Friday evening when they slammed four unanswered goals past Dingle Boys at the Arima Velodrome.

Convicted Trini to be sentenced in January ...for rape of 11-year-old girl in Canada Denyse Renne drenne@trinidadexpress.com Sunday, November 8th 2009 A graphic and detailed letter by an 11-year-old pupil who was raped over a five-year period was tendered into...

These women are far from these stereotypes and guess what?.....Many women choose to keep their virginity sacred until marriage or indefinitely. They just don’t make their decisions public because of the raised eyebrows this information elicits. The women who shared...

No magistrate to hear teacher murder case Tuesday, October 27th 2009 Five men were brought to Sangre Grande yesterday morning to re-appear in court for the murder of school-teacher, Bhagmat Seemungal-Akaloo but because of there was no magistrate in the...

Sangre Grande school teacher Bhagmat Seemungal-Akaloo was arrested on Friday night at his Laventille home by officers from the Repeat Offenders Programme. Already before the courts are Akaloo's husband, PC Sunil Akaloo, and Laventille residents, Marlon Lee, Shervaughn Lee (no...

Fourth person charged for teacher's murder Tuesday, October 13th 2009 AN 18-year-old Laventille man is expected to appear before a Sangre Grande Magistrate today charged with the September 15 murder of Sangre Grande school teacher, Bhagmat Seemungal-Akaloo.

People's voice must be heard' Rohandra John Sunday, October 11th 2009 The Commonwealth People's Forum (CPF) must be left free of any "incursions" because the people's voice must be heard, social activist Hazel Brown declared yesterday. Brown, who is the...