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Closure of opportunities for students
kalifa.clyne@guardian.co.ttFormer tertiary education minister Fazal Karim has made a public call to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to bring back the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training...
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South residents waiting for $$ from $30m flood fund
While the Government has approved a $30 million fund for assistance to flood victims, people in hard-hit areas in south Trinidad are still clamouring for assistance.Some people who applied for grants...
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Devant calls for action in Camp Cumuto case
Opposition activist Devant Maharaj yesterday expressed concern over the fact that almost a year later the T&T Defence Force is yet to determine what action will be taken in the matter involving...
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AG: No guns for off-duty prison officers
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has rejected calls from the Prisons Officers Association (POA) for off duty officers to carry firearms. He said that is not the answer to their security concerns.He also...
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DPP to decide in Dominican’s death
Homicide detectives are expected to approach the Director of Public Prosecutions today for instructions in the murders of Dominican national Chriss Brewster and pensioner Peter Felix.The 24-year-old...
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Guns seized, two teens arrested
Seven guns, including two high powered rifles, were removed from the streets of south Trinidad as police continued their crackdown on illegal firearms over the weekend.The weapons were found at several...
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Anger over baby’s death
Angry over the death of a newborn baby at the San Fernando General hospital last Wednesday, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has vowed take action against hospital staff if they are found to be...
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Brother of murder victim killed
Eight months after his brother was murdered, Allan Solyn was murdered at Pregnancy Lane, Upper La Puerta, Diego Martin yesterday.At around 2 pm residents heard gunshots and later found the 32-year-old...
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New bid to tackle violence among students
Education Minister Anthony Garcia is planning a series of consultations to address indiscipline and violence among students. In a statement yesterday, he urged education stakeholders to do more to...
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T&T cancer rate among highest in region
T&T has one of the highest rates of cancer in the Caribbean says Sherine Mungal, managing director of EIDETIC Limited, the communication agency for the T&T Cancer Society.“Statistics today show...
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Crabs cause traffic at Mosquito Creek
Crabs scuttling across a moonlit street near Mosquito Creek caused a massive traffic pile up on the South Trunk Road on Saturday night.Motorists who saw the crabs coming up from the mangroves by the...
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Cabinet approves $.25m grant for investors
Cabinet has approved a grant funding facility to boost productivity in the manufacturing and agro-processing sectors. Speaking at the presentation of the master plan for a light agro and industrial...
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Children escape ‘heartless’ driver
Police are now hunting for the driver who never stopped after he ran into Kimchan Roopnarine and Patricia Ali in Penal on Sunday night, killing them on the spot.The couple’s sons, Brandon Roopnarine,...
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Teen rape suspect now accused of incest
The probe into the pregnancy of a 12-year-old girl has unearthed further allegations of rape and incest against a 17-year-old suspect.Investigators who went to the boy’s home last week were told that...
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Girl, 12, raped during karate class
Two martial arts instructors are facing charges of sexual touching and sexual penetration of a 12-year-old girl while she was attending a class in south Trinidad last month.Police said the instructors,...
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New query filed over EBC Chief Election Officer post
The post of Chief Election Officer is yet again under scrutiny — this time from a senior employee at the Elections and Boundaries Commission who has signalled her intention to mount a legal challenge...
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Man charged for ATM burglary
A 35-year-old man from Valencia has been granted $100,000 bail after appearing in court for a botched burglary at a First Citizens bank (FCB) ATM in Caparo, last month.Rohan Ramnarine, of Swan Quarry,...
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Give us what we need
Acting Prisons Commissioner William Alexander says whatever action is needed to protect the lives of his colleagues should be taken, even if that means arming them with guns while off duty.Speaking at...
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Mitchell, Moonilal spar over Victoria Keyes
A war of words is brewing between Housing Minister Randall Mitchell and predecessor Dr Roodal Moonilal over the Victoria Keys housing project. It has to do with cost of the project and Government’s...
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Cop on duty charged with DUI
A Special Reserve Police officer who responded to a report of a shooting in Siparia on Saturday driving a police vehicle, was instead arrested and charged after he allegedly failed a breathalyser...
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