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Cops hold suspects
Horrified by news that their teacher Keston Mahabir had been abducted in broad daylight, students of Keston’s Educational Institute wept yesterday as they waited on news about his whereabouts.Fearful...
View ArticleJohn suing HDC over firing
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) chairman Newman George is scheduled to receive a pre-action protocol letter from fired managing director Jearlean John today. The letter, drafted by John’s...
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Wilkes’ daughter pleads: Stop sale of my father’s Olympic medal
With tears in her eyes yesterday Grace Wilkes-Worsley pleaded with the person selling her father Rodney Wilkes' 1952 Olympic bronze medal on eBay to stop the sale. Already 11 bids have been submitted...
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PoS South backs Marlene
Representatives of PNM’s Port-of-Spain South constituency on Tuesday unanimously expressed confidence in MP Marlene McDonald via a motion.Chairman of the constituency, Jean Elder, confirmed the meeting...
View ArticleHouse to review guidelines for MPs after Easter
Parliament’s constituency office guidelines are merely guidelines and there is no sanction for breach of this, Parliament officials said yesterday.Yesterday, the PNM raised questions about UNC MP Barry...
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Cascade man killed near home
The ability to work a PH taxi is being blamed for the death of a 35-year-old Cascade man who was killed not to far from his home on Tuesday night.According to police reports, Colin “Crabby” Harewood of...
View ArticleSampson-Brown on jailing of two men: No end to defying protection orders
The jailing of two men for breach of protection orders may result in very little to stem the tide of domestic violence against women.Head of the Victim and Witness Support Unit Margaret Sampson-Browne,...
View ArticleRoad deaths for year up by 37%
For this year 37 people were killed in road traffic accidents compared to 27 for the same period last year, representing an increase of 37 per cent.And the leading causes have been speeding and drunk...
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PS tells of lapses at Ministry of Tourism
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Cecelia Greaves-Smith, yesterday testified before the Public Accounts Committee (PCA) that prior to 2014 there had been lapses in the ministry's...
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On a mission to save lost youths
Despite being threatened with death and amidst increasing reports of school violence and murders, law student Dale Christopher Jones, 27, is not giving up on his mission to save lost youths in high...
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NP ready to welcome reinstated workers
State-owned gas company National Petroleum (NP) has been ordered to reinstate immediately 68 workers who were fired for engaging in alleged illegal industrial action three years ago. The Court of...
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Still no sign of abducted teacher
Police mounted a manhunt in a forested area along the Central Range yesterday as they widened their search for abducted schoolteacher Keston Mahabir. However, there was still no sign of him up to last...
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NGC leasing platforms to Repsol but Workers’ futures still uncertain
The future of over 40 contract workers at the National Gas Company (NGC) remains doubtful although their contracts were yesterday extended by one month. The workers operate on NGC platforms in the Teak...
View ArticleJudge strikes out UNC’s late election petition
High Court Judge Mira Dean-Armorer yesterday struck out one of six election petitions from United National Congress (UNC) which challenged the results in six marginal constituencies of last year’s...
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New EBC, PCA appointees told: Don’t play politics
President Anthony Carmona yesterday urged four new appointees not to put politics in front of their duties.In addressing Andrew Stroude, Mark Ramkerrysingh, Danielle Chow and Dexter Joseph, who were...
View ArticleTwo injured after grenade attack
Gang warfare in the country literally exploded on Wednesday night when a hand grenade was thrown at a group of men at Sixth Avenue, Malick, Barataria, injuring two men and damaging a car and a nearby...
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Pensioner victim of land fraud: Victory after house bulldozed
Attorney Larry Lalla is calling on police to establish a task force to target specifically land fraud. He made the call on Wednesday after successfully obtaining a judgment for 71-year-old pensioner...
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Sando mayor admits: Some unaware they have Zika
San Fernando Mayor Kazim Hosein says there may be a lot more than seven people in Trinidad with the Zika virus as he says many people have the virus and did not know. He said so during the San Fernando...
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Windy Hill farmers bring fresh hope: Using agriculture to erase crime
A group of young men from Windy Hill, Arouca, have turned to agriculture in hope of removing the negative stigma associated with their community. Their initiative has caught the eyes of experienced...
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Ex-husband guilty of attempted murder
Despite a refusal by a woman to give evidence against her former husband charged with attempting to murder her, a jury found him guilty on Wednesday. Trevor Creft, who had been out on bail, was...
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