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Suspect killed in police shootout
The suspected mastermind of robbery gang operating in Barrackpore and Penal was killed in a shootout with police yesterday and his accomplice taken into custody.The suspect, believed to be a...
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CEPEP, URP labour should drive agriculture
Government is being told to convert the Community-based Environment Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) and Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) into “Farmpep” agricultural programmes or divert...
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Hurricanes force Sandals to put Tobago project on hold
The devastation caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Northern Antilles has resulted in Sandals resort chain putting plans for building a 750-room hotel in Tobago on hold.Confirmation came from...
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I was speaking to UNC politicians
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday made it abundantly clear that when he made his “shut your mouth” statement in relation to his proposed plan to house Dominicans affected by Hurricane Maria on...
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Public must hold strain
Hold strain, vary your taste - and cut that Forex use.With that advice, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday put T&T on notice that Government’s first priority for foreign exchange will be...
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Increase in age of retirement put on table at economy forum
Change behaviours in T&T and raise the retirement age from 60 to 65 in order to increase productivity levels.These were among suggested solutions to move T&T forward from T&T Chamber of...
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Govt not visiting devaluation yet
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is insisting his Government has no intention of devaluing the T&T dollar.However, Finance Minister Colm Imbert says if T&T imports continue to exceed its export...
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Motorists stranded in flash floods
Motorists were left in gridlock traffic for hours yesterday after flash-flooding occurred in Maraval, Santa Cruz, Diego Martin and along the Eastern Main Road.In Santa Cruz, fire officers from the...
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No new leads on babies in dump
Investigators are using footage from close circuit television cameras to help them find those responsible for dumping twin stillborn babies at Forres Park landfill site in Claxton Bay on Wednesday.The...
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AG: Govt moves to stop land fraud
Government is expected to move swiftly ahead in clamping down on land fraud by introducing a new law that will make it compulsory for an owner to register their parcels of land.This was disclosed...
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Senator to pay $.5m for defamation
Government Senator Dr Lester Henry has been ordered to pay former Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran $550,000 in compensation for defamation.In a 29-page judgment delivered in the Port-of-Spain High...
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CEO: We won contract bid fair, square
Kallco CEO Roger Ganesh has defended the company owned by his son-in-law Arvin Kalloo, saying they engaged in a competitive tendering process for ther Manzanilla Highway contract like all the other...
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No nepotism in highway deal
As concerns mount about Kallco being awarded a $400 million contract for the first phase of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway extension to Manzanilla, Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan yesterday...
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Red Cross denies relief drive not well coordinated
The T&T Red Cross Society is refuting reports that there is no proper co-ordination or communication to ensure specific and urgent needs are met for the various islands affected by Hurricanes Irma...
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T&T sends 12 trauma experts
Twelve mental health specialists from Trinidad and Tobago are to travel to Dominica to assist the psychiatric team on the island in helping the population, which officials say remains in a state of...
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Three shot dead by police
Police shot and killed three men in separate instances between Wednesday night and yesterday.In the most recent killing, an off-duty officer shot and killed Leshon Villafana during an attempted robbery...
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Christmas wish list
I know it may seem a little late to be reading a Christmas wish list while you are choking on your chicken pastelle and reaching desperately for the sorrel. (Why do people make pastelles with this...
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Worker injured in PTSC accident
Operations at the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) garage in San Fernando were shut down yesterday after a worker was injured after he was struck by a bus on the compound.The worker, a...
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App for police misconduct cases
Citizens now have a mobile app which will allow them the ability the contact with the Police Complaints Authority directly in the event they have a report to file against police officers.The app was...
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223 patients affected by radiation overdose
The retired clinical director of the Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre has admitted that his former employer administered a radiation overdose to patient Ricardo "Smokey" McKenzie during his treatment...
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