Govt must come clean on views
Government must say if it sought views on the Bail Amendment Bill from those opposed to the bill in 2015 including the Law Association whose vice president Gerry Brooks is now in Government, says...
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Manning falls ill
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has called on the nation to pray for former prime minister Patrick Manning who was hospitalised after falling ill.He made the call at the official opening yesterday of...
View Article$500m back pay for health workers soon
Regional Health Authority (RHA) workers will be getting $500 million in arrears owed by the Government within a “day or two,” Finance Minister Colm Imbert said yesterday.He confirmed that in the Senate...
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State looks for rental savings
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has sent a stern warning to real estate owners that the State will no longer be forking out millions of taxpayers’ money to rent dilapidated buildings.In fact, Rowley...
View ArticleRuling on polls petitions in August
The United National Congress (UNC) will know the fate of its election petitions challenging the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s (EBC) decision to extend last year’s general elections by one hour...
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Issues over Seales leading police body
The first things that newly-elected president of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association, Insp Micheal Seales, will address are houses for police officers, job evaluations and absorption of...
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Jwala’s firing was most evil—Mark
Opposition Senator Wade Mark says Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran’s sacking last December was one of the most evil things to happen in T&T.Mark said Rambarran was fired to satisfy the...
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Kamla wants Imbert to come clean on GTL sale
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is questioning whether any due process was followed by Finance Minister Colm Imbert to give approval to Petrotrin to sell its failed World Gas To Liquid (GTL)...
View ArticleRamesh not giving up on Clico policyholders
The Colonial Life Insurance Company (Clico) was being used as a cash cow by government, former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence said yesterday as he lost a case in the Privy Council filed on behalf of...
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T&T national survives Istanbul airport attack
Gail Alexander and Joel JulienT&T national Sherlin Stewart, who travelled through Turkey’s Ataturk airport on Tuesday, escaped unhurt in the terrorist attack which occurred at that airport that...
View ArticleUNC support for Bail Bill up in air
Government yesterday failed to supply information on the Bail Bill and Anti-Gang Amendment law which the Opposition had requested to finalise its position on the bill, Opposition whip Ganga Singh...
View ArticleMinister wants to increase fines for speeding
Works and Transport Minister Fitzgerald Hinds is “seriously contemplating” increasing the fines for motorists caught speeding. In fact, Hinds said, he was actively considering the “substantial”...
View Article2 friends killed in Santa Cruz
Two men were murdered and their female friend injured as they were liming in Santa Cruz yesterday in what police believe was a reprisal for the murder of a man last week. According to police reports,...
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Labourer killed, two injured in parlour shooting
Nine-year-old Emmanuel Edwards, bareback and with no shoes on his feet, ran out his home through the mud screaming, “Uncle Dyer, Uncle Dyer,” only to find his uncle covered in blood on the roadway...
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Councillor pleads not guilty to 3 traffic charges
People’s National Movement (PNM) councillor Sherrie Ali yesterday pleaded not guilty to three traffic offences arising out of an incident last year. Ali, of Palmiste, appeared before San Fernando...
View ArticleEx-worker wins out in corporate scam
A former employee of a construction company has successfully sued his former boss who attempted to avoid paying him over $1 million in compensation for being injured on the job by closing the company...
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Kudos for T&T’s stand on abuse of children
Almost every day citizens in this country, like everywhere in the world, are bombarded by reports of child abuse. The perpetrators are often those known to the child and even people who hold...
View ArticleActing CoP dismisses contract rumours
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams will be reporting to the office as normal tomorrow. Dispelling rumours circulating yesterday that he would be proceeding on vacation from July 1, after his...
View ArticleLawyer: Honour people’s will
Honour the will of the people. This was the statement by the PNM’s attorney, Douglas Mendes, SC, as he called for five election petitions brought by the Opposition United National Congress (UNC) to be...
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Mom, baby found in death embrace: Cops suspect murder/suicide
The decomposing bodies of Anika Gabriel and her baby were found on a bed at their South Oropouche home by the baby’s father yesterday morning. Three and a half month old Sydney was embraced in her...
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