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Dump fire spews toxic fumes
Thick smoke blanketed the western coast off San Fernando for several hours on Sunday night after fire broke out behind Roodal Cemetery, destroying mounds of waste from the Embacadere landfill, spewing...
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Pensioner, 71, falls to death
Tobago police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a pensioner, after he fell to his death on Sunday. The man has been identified as Eric Warrick, 71, of Lucy Vale, Speyside....
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Coast Guard detains three for drugs and ammunition
The T&T Coast Guard, while on routine patrol yesterday, detained three people who were found with drugs and ammunition on a pirogue. According to a press release, the Coast Guard intercepted a...
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Murder toll rises to 127 as WPC's brother is shot dead during a robbery
The murder toll has once again risen as a man was shot dead over a gold chain yesterday afternoon. The murder toll now stands at 127. A 26-year-old man, the brother of a WPC, was killed for his gold...
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17-year-old girl detained by police for possession of a gun and ammunition
A teenage girl was arrested early this morning as officers found a sub machine gun and a large quantity of ammunition during a raid of an Enterprise house. According to the police around 2.20am...
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Police Officer in critical condition after being shot in the head
A Police Officer from the South Western Division is currently fighting for his life in the hospital after a being shot in the head when he stopped a robbery attempt. Veteran police officer PC Anson...
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Hit and run victim dies
Hit and run accident victim Javon Cox, who was knocked down Monday morning has died.Police say 30-year-old Cox was in a three-tonne-truck heading south on the Grand Bazaar overpass, when he realised...
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Researchers: ganja gene can improve fruit yield
Researchers at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Jamaica campus have discovered a marijuana plant gene that will increase fruit yield once inserted into plants.Speaking to media last month...
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There will be no repeat of ArcelorMittal
Labour Minister Jennifer Baptiste-Primus says the appointment of a liquidator for ArcelorMittal’s assets in T&T means there is nothing more the Government can do for over 600 former workers of the...
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Shot dead for $50,000 chain
Shervon Lewis’ last few hours alive was spent arranging with his mechanic to sell an old car and discussing with relatives his intention of selling his $50,000 gold chain to purchase a new car.Around...
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Two held after fast food fight
An argument at a fast food outlet in San Fernando ended in a bloody street brawl outside the Guardian South Bureau office, Chancery Lane, yesterday.At the end of the fight, two men were arrested and a...
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Petty crime accused clog up remand system: $50m burden on State—AG
It costs the State almost $50 million a month to maintain 2,235 remand prisoners in T&T. Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi revealed the figure as his office began its national consultation on prison...
View ArticleDefer mid-year review—JTUM
The Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) is asking for tomorrow’s mid-term review of the Budget to be deferred until it is briefed on its contents and given a chance to contribute to the process.Speaking...
View ArticleCops told: Keep suspects’ photos off Facebook
With photos of two suspects reportedly involved in the shooting of PC Anson Benjamin circulating on Facebook, head of Southern Division CID Insp Don Gajadhar is calling on police officers to be more...
View Article$559m more for needy ministries
Just over $559 million is proposed to be moved collectively from five ministries and allocated elsewhere with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise...
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Presenters on governance forum: Go to the people on any proposed laws
Several calls were made yesterday for a public referendum that would give T&T citizens the power to express their opinion on proposed legislations before it becomes law. Making the call at a “Let’s...
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Mom and son living in savannah washroom
Ingrid Applewhite, 30, and her son, Joshua, 12, have been living in the female washroom at the recreation ground at Pinto Road, Arima. Applewhite began living in the washroom behind the stands at the...
View ArticleGrande dad killed in front of family
RALPH BANWARIEA Sangre Grande father was killed in front his family yesterday evening. Sheldon Raymond, 36, a labourer of Sangre Chiquito, was shot dead as his three children — aged five, seven and...
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From cocaine addict to helping needy kids
Ishmael Roger Mohammed often finds his way down to the Matura River and sits in the shade of the arching bamboo trees watching the crystal clear water gushing by. The wind whispering in the overhead...
View ArticleZika didn’t cause woman’s miscarriage
The miscarriage by the 23-year-old woman who became this country's first Zika case to be diagnosed in pregnancy has not been attributed to the virus. It is believed the woman developed complications...
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