Borrowing level to hit $75b mark
Government will seek parliamentary approval on Friday to increase borrowing limits to the level of $30 billion to deal with general development and also to a borrowing level of $45 billion for state...
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Christmas cutbacks
Government is seeking to cut “extravagant” spending by ministries and state enterprises and will start the exercise by slashing budgets for annual Christmas parties and bonuses for employees.Staff at...
View ArticleHotline to expose ISIS recruits set up
A hotline telephone number has been set up to allow people to share information they may have on T&T nationals who may be heading to join international terrorist group ISIS.The information, which...
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Questions over lawsuit by two Tobagonians
Questions have been raised over the validity of a lawsuit claiming that Tobagonians were unfairly denied a one-hour extension afforded to Trinidadian voters in September’s general election. Senior...
View ArticleRuling tomorrow on seizure of his assets
A High Court judge will decide tomorrow whether the State could seize the assets of a man convicted of terrorism in the United States (US).Justice Nadia Kangaloo gave the deadline after a brief hearing...
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10,000 living with virus in T&T
David Soomarie has been living with HIV for the past 20 years.Soomarie, co-ordinator of local NGO Community Action Resource (CARe), said while T&T had come a long way in terms of the availability...
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Be ready to return to the polls—Moonilal
United National Congress (UNC) leadership candidate Dr Roodal Moonilal told supporters that they should be prepared to go back to the polls.He was speaking hours after the Appeal Court, in a majority...
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Kamla: Is PNM Govt legitimate?
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said there was a strong case that the Elections and Boundaries Commission acted illegally in the September 7 general election by extending the voting time by...
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Autopsy report delayed for Carenage man
The final report on the second autopsy on Brian Smith, who relatives say was beaten by soldiers and dumped in the sea two weeks ago, has been postponed to today.According to relatives, the pathologist...
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All national flags must be flown at half-mast
The national flag will be flown at half-mast today as the country is mourning the passing of Kamaluddin Mohhamed, a former Cabinet Minister of T&T.This was announced today from the Ministry of...
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School a war zone, says dad
“School has now become a war zone.” That is how Sherwin Noel yesterday described the Brazil High School, where his 16-year-old son, Jodel, was chopped by a cutlass thrown by another student during a...
View Article2nd autopsy on fisherman: Blows occurred before drowning
The investigation into the death of Brian Smith, who relatives claim was beaten by soldiers and dumped in the sea, took yet another twist yesterday after the final report on his second autopsy was...
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Reprisal killings expected
Police are bracing for reprisal killings following the murder of a suspected senior gang member on Tuesday night. Police said around 9 pm, the victim Terrance “Biggs” Roberts, of Myers Lane, Old...
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Political legend dies
Political legend, cultural icon, mentor to many. Those were among tributes which have poured in for longstanding political and cultural figure Dr Kamaluddin “Charch” Mohammed who died Tuesday night and...
View ArticleImam: Kamal’s life was the true jihad
Imam Sharif Ali says while there is much talk about ISIS and jihad in the world today, the life of former PNM founding member Kamalludin Mohammed’s was also a jihad.He was speaking at yesterday’s...
View ArticleAirport opts for T&T Christmas
Piarco International Airport will no longer be having a white Christmas as the managers in the Airports Authority have decided to change their display in the atrium.Yesterday, pictures circulating on...
View ArticleTTPost threatens strike action
With Christmas in full swing, members of the public can be vastly affected as workers of TTPost are threatening industrial action.At a press conference by the Postal Workers Union of T&T at the...
View ArticleJack’s extradition case February 19
Former government minister Jack Warner’s extradition proceedings will not begin until next year. Warner, who is wanted in the United States for a dozen fraud and corruption charges stemming from his...
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A man of humble beginnings
ENTERPRISE DESKKamaluddin Mohammed was born on April 19, 1927 at El Socorro, not far away from where he lived until he passed away on Tuesday at 10.30 pm at the age of 88. He was the fifth of 13...
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AG going after more targets
In an unprecedented move, the Office of the Attorney General yesterday was given the green light to seize the assets of a man convicted of terrorism in the United States. Presiding in the Port-of-Spain...
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