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Weapons were not loaded—army
Senior Public Affairs Officer of the Defence Force, Major Al Alexander has confirmed an investigation has been launched into the leaked photographs of the Attorney General Faris Al-Rawis’ children...
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Help slow to come
At least three people lost their lives in Fonds Des Negres, a rural village in Haiti, when they were swept away by flood waters following the passage of Hurricane Matthew. Two young girls and one man...
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‘I want to serve my country’
Teenager Lillyan Williams, whose act of kindness has inspired the nation, was summoned to the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday and mingled with the Prime Minister and his Cabinet...
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New suspect in Ria’s case
The Criminal Intelligence Unit has released a new sketch of a suspect wanted in the abduction of Debe hairstylist Ria Sookdeo.The artist depiction of the suspect showed that he was a man of African...
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Mystery skeleton found in forest
Although relatives of Ria Sookdeo cringed at speculation that a human remains found in a forest in Penal might be hers, a tattoo on the mostly skeletal remains have ruled her out.Investigators were yet...
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Ganga questions WASA’s US$9m ex-gratia payment
Why did the Water and Sewerage Authority chairman and WASA Board award an “extra” ex-gratia payment of US$9 million to the company undertaking the San Fernando Waste Water treatment plant despite that...
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IDB paid ex-gratia US$9m
Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Romney Thomas yesterday admitted it was the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that recommended the ex-gratia payment to the company undertaking...
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Declare public holiday in recognition of ancestors
Chanting their ancestral songs and donned in traditional Amerindian wear, scores of this country’s First Peoples marched through the streets of Port-of-Spain on Wednesday, calling on Government to give...
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No reason to go
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi says he isn’t the subject of any police probe—concerning pictures of youngsters holding high-powered weapons—and he’s not resigning. The AG made that clear yesterday,...
View ArticlePublic data not tainted—CSO
Acting Director of the Central Statistical Office (CSO), Sean O’Brien, says the four officers suspended from duty had no influence on data flowing into the national domain. He made the comment in a...
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$16m budget to feed prisoners
Taxpayers will be paying $16 million in 2017 to feed T&T’s 3,600-plus prisoners, as well as prisons officers on duty.That works out to about $13 to $14 per person a day, National Security Minister...
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Coast Guard visits Lillyan
Grocery packer Lillyan Williams’ dream of joining the T&T Coast Guard drew closer after she met with Force Command Fleet Chief Petty Officer Marlon Bethel and Lt Commander Kirk Jean-Baptiste,...
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Help pours in for Haiti
Help is continuing to pour in for Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew from civic-minded nationals and organisations across T&T.The Penal/Debe Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the...
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‘A tale of woe and historical obscurity’
The descendants of this country’s indigenous people must be treated with respect and not be the brunt of ridicule, says President Anthony Carmona.He was delivering a lecture “Champions of the First...
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Leaking fuel scares residents
The Ministry of Energy yesterday sent a team to investigate complaints of fuel leakage and fumes from a defunct and unsecured service station near Fyzabad junction where it is believed 5,000 gallons of...
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Grocery worker found floating in ocean
RALPH BANWARIE Wrapped up in a piece of curtain cloth, the battered body of grocery delivery man Adam Jotis was discovered floating in the Atlantic Ocean early yesterday.Jotis, 25, who worked at...
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‘Be wary of men who beat you’
Women’s rights activist Diana Mahabir-Wyatt is warning women to be cautions of men who beat them and then come bearing gifts, as it will be only a matter of time before the abuse resumes. She made the...
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Friend in custody
Friends of Dillon “Tallman” Springer carried him away on Wednesday evening but never brought him back to his Chaguanas home. Instead his body was later found in St Joseph.His sister, who declined to...
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Five Trinis held in Venezuela set free
Free at last.The five T&T men who were detained in Venezuela since 2014 are being released and sent home after serving time, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon confirmed yesterday.“Justice...
View ArticleSon excited to see dad released
Latoya Baptiste’s six-year-old son Adbur-Rahman has not seen his father, Leslie Daisley, for two years and seven months. The family left Daisley in Venezuela, detained by law enforcement and facing...
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