McLeod’s son dies in London
Labour Minister Errol McLeod flew out of T&T on Tuesday after his son Jason McLeod died in London. Details of the death remain unclear as relatives and McLeod’s colleagues said they were unaware...
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Prisons Commissioner Sterling Stewart yesterday said a clean-up exercise was needed to rid the Prisons Service of “cancerous” rogue elements. He said administrative action had been taken against three...
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Ramadhar: Guards receiving training in prison scanners
Justice Minister Prakash Ramadhar says prisons officers have already started receiving training on portable scanners which will be implemented soon. Ramadhar also said he had given instructions to the...
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TTDC going ahead with planned debates
The T&T Debates Commission (TTDC) is preparing to stage the two debates it had planned for later this month. “The TTDC remains in preparation for two debates as previously announced,” said Lorraine...
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Minister on domestic violence: 5,522 hotline calls in a year
The number of client calls to the National Domestic Violence hotlines were 5,522 for the fiscal period October 2012 to September 2013, says Minister in the Ministry of Gender Youth and Child...
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Costaatt lecturer missing for 11 days, Cash reward offered for information
An undisclosed cash reward is being offered in an effort to locate missing lecturer Glenda Charles-Harris. This was confirmed yesterday by officials of Crime Stoppers, who indicated that the reward was...
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Sylvan’s courageous journey comes to an end
One week after Siparia resident Sylvan Deokiesingh, 76, voiced his powerful story of how he was able to overcome the odds of being disabled, Deokiesingh suffered a massive heart attack and died at his...
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Govt had plans for rapid rail—Rowley
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley on Tuesday night presented two documents purportedly from the Ministry of Transport which detailed that the PP Government had intended to construct a billion-dollar...
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Muntslag extradited to US to face trial for cocaine trafficking
A Surinamese businessman wanted in the United States (US) for cocaine trafficking was extradited this morning. Edward Quincy Muntslag boarded a commercial flight to New York after he was handed over...
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Rail won’t solve congestion
Neither the rapid rail proposal of the PNM nor the light rail proposal of the PP will solve T&T’s transportation woes, says Dr Rae Furlonge, traffic and transport engineer. In fact Furlonge, in an...
View ArticleCops will take action
Protesting hospital wards maids and other public health workers who broke down a door, smashed a glass and caused injury to a security guard at the Health Ministry’s Park Street, Port-of-Spain, head...
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Foreign officials take interest
Concerned that a member of his extended family had gone missing, Tertiary Education Minister Fazal Karim yesterday visited the family of missing lecturer Glenda Charles-Harris to offer his support and...
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Charles: Third Force back in election fray
Weeks after indicating that it will not participate in next month’s general election, the Third Force Movement returned to the hustings on Wednesday night insisting that it will find a way to...
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Warner: Drug testing for all ILP candidates
ILP Political Leader Jack Warner on Wednesday night said all of the party’s successful candidates would undergo drug testing.He said so at a political meeting in the Cumuto/Manzanilla constituency at...
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Come fight me in Sando West
People’s National Movement (PNM) San Fernando West candidate Faris Al-Rawi has challenged Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal to leave their safe seats and...
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A goldmine for foreign exchange
The national musical instrument of T&T—the steelpan—has the potential to generate tremendous foreign exchange for T&T, yet the industry remains untapped, Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Dr...
View ArticleChampion racer killed in crash
Two days after celebrating victory at the Frankie Boodram Wallerfield International Raceway, Lex Chunilal became the second motorcyclist to be killed this week when his bike collided with a pick-up in...
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Use pan as tool to fight racism
Can the steelpan be used as a tool to fight racism that still exists in the world? That was the rhetorical question posed by award-winning novelist Earl Lovelace in delivering the keynote address on...
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Body found near D'Abadie cemetery
The partially burnt body of a man was found this morning near the D’abadie Public Cemetery. At about 6.40 am the Arima CID was informed of a body near the cemetery. Police responded and found the body...
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Ruben’s parents forgive boy who shot him
The 11-year-old boy who accidentally killed his friend, Ruben Rocky Reid, after firing off a 12-gauge shotgun on Thursday has been forgiven by the child’s parents who stressed that adults with guns...
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