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Forestry workers trapped, burnt by raging bush fire
Four forestry officers were trapped and burnt while trying to extinguish a bush fire at Lady Chancellor Hill, St Ann’s, yesterday.Three of them were treated for their injuries, while one of their...
View ArticlePrayers for safe return of teacher
Relatives of abducted teacher Keston Mahabir spent Good Friday praying for his safe return. It’s been five days since Mahabir, 26, was snatched outside his Pitiman Trace, Mc Bean Village, Couva, home....
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Man shot dead at garage
A La Horquetta man was shot dead at a neighbourhood garage yesterday.Investigators identified the victim as Sherwin Hall, 26.He was shot dead at a garage in Phase IV, police said.Around 2.30 pm,...
View ArticleChicken farm facing closure
Chicken farmers in Tableland and New Grant have started shutting down operations because of a severe water shortage.This is as inadequate rainfall and dwindling water supplies have forced the Water and...
View ArticleEOC welcomes Rowley’s stance
The Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) has expressed satisfaction with statements made by Prime Minister Keith Rowley that he does not support behaviour which discriminates against individuals.However,...
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Recession no excuse for lawlessness
Denouncing oppression and calling for a new social order, former independent senator and Presbyterian Reverend Daniel Teelucksingh says world recession should not be used as an excuse for...
View ArticleReject revenge and show mercy—Carmona
President Anthony Carmona yesterday called on citizens to reject revenge and recreate within our lives love and the application of mercy during Easter.This was the message Carmona relayed to the nation...
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Contractor delay hits UWI’s Debe campus
Delays in the construction of the University of the West Indies south campus have nothing to do with money.So said Pro Vice Chancellor and principal of UWI St Augustine campus, Prof Clement Sankat. In...
View ArticleEx-employee wins $2.5m negligence case
A 52-year-old former Republic Bank Ltd employee, who developed an incurable respiratory disease after being exposed to paint fumes following renovation works at one of the bank’s two branches in...
View ArticleSentencing postponed for fleeing drunk driver
Anthony Ackee, the man who racked up eight charges after he failed to stop while driving under the influence of alcohol in February, will be sentenced by a San Fernando magistrate on April 8.According...
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Prisons execs told of jail break plan
Official minutes from an executive meeting which took place at the Prison’s Administration Building, Phillip Street, Port-of-Spain, on January 27, 2015, has revealed that prisons officials were aware...
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Forest ranger in Lady Chancellor fire dies
Senior forester II, Keith Campbell was a well-respected, resourceful and humble man who will be missed dearly by his colleagues in the Forestry Division.Campbell 56, succumbed to injuries he sustained...
View ArticleRamkissoon: Give workers the proper gear
President of the T&T Fire Service Association Leo Ramkissoon says workers in the Forestry Division need to be commended for their hard work and dedication in the fight to eradicate bush fires. He...
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Jordan turns over a new leaf
In less than one school term, Jordan Adams was suspended at least five times. He spent as many days in school as he spent out of school on suspension. Fighting, smoking, drinking, gambling, breaking...
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I want justice
A bush fire raged in an empty lot of land obliquely opposite Pauline Lum Fai’s home at Henry Street, Orange Valley, close to where the decomposing body of her six-year-old son Sean Luke was found ten...
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Farmers: Don’t sideline our produce
“When you buy fast food, you know where the lettuce comes from? The tomatoes and cucumbers?” asks one South-based farmer.“All imported. Imagine these international restaurants and fast food places come...
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Kamla to T&T: Count your blessings
As Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says while there will come moments that people will oppose each other in...
View ArticleTwo men killed— one in Belmont, one in Morvant
Police are investigating the murder of a man known as “Fish” and “Justin” from Calvary Hill, Morvant. They said neighbours heard gunshots in the area just before midnight.Yesterday morning around 9.30...
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Social Development working on plan for the retrenched
Valdeen Shears-NeptuneThe Ministry of Social Development and Family Services is in the process of developing of a multi-sectoral plan to assist this country’s retrenched workers.This, according to line...
View ArticlePM Rowley: Put country before self
In his Easter message to the nation, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has called on the citizens to put the country before self.Noting that Easter is always a period for deep contemplation, he said: “In...
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