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Piparo woman hacked to death
A 31-year-old woman was hacked to death in a cutlass attack which also left her teenage daughter injured early Wednesday. Terisha Bridgelal, a doubles vendor, and her daughter Sydney were at their...
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Doctor explains post-partum depression
Dr Varma Deyalsingh, secretary of the Association of Psychiatrists of T&T (APTT) said Wednesday that post partum depression (PPD) was feelings of depression in a woman after birth. He said it may...
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Mom of two dies after 40-foot fall: Family cites postpartum
Family and friends of a young mother were thrown into mourning yesterday after she died at hospital from injuries she sustained in a 40-foot fall at her home three days ago. Abigail Ragobar never...
View ArticlePNM marks first year with list of achievements
In marking its first year in Government, the PNM yesterday sent out a listing of its achievements, including the resumption of work on what was considered as T&T’s biggest “white elephant,” the...
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A sister’s tribute
Following is a post which Charlotte Young Sing, the sister of Abigail Ragobar, posted on Facebook yesterday as Ragobar lay in a coma at hospital after a 40-foot fall at her Tobago home. Ragobar, who...
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Enill on Mc Donald’s return to Cabinet: No need to wait on Integrity body
Former energy minister Conrad Enill says Marlene Mc Donald can be reappointed to the Cabinet now even before the Integrity Commission completes its investigation.The commission is investigating a...
View ArticleMPs: Marlene valued member of PNM team
Two Government ministers yesterday spoke highly of sacked housing minister Marlene Mc Donald, who is set to make a return when Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley reshuffles his Cabinet next month. The...
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Mom chopped to death
While trying to save her mother from an attack on Wednesday morning, 13-year-old Sydney Heeralal was chopped on both hands and received cuts to her left ear. The child received 19 stitches for her...
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Why no CPR from lifeguards?
Tiffany George, sister of drowned victim Javel James, 23, yesterday believes the lifeguards on duty at Maracas Bay could have done more in an attempt to save her brother. She was making reference to a...
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Domestic link in gun attack
A week after mother of one, Denise Martin, was shot in the head, she remains warded at the San Fernando General Hospital on life support. And while police have not arrested anyone in relation to the...
View ArticleBipolar patient to go home
A La Romaine man who was shot by police after he allegedly attacked them with a shovel was not of sound mind. This information was contained in a report sent to the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court by...
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Mothers in tears
The Family Court of Trinidad and Tobago has admitted to a staff shortage that has been causing major inconveniences to those who need it most, single mothers seeking to take care of their children.The...
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Locusts eating out farmers in Point Fortin
Residents of New Village, Point Fortin, have been forced to scamper inside their homes for cover over the past six weeks, as swarms of locust have been devastating their community.Thousands of the...
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Good family support could counter PPD
Secretary of the Association of Psychiatrists of T&T (APTT), Dr Varma Deyalsingh, says women who suffer from postpartum depression (PPD) can get over it if the symptoms are recognised early and...
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Electrical woes at Newtown Boys’ could cut school time
Pupils of the Newtown Boys’ RC School are said to be sitting on a time bomb due to an electrical problem at the institution. As such, the school’s Parents Teachers’ Association yesterday notified...
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No real public plan available
As the family of Abigail Ragobar continue to mourn her passing and news of her story circulated yesterday, questions arose about what led to her death.Her family has attributed her untimely demise to...
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Marlene will be back if she is cleared—PM
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says sacked housing and urban development minister Marlene Mc Donald should be reinstated as a Cabinet minister if she is cleared of allegations of wrongdoing by the...
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Huge waste of money
$24.5 million! That’s what the Las Alturas Commission of Enquiry (CoE) has so far cost, yet the former PP administration which had the requirement to go after the contractor for the failed towers...
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They were a happy couple
Relatives of the man suspected of killing Terisha Heeralal say his actions came as a complete shock as hours before chopping Heeralal to death, the ‘happy’ couple visited their home.In an interview...
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Murder victim fought for life
Leon Samuel, whose bullet-riddled body was found at the side of the road yesterday afternoon, fought for his life to the bitter end as he was found grasping at blades of grass.According to police,...
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