Moruga man shot dead
A day before he was killed in his house, Kyle Charles Gonzales hugged his family and told them how much he loved them. Gonzales, of La Lune Village, Moruga, would have celebrated his 30th birthday in...
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Crunch time at hand: Largest electorate
Finally—crunch time! All eyes will be on T&T’s marginal seats— and how undecideds sway—for today’s general election exercise.Voting gets underway from 6 am to 6 pm at 21,099 polling stations across...
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OWTU threatens to sue Petrotrin over new medical plan
With some 200 workers possibly facing the axe, president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union Ancel Roget has threatened to sue state-owned Petrotrin for attempting to close down the company’s...
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Sparrow still waiting for money for medical bills
Slinger Francisco, the Mighty Sparrow, who placed T&T on the world stage with his famous classically executed double entendre hits, is still awaiting assistance for his medical bills. During a...
View ArticleSoldiers to get more pay
Days before this country was due to head to the polls to select a government, the Defence Force concluded its salary negotiations with the Chief Personnel Officer (CPO).However, while they were able to...
View ArticleParamin RC to open tomorrow after protest
Three weeks after parents of students attending the Paramin RC School staged a silent protest outside the new building, the Catholic Education Board has assured that the school will be opened tomorrow....
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Full cartoon with Elmo
My name is Kaleel Yearwood and I wear an Elmo suit.I’m from Tobago but my family always told me we originated from Barbados. We are a very big family. I’m from Scarborough side but most of the...
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Dookeran says farewell at luncheon
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran says T&T officials in Caracas, Venezuela, have been asked to assist in attempts to secure the release of T&T student in Saudi Arabia, Tariq Shamoon,...
View ArticlePNM candidate for Barataria believes he will steal Khan's seat
People's National Movement (PNM) candidate for San Juan/Barataria, Hafeez Ali is confident of wresting control of the marginal seat from Dr. Fuad Khan, based on the work he has done in the past few...
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De Coteau’s campaign singer killed in Moruga
Calypsonian Peter Miguel who recorded a political calypso in support of Clifton De Coteau, the United National Congress (UNC) candidate for Moruga/Tableland, has been shot dead.The body of Miguel, 66,...
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Heavy turnout in Central
Elderly people in their 80s, some in wheelchairs, some using canes and aided by relatives and a victim of Parkinson’s Disease were among the thousands who turned out to vote in central Trinidad in...
View ArticleWarner: PNM win a victory for ILP
Mission accomplished.This was the response of Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader Jack Warner late last night after the PNM won the 2015 general election.Although Warner’s ILP lost all 23 seats it...
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T&T starts new era under PNM
The People’s National Movement’s fourth leader, Dr Keith Rowley, now Prime Minister-elect, will be T&T’s second Tobago-born Prime Minister following yesterday’s 2015 general election victory.Rowley...
View Article‘I did my best’—Kamla
Advising supporters to accept the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) victory at the polls, Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night said she had no regrets about her journey as T&T’s first female prime...
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PNM will get support if they are serious—Prakash
A sombre mood hovered over the Congress of the People’s (COP) headquarters in Charlieville, Chaguanas, last night as the final results were declared, with victory going to the People’s National...
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Calmer waters could be ahead
Prime Minister-elect Dr Keith Rowley has pledged to engage in a campaign to make citizens more patriotic. This was one of the major pledges by Rowley during his victory speech to thousands of party...
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Minor problems for Jack to vote
Independent Liberal Party (ILP) political leader Jack Warner said he encountered minor problems when he went to cast his vote at around 6 am at the Five Rivers Hindu School. He said only four polling...
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Manning: I’ll be home sleeping
Former prime minister Patrick Manning cast his ballot in favour of the PNM yesterday, but says he will be at home sleeping when the election results are announced.His revelation of his vote has...
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Rowley to be sworn in today
Prime Minister-elect Dr Keith Rowley will be sworn in as Prime Minister at 1.30 pm today at Queen’s Hall, Port-of-Spain, and the Attorney General of the new PNM government will also be sworn in.The...
View ArticleGML pollster vindicated for calling PNM win
H.H.B. & Associates managing director Louis Bertrand said yesterday he felt vindicated after the poll commissioned by Guardian Media Limited (GML) which he conducted was the only one which...
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