Brothers shot dead in Laventille
Two Laventille brothers were ambushed as they slept at the La Pena Street home early yesterday morning in what relatives say was aimed at getting their home, which is prime vantage point for two...
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Classic format for Soca Monarch
The International Soca Monarch competition will take on a classic format in 2017 with the finals at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and the semifinals returning to the Arima Velodrome says Therese Rahim...
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Proposal was cut to $900,000
President’s House says the $7.9 million projection for overseas travel for the Office of the President “was a projection which the President’s office sent to the Ministry of Finance prior to the...
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Dumas: Carmona must explain
Former head of the public service, Reginald Dumas, says President Anthony Carmona must give the nation a satisfactory explanation about the projected $7.9 million cost of his foreign travel for...
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Govt focusing on quality of Police Service—Rowley
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, answering questions from the Opposition in the House yesterday, announced the Government is about to initiate a manpower resources audit in the Police Service.He said...
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National Security Minister Edmund Dillon has backed the decision made by acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams to consider acting Snr Supts Simbonath Rajkumar and John Trim take early...
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Kublalsingh: I’m preparing to wage war against Parliament
Highway Reroute activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh is perturbed by Government’s insistence to restart the collapsed Solomon Hochoy Highway extension by completing the controversial Debe to Mon Desir segment...
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Logos Hope opens in PoS for next 26 days
Reading helps to shape a person’s mind and imagination while simultaneously improving spelling and vocabulary.Attesting to the value of reading yesterday, Education Minister Anthony Garcia urged...
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Sando to get Hilton hotel
Within the next six months, San Fernando will see the start of construction of a 120-room Hilton hotel at South Park.The project was announced by chief executive officer of Rahael Holdings Ltd (RHL)...
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Wage increase, low productivity can cause TT dollar to slide
Government needs to be careful that it is not setting a precedence in some form with “militant behaviour” being used as the avenue to ensure wage settlement outcomes are favourable.This is the view of...
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Customs swoops down on the Avenue
Customs officers swooped down on Ariapita Avenue on Friday night resulting in the closure of the popular D Nu Pub (The Mas Camp) after the owners could not produce their liquor licence.Because Roderick...
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Charles: Internal self-governance for Tobago
Kelvin Charles has been an activist for the People’s National Movement (PNM) for almost four decades. On January 23, he will know his political fate.Charles is one of four political leaders vying to...
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Pensioner in car accident cremated
Police are yet to decide whether they will charge a 32-year-old mother of seven with motor manslaughter, after she knocked down a pensioner with her vehicle while reversing from the compound of a...
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Schoolgirl murder disrupts peace in San Raphael
The murder of 16-year-old school girl Rachael Ramkissoon has disrupted the quiet, rural community of San Raphael.In the aftermath, residents are considering counter-measures such as gates and...
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National clean-up campaign kicks off in Diego Martin
The national clean-up campaign—Team Up to Clean Up—kicked off yesterday with a launch for the Diego Martin Regional Corporation, the first of the 14 regional corporations.The campaign will run until...
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Licensing head office moves to Caroni in February
A modernised licensing authority was first introduced by the People’s National Movement (PNM) in 2008 at an estimated cost of $45 million but it later moved to $230 million under the People’s...
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Rhoda takes on Carmona
During his Republic Day address last year, President Anthony Carmona used a phrase that immediately became part of this country’s lexicon. That term was “armchair journalist.”And while Carmona did not...
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Hinds: Groups gaining $$ off poverty in Laventille
There are at least two organisations which have used poverty in Laventille for their own financial gain, MP for Laventille West Fitzgerald Hinds has said.Hinds said the groups managed to gain “material...
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HAS THE WILLIAMS MODEL FAILED?
Having listened to Prime Minister Rowley’s address last Wednesday, one had to wonder whether the perilous nature of the finances of Petrotrin described by him were an expression of the failure of the...
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Imbert: Oil prices on the rise again
Finance Minister and acting Energy Minister Colm Imbert is happy that oil prices are rising which he said is positive for the economy of the country.“From the recent agreement with the Organisation of...
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