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Miss Universe T&T stripped
This country’s Miss Universe T&T pageant first runner-up Martrecia Alleyne is now being considered to replace stripped delegate Yvonne Clarke.The local franchise holder for the pageant, Jenny...
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Ninjured in Manhattan attack—minister
Foreign Affairs Minister Dennis Moses says he has no information that any Trinidadian was killed or injured in the terror attack in Manhattan on Tuesday which left eight people dead.Moses spoke briefly...
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Ministry moves to evict Savannah couple
Good Samaritans yesterday stepped in to assist Erica Joseph after workers from the Ministry of Agriculture’s Horticulture Division removed her belongings and partially destroyed the makeshift tent she...
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Homeless seek shelter
Two days after the Port-of-Spain City Corporation was given the green light to evict homeless people who were using Tamarind Square as a makeshift homeless shelter, they have begun to return to the...
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Suspect held in Dominican’s murder
One man is in custody assisting police with their investigations into the murder of Dominican national Chriss Brewster and her landlord Peter Ferdinand Felix.According to police, the man was held on...
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Invasion of privacy
Chief Justice Ivor Archie has sent a pre-action protocol letter to CrimeWatch host Ian Alleyne and the Synergy Entertainment Network for defamation and breach of privacy.The letter, sent on behalf of...
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$1.9Bn spent on Food Card programme in 10 years
From 2006 to 2016, the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services spent $1.9 billion on food cards, also known as the Targeted Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, for the vulnerable and...
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Pensioners escape arson attack
Pensioners Nateram and Ivy Jagroop narrowly escaped death when arsonists fire-bombed their home in Princes Town yesterday.Jagroop, 79, of Perry Young Road, had just returned from his garden when he...
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Have patience
Protesting parents of students attending the Siparia Union Presbyterian School, who have been waiting for more than two years for completion of their new school, are being asked to stand down and have...
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Bharath makes election demands
The national congress of the United National Congress (UNC) has already voted unanimously for early elections for political leader, but Vasant Bharath, who is challenging Kamla Persad-Bissessar for the...
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Murder, kidnap charges dropped
More than 12 years after naturalised United States (US) citizen Balram “Balo” Maharaj was kidnapped and murdered, the last of the 14 people initially accused of the crime has been freed.Kidnapping for...
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MSJ gets ready for general election
CHARLES KONG SOOThe Movement for Social Justice will contest the upcoming general election in 2020. The party's leader, David Abdulah made the announcement at the Transport Industrial Workers' Union's...
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I’m a changed man—Panday
RADHICA DE SILVAHaving been booted out of politics by former UNC loyalists seven years ago, political war monger and former prime minister Basdeo Panday says he no longer has a spiteful bone in his...
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Decomposing body found in
The decomposing body of an unidentified male was found at Rincon Bay, Matura, by a crab catcher on Friday night.Police reported that around 8 pm the 40-year-old man was at Rincon Bay checking on his...
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Living in misery after the floods
RADHICA DE SILVA Surviving only on bread and cheese since devastating floods inundated the Woodland community two weeks ago, Simon Baldeosingh and some of his neighbours are still a long way from...
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Farmers to get $$ soon—
RADHICA DE SILVAAgriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says Government will move swiftly to give financial compensation to farmers affected by the last flooding. Last Friday, $12 million in aid was...
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Ralph BanwarieA Prison officer narrowly escape being shot and killed at his Foster Road, Sangre Grande home on Friday night. The prison officer’s vehicle was sprayed with bullets as the gunman believed...
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Murder suspect jumps from11th floor to escape police
A murder suspect yesterday jumped from the 11th floor of the homicide detective's office at Riverside Plaza in Port-of-Spain in an attempt to escape police custody.According to reports, around 4.15 pm...
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Miss Universe TT inCoat of Arms controversy
A fresh controversy is brewing following the Miss Universe debacle regarding the selection of a delegate. The National Emblem Committee will be investigating the use of the country's Coat of Arms on a...
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Kalifa Clynekalifa.clyne@guardian.co.ttDozens of volunteers spent hours at the Divali Nagar site yesterday, packing food items into re-usable market bags to send to 2,000 families affected by recent...
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