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Minister: We will act on school bullying
The Ministry of Education says it will act on any information brought to its attention as it relates to school violence and bullying.Speaking briefly in a telephone yesterday, Education Minister...
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Appeal Court frees mom
The Court of Appeal yesterday overturned the seven-month sentence on a Claxton Bay mother who in 2013 stole a purse from a female passenger in a taxi in order to buy food for her children, then aged...
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Parties still have too much power
Respect for the media, a fixed date for general election, party finance reform and constitutional reform for meaningful conversations were among critical issues raised at a public forum on the recent...
View ArticleGovt plans to fund all medical students
The PNM Government has rolled back the past PP administration’s projected streamlining of the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) programme in certain areas and is prepared to fund all...
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Businessmen must also stand burden
The Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) is insisting the business community pays the alleged billions in tax revenue and workers not be asked to bear the burden of economic adjustment in the country.This...
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Unidentified body found floating in river
Southern division police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a body found floating in the Usine pond in Ste Madeline early this morning. The body was that of an East Indian woman,...
View ArticleCuffie: No sackings from Tobago OPM
Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie says no worker was fired from the Office of the Prime Minister in Tobago.He was responding to media reports on Wednesday and yesterday which claimed the services of...
View ArticleLet cops do police work
Political unity, increased manpower, intelligence gathering and a more trusting witness protection programme are some of the things, if given to the Homicide Bureau, may improve the detection rate.To...
View ArticleTwo cineplexes not paying up
Valdeen Shears-NeptuneThe Copyright Organisation of T&T (COTT) says it is unable to pay royalties to artistes whose music is played in movies because of unpaid licence fees from T&T’s two major...
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Vagrants recycling in Sando
Assistant Police Commissioner in charge of South, Cecil Santana, said vagrants were being recycled in the southern city and has called on mayor Kazim Hosein to help address the social issue.Santana’s...
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Stop use of State vehicles by MPs
Attorney Subhas Panday is calling on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley not to allow ministers to use state vehicles as their personal vehicles, estimating it will save government $29 million annually. He...
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Teachers locked out
Teachers protesting for the speedy re-opening of the Rousillac Hindu Primary School were locked out of their temporary accommodation yesterday.According to reports, the group of teachers returned to...
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$2,000 fine for eating protected snake
A 27-year-old man was arrested and charged with having a dead boa constrictor snake and the skin from another.The man, who is believed to be a gardener, was caught with two dead boa constrictor snakes...
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No leads in death of woman found in pond
The woman found dead in the Usine Ste Madeline pond yesterday morning has been identified as Cheryl Mohammed.Mohammed, 55, lived at Peter Street, La Romaine.Her body was identified by relatives last...
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Cops foil robbery at Sando grocery... shoots one robber
One man is in hospital nursing a gunshot wound and the other in in police custody after police foiled a daylight robbery in Palmyra yesterday. According to reports around 5 pm yesterday Southern...
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Arima teen missing
T&T Police Service is seeking the urgent assistance of the public in locating a 15-year-old school girl who was reported missing by her mother yesterday (October 1). Aniah Camille Benoit of School...
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I want the CoP job
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams, whose post was recently described by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley as a “ten days” given the number of times the top cop has been mandated to act, says he...
View Article50 murders make September most violent
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams has confirmed that 50 murders were recorded last month, making September the most violent month for 2015.He attributed the spike to the number of guns,...
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Arima girl, 15, missing since Tuesday
The parents of 15-year-old Aniah Camille Benoit are seeking the public’s help in locating her, after she went missing on Tuesday afternoon.According to police, Benoit, of School Street, Train Line...
View ArticleState set to appeal ruling
The State has announced its intention to challenge the decision of the High Court that 32 police sergeants who claimed they were illegally bypassed must be promoted.Acting Commissioner of Police...
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