'HEINOUS ACT'

“YOU committed a heinous act of burning your child’s hand on a tawah, for which you showed no remorse.”

NATIONAL Security Minister Jack Warner yesterday hinted that the much feared police “Flying Squad” of yesteryear could be recreated in order to curb high levels of murders and serious crime under control.

NEWLY appointed Finance and Economy Minister Larry Howai is proving to be extremely popular with his Cabinet colleagues, even before he has had time to meet his ministerial staff.

ON HIS first day as a Cabinet Minister and just minutes after taking the oath as a Government Senator yesterday, Ganga Singh sat in the first seat on the Government benches in the Senate, assuming duties as Leader of Government Business in the Senate.

THIS YEAR is shaping up to be the worst on record in terms of journalists being killed while on duty in different parts of the world, with 72 being killed so far this year, according to Executive Director of the International Press Institute (IPI) Alison Bethel-McKenzie.

THE Tobago Council of the People’s National Movement (PNM) has congratulated Tobago West MP Dr Delmon Baker on his promotion from Minister in the Finance Ministry to Minister with responsibility for Tobago’s development.

THE Police Service’s Community Caravan 2012 will be launched at the Brian Lara Promenade on June 29, with this year’s theme being, ‘Creating a New Generation of Productive Citizens.’

PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday said declared ministerial portfolios were not created in last week’s Cabinet reshuffle simply to create jobs for members of the People’s Partnership (PP) Government.