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Senior guards under scrutiny
Prisoners Allan “Scanny” Martin, Hassan Atwell and Christopher Selby allegedly brokered a million-dollar deal with senior prison officers to secure their freedom from the Port-of-Spain prison last...
View ArticleScanners for jails in 2 months—Prakash
Legal Affairs and Justice Minister Prakash Ramadhar says the lengthy procurement process caused a delay in Government’s acquisition of specific electronic equipment for the nation’s prisons.Prime...
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Relatives in dark over man’s murder
Relatives of murder victim Hassan John thought he was at the home of his uncle. However, his body was lying in cold storage at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, awaiting identification.Speaking...
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PM set to ‘debate’ alone
State-owned Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG) is set to host a leadership exchange tomorrow but it is unlikely that Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley will participate.So far, the only person who has...
View ArticleState settles former UTT directors’ claims
Attorneys representing former board members of the University of T&T (UTT) have come to an agreement with the university over legal costs arising from a lawsuit over the failed multi-million dollar...
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COP picks five more candidates
The Congress of the People (COP) has selected five more candidates for the September 7 polls but has still not finalised any arrangement with the United National Congress as to which seats it would...
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Rowley hears about crime solutions
If the People’s National Movement (PNM) forms the next government, the Police Service may be demilitarised and allowed to focus solely on policing.Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley said he agreed...
View ArticleCops accept 14% wage increase
The five-year wait by hundreds of police officers for improved salaries, terms and conditions of service came to an end on Monday when president of the Police Service and Social Welfare Association...
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Fuad: PNM victimised me for nine years
Health Minister and Barataria/ San Juan candidate Dr Fuad Khan said for some nine years he was victimised by the former PNM administration.Khan was addressing party supporters at a public meeting held...
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Volney, Glenn and Chicken Little
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar wasn’t the only “star” spotlight of Monday’s UNC Forum in Barataria.While none of the others were on the platform with her, they were still very much a part of...
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Acting CoP orders probe into leaked memo
Within 24 hours after receiving information that the life of the Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was possibly under threat, the Special Branch Unit was able to process the information and...
View ArticleOnline circulation causes panic
The protective services were placed on high alert yesterday after a letter claiming that co-ordinated attacks were being planned by the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen to free the 11 men charged in the death of...
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PM moves without Rowley: No debate but Q&A
Instead of a leaders’ debate, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will now take part in a question-and-answer session hosted by state-owned Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG), tonight. After weeks of...
View ArticleAssociation challenges CoP’s decision: Police leave buyout heads to court
The Police Service Social and Welfare Association has been granted permission to challenge in the court a decision by acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams recommending that the Government buy...
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New suspect held in jailbreak probe
An Aranguez man was yesterday detained by police for assisting three prisoners during their daring escape from the Port-of-Spain prison last Friday. The 38-year-old suspect, who police believe provided...
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Mud, water spewing near oil well: We are kept in dark—residents
Business owners in Egypt Village, Point Fortin, are calling on Petrotrin to compensate them for the loss of business as one of the company’s contractors blocked off a portion of the roadway since...
View ArticlePrison Association on proposed reform: Plenty talk, no action
Prison Officers’ Association (POA) president Ceron Richards says he has no faith in promises made by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to fix the prison system. Richards said he had no faith in...
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PNM paints Harris Promenade red
So he had even more—possibly several thousand—reasons to break out into a full jump among the PNM “red-painted” Harris Promenade on Tuesday night.If PNM leader Keith Rowley had broken into a “sorta”...
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Jailbreak suspect released from custody
Police officers have released a suspect they believed assisted the three men who broke out of the Port-of-Spain prison on Frederick Street last Friday. The Aranguez man was yesterday detained by police...
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Judge rules against Warner in defamation lawsuit $900,000 judgment for former AG
Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner has been ordered to pay former attorney general Anand Ramlogan close $900,000 in compensation after losing defamation lawsuit. Ramlogan received the...
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