Carnival is in the air, and so too is the threat of a killer virus.

As the country prepares for the busiest time of the year, with thousands flying in for Carnival, every passenger from North America, the United Kingdom and Panama will be thermo-­scanned and screened at Piarco International Airport for signs of the killer virus coronavirus, which has infected hundreds and caused six deaths in China.

TWENTY-NINE grounds of appeal have been mounted by the State as it challenges last Monday’s ruling by Justice Frank Seepersad that the country’s colonial-age sedition laws were unconstitutional.

Police are anticipating an increase in domestic violence reports with the launch of the Gender-Based Violence Unit (GBVU) of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service to tackle domestic and gender-based violence.

THERE is no “magic bullet” to solve crime in Tri­nidad and Tobago. Removing Na­tional Security Minister Stuart Young is not the answer and neither is a state of emergency.

The majority of parents, stakeholders and pupils are in favour of keeping the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination.