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More than a sno-cone man
Wesley Basdeo pedals his bicycle cart slowly through the quiet streets of Felicity every day, except Saturdays. An indelible part of the area’s daily life, villagers call him “sno-cone man.”Basdeo, 38,...
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Let retrenched ArcelorMittal workers operate Point Lisas plant—Abdulah
Leader of the Movement for Social Justice David Abdulah is suggesting that workers who were retrenched by steel giant ArcelorMittal last week be allowed to operate the manufacturing plant in Point...
View ArticlePolice powers of search, seizure
Darius Emrith Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolThere are two circumstances where a police officer’s powers of search and seizure may arise: (i) in effecting an arrest; and (ii) in effecting a search...
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Cop among two killed in Aranguez
A police constable and another man were gunned down this morning along the Aranguez Main Road. Police investigators are currently on the scene. According to a police report, at about 5.30 am the...
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UPDATE: Four suspects held in connection to this morning's double murder
Four suspects have been detained in the shooting deaths of PC Russell Ramnarine and UWI engineering student, Avery Keshwar. Ramnarine, 24, and Avery, 22, of College Road, St Augustine, were both...
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No response shot
Four suspects were last night assisting police in their investigation into the murder of one of their colleagues and a University of the West Indies student.Police constable Russell Ramnarine and...
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Woman found in barrel identified
The decomposing body found stuffed inside a plastic barrel last Thursday was identified yesterday as that of missing security guard Carol Gopaul.Speaking with the media at the Forensic Science Centre,...
View ArticleVendor gets $170,000 for wrongful arrest
In awarding Tunapuna pillow vendor Wayne Clarke $170,000 for malicious prosecution, justice Frank Seepersad said errant police officers should be made to pay for damages they cost the State.“Errant...
View ArticleJwala ready to challenge potential dismissal
Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran will likely challenge any unjustified move against him, it was confirmed yesterdayAnd at least one big business enterprise — Massy — which was threatening legal...
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Two Defence Force officers in court
Two members of the protective services appeared before different Port-of-Spain magistrates yesterday. A Coast Guard officer charged with unlawfully killing a child and a soldier charged with driving...
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Aria Lounge policies under fire
The most recent example of strange nightclub policies may erupt into a demonstration this Friday night at the chic Aria Lounge at the corner of Fitt street and Ariapita Avenue in Port-of-Spain, as men...
View ArticleAccident survivor wants repairs to M2 Ring Road
Roland Roopnarine, the Barrackpore man who was driving along M2 Ring Road on Sunday when he lost control of his car and crashed into a van, does not know his brother died in the crash.Roland’s brother,...
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Govt, governor must work together
Former head of the public service Reginald Dumas says Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran should have attempted to balance the right to know with the need to prevent potential damage to the economy...
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Fire destroys Samaroo’s
Members of the Carnival fraternity involved in the art of costume making could be severely affected as they prepare for next year’s presentations following a fire which destroyed a warehouse belonging...
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Public outpouring for the Hablals
The story of the two schoolchildren forced to do homework under street lights touched off a huge response from Guardian readers.We reported on the plight of the Hablal family of Grass Trace, Flanagin...
View ArticleChamber president: Cut high imports
President of the Penal/Debe Chamber of Commerce Shiva Roopnarine has appealed for Government intervention to reduce the high level of imports into the country.In brief remarks at the group’s Christmas...
View ArticlePolice find 2 bodies in burnt out car
The burnt bodies of two people were found last night as police responded to a fire at Woodford Lodge, Chaguanas. Details are still sketchy but police said they were unable to determine gender or...
View ArticlePolice identify bodies in burnt car
Police have identified the two bodies which were found burnt in a car at Woodford Lodge, Chaguanas on Monday night as Christopher Ramsawak, 27, and Gabrielle Sohan, 21, both of Preysal. According to a...
View ArticleMedical chief mum on ‘swine flu death’
Although the Ministry of Health began rolling out its public education campaign on the Zika virus one month ago, officials are urging the public to educate themselves once again about the H1N1 virus...
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Solid Waste workers to hold hand on strike action
Employees of the Solid Waste Management Company Limited (SWMCOL) have agreed to continue working as they wait to meet with Public Utilities Minister Ancil Antoine next week.Speaking yesterday,...
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