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Belmont men gunned down in reprisal shooting ...police report four murders...
Two friends were gunned down in Belmont yesterday afternoon in what police described as a reprisal shooting. According to police, the two young men were killed around 2.20 pm as they sat in a car at...
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It’s not business as usual—experts
With oil priced around US$45 a barrel and gas at US$72 per mmbtu, all eyes will be fixed on the newly appointed Minister of Finance Colm Imbert over the few next weeks for the presentation of the...
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Rough days ahead for Rowley
Within the next two years, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will be forced to make the biggest decision in his life by taking drastic measures to keep T&T’s economy stable.The prediction was made on...
View ArticleRowley: No job cuts with smaller Cabinet
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has promised there will be no job cuts despite his smaller Cabinet. Speaking to the media at the first People’s National Movement (PNM) meeting since its triumph at the...
View ArticlePrakash not stepping down as COP leader
Prakash Ramadhar is refusing to step down as Congress of the People (COP) leader.The COP’s Youth Congress had called on Ramadhar to give up the leadership post hours after the party faced a crushing...
View ArticleAudit of state land coming—Rambharat ...Caroni 1975 Ltd under scrutiny
Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries Clarence Rambharat has promised to undertake an immediate audit of state land in T&T, particularly Caroni 1975 Ltd.He said if red flags are raised in...
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Don’t slash Gate
Chaguanas East MP and former tertiary education minister Fazal Karim is appealing to the new Government not to slash the Gate programme and to continue the thrust in tertiary education. Karim said with...
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Make national building code a priority
National Building Code Committee chairman Shyankaran Lalla is appealing to Housing Minister Marlene Mc Donald to make a national building code one of her top priorities as she officially begins her...
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Seven killed in three days
The usually quiet coastal town of Icacos, Cedros, descended into chaos on Saturday night, after gunmen opened fire outside a party, killing two people and wounding six others. The murders of fisherman...
View ArticleKamla lauds Rowley online
In the face of heavy criticism for not congratulating newly-elected Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley in the wake of the People’s National Movement’s general election victory last Monday, former prime...
View ArticleRamadhar knocks online race rants
Congress of the People (COP) leader Prakash Ramadhar is calling on People’s Partnership supporters to move beyond petty issues of race so that the country can heal and unite in harmony. In a statement...
View ArticleContractors hope PNM brings change, Procurement laws a priority
President of the T&T Contractors Association (TTCA) Mikey Joseph is taking a cautious approach over what policies he hopes to see from the new Cabinet of T&T. On Friday, 21 new minsters were...
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Rowley, candidates thank supporters
Loud cheers erupted through the Diego Martin West constituency yesterday, as Prime Minister and MP Dr Keith Rowley took to the streets to thank scores of People’s National Movement supporters for their...
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Will work for popcorn
My name is Jonathan Ali and I watch movies for a living. Really. My job helping programme the T&T Film Festival requires me to watch hundreds of movies every year.I was born in a nursing home in...
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Youth clubs help curb crime—CoP
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says the advent of police youth clubs in communities plays an integral part in reducing crime. He was speaking after taking part in the Laventille Police...
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Baptiste-Primus wants productivity linked to wage hikes
The creation and ultimate implementation of systems to link productivity to higher wages in the public sector will be a priority of the Dr Keith Rowley administration, Labour Minister Jennifer...
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Smith to let cops do their work in LifeSport probe
Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Darryl Smith says he will await the conclusion of the police investigation in the controversial LifeSport programme. “I am going to leave that for the police to do. We...
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Missing drugs linked to Cedros bloodbath
Saturday’s bloodbath in Icacos, Cedros, may be a hit from overseas as police sources say the intended target, Amit Samaroo, was a known drug and gun dealer with connections to a South American drug...
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Drifter chopped to death in Lambeau
The quiet community of Lambeau was jolted by a murder yesterday, while the decomposing body of an elderly man was found at his Scarborough home.In the first incident, Vijay Boodoosingh, 42, a drifter...
View Article1 dead, 1 wounded in downtown shooting
A Sea Lots, Port-of-Spain, man died while undergoing emergency surgery at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital yesterday after he and his friend were shot outside the George Street Health Centre. Police...
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