Two teens among 12 held for cop, soldier’s murders
Police yesterday arrested 12 people in connection with the murders of regiment officer Jerry Leacock and Police Constable Jason John on Tuesday.Of the 12, nine were held for questioning in relation to...
View ArticleSecurity guard slain, man shot near Queen’s Hall
A 55-year-old driver with the Amalgamated Security company was killed yesterday morning. According to police reports, Curtis Noel, of Mausica Road, D’Abadie, was shot once in the neck by a gunman who...
View ArticleRamdeen told rethink dropping of State briefs
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi is urging attorney Gerald Ramdeen to think again about his “curious” decision to give back about 12 State briefs.Al-Rawi made the statement after Ramdeen made the...
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Kissoon retires from GML
Chairman and long-serving top executive at Guardian Media Limited (GML), Grenfell Kissoon, has retired, ending a long and successful tenure in the media.Kissoon, who was appointed chairman of the GML...
View ArticleOAS workers taking fight to Labour Minister
Retrenched Construtora OAS workers said they have been advised by the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) to call off protests in the southland and instead take their fight to the office of Labour...
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Government taking ISIS threat seriously—PM
Government doesn’t have information that the particular recent message of a threat of an “ISIS” attack on malls is real, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday. But real or otherwise, Rowley...
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Ex-finance minister at awards presentation: T&T has to ride out economic...
Former finance minister Selby Wilson says he has every confidence that the PNM Government will adopt the correct posture in bringing back T&T to economic prosperity.He was speaking yesterday about...
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From Celery Boy to Lettuce Kinh
Frank Ali started working at age ten in the San Juan market, selling celery from a little cardboard box at two for $1 to help pay for his schooling. “My mother was selling in the market, too. She would...
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Customs comptroller vows at Arrival Day function: We are going to another level
The Customs and Excise Division, Ministry of Finance, has demonstrated its commitment to improve the mental, physical, spiritual and emotional well-being of its employees by introducing initiatives...
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Venezuelans wary of new food plan
Days after Venezuelan President and the T&T Government entered into a trade arrangement to provide basic food and medical supplies, Venezuelans, who continue to flock to local shores, said that...
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Cops nab ISIS threat suspect
A man, who sparked panic among Trincity Mall patrons and employees after making a hoax call warning of an imminent terrorist attack, was arrested by police hours after the incident thanks to the help...
View ArticleEvacuation process upsets workers
Hundreds of people, including workers at Trincity Mall, had to be evacuated yesterday following a bomb threat that was received shortly after midday.However, mall workers were left furious at the way...
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Daycare owner sorry baby died under watch
Chanmattee Deonarinesingh said yesterday that she loved baby Kristiano Aziz and was very sorry he died while under her care. Deonarinesingh, 45, a qualified nurse who has been running a daycare at her...
View ArticleBoodhan to file Integrity papers soon
Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan says he plans to file his financial documents with the Integrity Commission in the shortest possible time.Boodhan made the comment during a tree planting exercise at the...
View ArticleGulf City shut down after hoax bomb call
Police ordered the evacuation of a casino, four restaurants and an ice cream outlet at the Gulf City Mall in La Romaine yesterday, following an alleged Isis bomb threat to the establishment. The...
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Only citizens can transform society
A Roman Catholic priest says it’s up to ordinary citizens, not political leaders, to become agents of justice and righteousness and transform society. Delivering the annual Corpus Cristi homily at Our...
View ArticleHoax Isis bomb threat caller faces 15 years in jail
A 46-year-old man from east Trinidad, who placed a hoax call to police about a pending terrorist attack on Trincity Mall on Thursday, will remain in police custody this weekend.The suspect, who was...
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Young visiting malls this weekend
Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, Stuart Young, says he will be visiting the malls during the long holiday weekend, in the wake of an alleged threat by international...
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Dana accused freed
A blunder by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has led to the freeing of a man accused of being a member of the gang allegedly responsible for the assassination of former...
View ArticleMan shot by police
An unemployed Wallerfield man who went on a chopping spree yesterday is now warded in hospital fighting for his life, after he was shot by police when he attacked an officer who was pursuing him.The...
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