Carmona to clear the air Monday
President Anthony Carmona will address several issues raised in the public domain related to his office on Monday.Over the last couple days debate has been raging about spending at the President’s...
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Smaller fiscal package likely
Rosemarie SantIn just under seven days Finance Minister Colm Imbert will present the country’s fiscal package in an economic climate which the Central Bank has said is challenged by lower global energy...
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Parents protest over unfinished primary school
Parents of students attending the Curepe Presbyterian Primary School are calling on the Ministry of Education to complete the new school building so that students can be relocated from the old facility...
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Gumbs seeks legal advice on Rowley’s book
Rosemarie Sant A former journalist who has been immortalised in a book written by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley titled From Mason Hall to Whitehall is seeking legal advice on the contents in a chapter...
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Carmona attacks media
President Anthony Carmona took traditional and social media to task yesterday as he slammed newspapers for becoming “garbage dumps” and lamented the rise of “armchair journalism.”Carmona has now called...
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Health ...more expenditure needed
What Imbert said:Health: “Our public health facilities, with deteriorating infrastructure, are not patient-friendly and with acute shortages of medical personnel the patient experience leaves much to...
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Family distressed by ‘reckless tips’
As the search for Debe hairstylist Ria Sookdeo continued yesterday, her husband, Mark Sookdeo, made a teary-eyed and desperate appeal to her abductors to return her to their family.“I’m here today...
View ArticleImbert: Govt to deal with FATCA after budget
Finance Minister Colm Imbert says the Government will proceed with the Tax Information Exchange Agreements Bill, 2016, in Parliament once the 2017 Budget is wrapped up.Debate on the bill that would see...
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Windward Islands brace for bad weather
State-owned Petrotrin stocked up on emergency supplies yesterday as the next Atlantic Tropical depression, expected to be named Matthew, churned towards the Windward Islands.A source said Petrotrin...
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December 31 deadline for FATCA compliance
Rosemarie SantAs Government and the Opposition continue to publicly battle over who is to blame for this country’s failure to pass Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) legislation, there is new...
View ArticleBATT concerns remain
Contacted on the issue, former president of the Bankers’ Association of T&T Nigel Baptiste said they were aware of the IRS notice. However, he said the IRS statement did not make it clear that...
View ArticleRowley hopeful of US extension
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is keeping a confident outlook on the FATCA matter as he says what is shaping up so far on Government’s request to the US for an extension of Friday’s deadline of the...
View ArticleOpposition anxious for debate—Kamla
The Opposition is committed to passage of good FATCA legislation and remains prepared and anxious for resumption of debate, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissesar said yesterday.She said so in a...
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Man sacrifices self to save family
Despite knowing that he could be shot dead, Krishna Maharaj sacrificed his life for his family when he coaxed a gunman into leaving their home together so his wife could have a chance to escape. There...
View ArticleWoman killed in truck collision
A daily routine for a Princes Town mother of two to pick up her children from school turned tragic yesterday after she was killed and her son injured in a head-on collision at M1 Ring Road, Princes...
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Autopsies postponed for 4 murder victims
Relatives of four men who were murdered were told to return to the Forensic Science Centre (FSC) today to have autopsies done because the pathologist on duty had an emergency.Not only would funeral...
View ArticleMinistry takes control of microcephaly baby
The Ministry of Health has taken charge of the baby who was recently diagnosed with microcephaly.Confirmation came from Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh in a telephone interview...
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Preying on pensioners
A PH taxi driver who preyed on pensioners, robbing them of groceries, jewelry and cash, was sentenced to 13 months in jail yesterday.Eric Caton who admitted to the crime and was not represented...
View Article3 held after second robbery at Chinese supermarket
Eight months after Chinese national Xing Xia was shot in her right eye at her family-owned CNA Supermarket, New Grant, bandits committed another violent robbery there yesterday. But quick work by...
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Carmona denies employee’s company used: ‘Wine from Italy was cheaper’
President Anthony Carmona says “contrary to false and incorrect media reports, neither Ms Pramati Noe, former private secretary to the President, nor Antonio Piccolo purchased, nor imported quality...
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