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No Jamaat protection for ‘fake’ Muslims
Yasin Abu Bakr, leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, yesterday warned young men, calling themselves “Muslims” who are engaged in the current Rasta City vs Muslim gang war that they will get no protection...
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JTUM marks 4th anniversary of SOE
Leader of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) Ancel Roget is warning of the possibility of another state of emergency before the September 7 general election.Asked what evidence he had to support the...
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Rootsman dies at Morvant home
Calypsonian Rootsman (Yafeu Osei) has died. He passed away at around 5.45 pm yesterday at his Almond Drive, Morvant, home.Tobago-born Rootsman, 64, whose calypso career dated back to the late 1970s,...
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TUTTA rejects proposal to extend retirement age
“Extend retirement age beyond 60? Are you out of your mind?”This was the response by T&T Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) president Devanand Sinanan to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar who...
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No work for casual employees
After three days of protests, some workers from Lake Asphalt T&T (1978) Ltd returned to their duties yesterday, but hundreds of daily paid casual workers were not allowed on the compound.This...
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Rowley wrong on property tax claim
Finance Minister Larry Howai has said that Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) Leader, Dr Keith Rowley is completely wrong in his claim the People’s Partnership was implementing a property tax...
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Commuters feel the pinch as PTSC workers protest
Commuters who use the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) were left stranded yesterday as the workers protested outside City Gate, Port-of-Spain.Approximately 200 PTSC protesters walked along...
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New Smart Card to weed out fraud
Cabinet has already approved an electronic system to follow the Biometric Smart Card which will monitor recipients of all social grants, case by case.If Minister of the People and Social Development...
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Birthday lime goes awry in a flash, Falling tree takes out 7
An eight-year-old boy was in critical condition at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC), Mount Hope, last night, after a huge tree fell on him and six other family members during an...
View ArticleDeath threat for ILP Fyzabad candidate, 2 bullets left in envelope
Independent Liberal Party (ILP) chairman Rekha Ramjit is calling for personal security for all candidates contesting the September 7 general elections after the party’s candidate for Fyzabad, Fabien...
View ArticleFormer Supermarkets’ Association president: Parties must be realistic in...
With oil prices now under $40 dollars barrel, political parties must be realistic about how they prepare for the post-election budget, former president of the Supermarkets’ Association Balliram Maharaj...
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Rejecting the ‘lazy and poor’ argument
Susan lives in the rural community of Matura. On a single mattress and sheets spread on the bare ground, her two-room structure sleeps eight. Budgeting is both a headache and an art form, considering...
View ArticleAl Rawi calls on UNC to condemn election violence
With People’s National Movement banners being burnt, posters being torn down and a supporter being assaulted on Saturday night, the party’s public relations officer Faris Al Rawi is now calling on the...
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Rowley on Integrity Commission threat
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley says he is ready to go to jail for not responding to a request by the Integrity Commission to furnish them with additional information relating to his 2004 Declaration...
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PM: 95,000 laptops given to students
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday vowed to never to stop laptop distributions to students if she is returned to office. She also pledged to make Tobago a duty free haven to boss the...
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PNM supporter attacked while posting symbols
A People’s National Movement (PNM) activist preparing for yesterday’s political meeting in San Fernando was attacked and his car damaged by an alleged United National Congress supporter on...
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Born and grew to be true
My name is Mauricia Smith-Grimshaw and I run an office supplies store.I was born and grew up all my life in the village of Lambeau in Tobago. Then I got married and moved to Canaan. But I lived in...
View ArticleWoman’s body found in shack
Police have not ruled out homicide in the death of a Point Fortin woman whose decomposing body was found in a shack on Saturday night. According to reports, Jennel Gabrielle, 43, was discovered in the...
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2-year-old girl escapes death
Two-year-old Kayla Edwards miraculously escaped injuries when gunmen shot and injured her mother Keisha, who was holding her, and ended the life of her father, Don, on Sunday night.The gunmen, who came...
View ArticleWeekend killings keep cops busy
Homicide detectives are investigating the murders of four men who were killed in separate shootings between last Friday night and Sunday evening. In the first incident around 9 pm on Friday, police...
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