Victim Support head: Children abused at alarming rate
Children are being abused at an alarming rate and the homes entrusted to look after them are bursting at the seams.So said head of the Victim and Witness Support Unit, Margaret Sampson-Browne, who made...
View ArticleJudge: State fears fallout over abortion dilemma
High Court Justice Frank Seepersad has weighed in on the public conversation on abortion, saying the dilemma is between the church and the State and the fear of political fallout if the perceived wrong...
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Deyalsingh: I can permit medical marijuana imports
Days after Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi announced that Government had begun the statistical groundwork on decriminalising marijuana possession, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh confirmed that he...
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Petrotrin retirees seek better pension deal
State-owned oil and gas company Petrotrin said it remains conscious of its responsibility to retired workers who protested outside its Pointe-a-Pierre administration office on Thursday, for an increase...
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Major rivers still to be cleared
With the 2016 rainy season creeping in earlier than expected, regional corporations throughout the country are still struggling to clear waterways, including tributaries and drains.However, they claim...
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Grandmom seeks answers to child’s death
Sharmaine Bastaldo, a Chaguanas mother and grandmother, is pleading for clarity regarding the circumstances surrounding her two-year-old grandson’s death.Her grandson, Jacob Antonio Bastaldo, left his...
View ArticleState funding for ‘medical mafia’
The Ministry of Health’s multi-million dollar External Patient Programme (EPP), in which patients at public hospitals are transferred to private medical facilities at the expense of taxpayers, is...
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Carmona urges mothers to guide sons
The role of the mother must never be underestimated, says President Anthony Carmona.In his Mother’s Day message, he called on mothers to ensure that their sons live lives within the law.“As President,...
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Screams, tears at Nerissa’s funeral
It was an atmosphere of weeping and screaming at the Goora family home at Tamana Hill yesterday, during the funeral service for Nerissa Goora, who was killed by an assailant while walking home last...
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T&T’s rice queen and princess share tales of hardships, rewards
While Theresa Akaloo and Sarika Ramroop may be separated by many miles in different parts of the country, they share an affinity for the land and a connection with the earth in growing a staple of life...
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‘A can of worms from rental to outfitting’
It is a matter which former PP housing minister Roodal Moonilal has regrets about. “...In hindsight, if we had to do it over again, we should have ended the rental arrangement in 2010 or within a year...
View ArticleSpeed limit for pickups is 65km/h
Not so fast, pickup truck drivers.The maximum speed limit for pickup trucks, including the popular Nissan Navara, Toyota Hilux and Ford Frontier, is actually 65 kilometres per hour (km/h) and not 80...
View ArticleDead body found near Chase Village
Police are investigating the death of an unidentified man, whose body was discovered near Chase Village yesterday.Around 10.15 am on Saturday, PC Sookhai and PC Henry of the Highway Patrol Unit based...
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Customer deposits at FCB increases
Customer deposits at First Citizens bank have increased despite Planning Minister Camille Robinson-Regis’ decision to close her account there because of an alleged “breach of confidentiality” involving...
View ArticleTwo men robbed in central
Police are investigating two robberies which took place in central Trinidad on Friday.Around 12.15 pm, 30-year-old Nicholas Loraine was robbed of $40,000 while conducting a transaction at an automotive...
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Girl, 12, claims rape attack led to pregnancy
Police have opened an investigation into who was responsible for the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl who recently gave birth to a baby boy at the San Fernando General Hospital. The probe is,...
View ArticleInter-Religious Organisation to discuss abortion today
Members of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) are expected to meet today to discuss the controversial topic of abortion, in order to possibly put forward recommendations on a way forward to the...
View ArticleCulture of safe driving needed
President of the T&T Automobile Association Rawle Mahabir says there is no need to increase this country’s speed limit, as the current 80 kilometres per hour is sufficient. He made the appeal...
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MATT blames cops for attack on journalist
The T&T Police Service (TTPS) is being blamed for last Thursday’s attack on Guardian photographer Rishi Ragoonath and ought to take responsibility, the Media Association of T&T (MATT)...
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Family begs for farmer’s return
Convinced that Palo Seco missing farmer Vijay Ramoutar was abducted, his worried relatives yesterday appealed to his abductors to release him.Issuing a heartfelt appeal, his cousin Linda...
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