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OWTU in protest outside Jones’ home
Police were called to the home of former Petrotrin executive chairman Malcolm Jones as over 50 Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) members protested in the driveway to his San Fernando home...
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Integrity body gets HDC probe query: Resolution needed fast
In the face of mounting public pressure for her resignation over her alleged influence in the acquisition of a Housing Development Corporation (HDC) home for her male companion, Housing Minister...
View ArticleDad agrees to put down killer dog
The inconsolable father of six-month-old baby, Maleek, who was mauled to death by the family’s pet dog on Tuesday, has given permission to his close friends to euthanize the animal.“I have to get rid...
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Armour on Abox issue: No conflict of interest
No conflict of interest exists. That’s the view of Law Association president Reginald Armour to whom Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi passed the Petrotrin report on the Malcolm Jones matter. This...
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Gordon hits PM on IC statement
Former chairman of the Integrity Commission (IC) Ken Gordon yesterday criticised Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley for having no confidence in the IC, insisting his statement will undermine the...
View ArticlePoor turnout at stability tests for suspended students
Rosemarie SantFewer than ten of the 20 students suspended from the Chagaunas North Secondary School, who were sent to the now defunct Couva West Secondary School for assessment and rehabilitation, made...
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Cane farmers to Govt on money owed: Pay in 14 days or face court
Government has 14 days to pay outstanding monies owed to cane farmers or face the court. Close to a thousand farmers gathered outside the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), in St Clair, yesterday...
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Prisons boss: Time for playing is finished
“All of us have to stop playing, the time for playing is finished!” So said Prisons Commissioner Sterling Stewart who has warned prisoners under his care that despite the threats being advanced towards...
View ArticlePolice Service warns: Keep your dangerous dogs secured
On the heels of the mauling death of six-month-old Maleek Khan by the family’s pet Rottweiler, the Police Service is urging parents to be more vigilant by ensuring the dogs are properly secured. The...
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Van Sertima: Call me Minister of Sno Cone and Ice Affairs
Sno cone vendor, Bertie Ivan Van Sertima, has appointed himself Minister of Sno Cone and Ice Affairs. Van Sertima, 55, gave himself the portfolio after “serving the people” for 33 years, he said. The...
View Article$50m Tobago desal plant closer to reality
Rosemarie SantTen years after the idea was first touted, the Water and Sewerage Authority says it will be issuing an invitation for expressions of interest for the construction and operation of a...
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ANSA McAL brings Rienzi medal home
The ANSA McAL Group is bringing trade union leader Adrian Cola Rienzi’s Order of the Republic of T&T (ORTT) medal back home, after its bid on the e-commerce website, eBay, was accepted...
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Foreign call alerts of rape in caregiver’s home
In the midst of a police investigation into the rape of a 29-year-old autistic woman, her saviour, who rescued her from a home where she was attacked, is also calling for her caregiver to be jailed for...
View ArticleHospital cleaning company lays off 40
A contractor employed by the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) to clean three of its facilities, including the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH), has been forced to downsize his staff...
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Unit to protect children coming
A large Child Protection Unit (CPU) is being set up within the Police Service to deal with crimes against children, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said yesterday.Announcing this at...
View ArticleGovernment to talk with ex-cane farmers on money owed
Attorney General Faris-Al Rawi says the Government will respond to the pre-action protocol letter sent by attorneys for former cane farmers who demonstrated outside the Office of the Prime Minister on...
View ArticlePM reviewing Camille, Marlene matters—AG
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is reviewing the future of Cabinet Ministers Marlene McDonald and Camille Robinson-Regis and will act decisively at the appropriate time. So said Attorney General Faris...
View ArticleArcelorMittal fined for laying off 500
Cash-strapped steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal has been fined by the Industrial Court for the procedure it used in laying off over 500 of its employees in December last year. Delivering judgment at the...
View ArticleSeveral on ‘hit list’ at Sando school: 15 students from Forms One to Five...
Teachers, safety officers and other senior staff at the San Fernando West Secondary School are among several people on an alleged hit list organised by a group of students last week.On Thursday, acting...
View ArticlePolice Service will absorb 2,000 SRPs
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon has given the green light for the Police Service to absorb between 1,500 to 2,000 Special Reserve Police officers (SRPs). So said president of the Police...
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