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She’s slandering T&T
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has accused Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissesar of slandering the country and marring its reputation with her statements linking him to a find of US$2 million by...
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Police find machine gun, weed in Carenage
Police found an Uzi sub-machine gun, 596 grammes of marijuana and a beretta pistol during a search in a forested area in Carenage on Friday.The officers were conducting a search in the area between 11...
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TUCO re-elects Bro Resistance
Lutalo Masimba (Brother Resistance) was returned as president by a majority vote in yesterday’s Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO).Masimba edged out two contenders for the post, Winston...
View ArticleZika and the right to life
Renelle Ramlal Student, Hugh Wooding Law School The outbreak of the Zika virus and the persistent presence of other illnesses, including sexually transmitted diseases and chicken-pox, has put the focus...
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More speed guns and legislation coming
Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan says police officers will soon have more speed guns to use as efforts continue to make T&T’s roads safer for motorists and pedestrians.He said this...
View ArticleHaitians eating dirt to survive
Poverty in Haiti has become so severe that some people are eating dirt to survive. This was revealed by Haitian priest Father Madet Marove when he spoke at the St Charles Presbyterian Church, Caroni...
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Zika causing more abortions
Public health care officials have declined to comment on the issue except to acknowledge that procedures are being performed illegally in the majority of the cases. However, specialist obstetrician and...
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Jeers for PM in Charlieville
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was verbally attacked by a handful of people wearing yellow UNC T-shirts yesterday during a walkabout in central Trinidad yesterday.The incident occurred close to the...
View ArticlePoliticians must take blame, says Ragoonath
Politicians must take some of the blame for the violence taking place in the lead up to the November 28 local government election, according to political analyst Dr Bishnu Ragoonath.Ragoonath is head...
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Moonilal: HDC plan a political ploy
Government’s announcement on the eve of local government elections of plans to sell vacant/vandalised Housing Development Corporation (HDC) units to prospective homeowners is a naked political ploy...
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Caiman terror in Charlieville
Residents of Dinoo Road, Charlieville, Chaguanas, say they are living in fear of caimans which are living in several abandoned lots in the area.Narry Ramnarine, who spoke on behalf of the residents,...
View ArticlePadarath: PM's figures inconsistent
Princes Town MP Barry Padarath has reiterated his call for Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to produce the $350,000 roti bill or apologise, saying he has been inconsistent in his story and in his...
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Aspiring soldier gunned down in front of his son
Before snuffing his life out, the killer of a Maloney man granted him one last merciful act by allowing him to put down his 13-month-old son.Police said the child stood crying after hearing the shots...
View ArticleTeacher killed by bus on PBR
A 47-year-old pre-school teacher from Arima died after she was knocked down by a Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) bus in an early morning accident in Tunapuna yesterday.At around 8 am, Sita...
View ArticleActing CoP on election rallies, meetings: No breaches will be tolerated
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams is warning the public that they will not tolerate any breaches of the law during the rallies and meetings being held in the run-up to the Local Government...
View ArticlePCA looking for slain teen’s relatives
Officials of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) want to contact relatives of teenager Josiah Ramsahai in connection with an investigation into his death.The PCA confirmed in a statement yesterday...
View ArticleHead of Central Division: No politics in shooting of PNM DJ
The head of the Central Division, acting Senior Superintendent Kenny McIntyre, says there is no evidence” that the shooting incident involving 37-year-old Rooplal Rampersad, a DJ who was providing...
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After snakes, rats invade school
The pre-dawn protest prompted a massive traffic pile-up along the Guaracara/Tabaquite Road as police could not remove the debris immediately. The sand heap interspersed with tyres remained across the...
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Consultant on selling of vandalised HDC houses: It’s a good plan in principle
The proposal to sell vandalised or incomplete Housing Development Corporation (HDC) homes “as is, where is” with no further expenditure of public money is a good one in principle, says Afra Raymond of...
View ArticleSacked Mittal workers call on Rowley for help
Luke Bachan, 49, who has worked at ArcelorMittal as a machinist for the past 17 years, is yet to receive one cent in severance benefits after he was retrenched last March. With three children, ages 15,...
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