Bissessarsingh humbled but happier at life
Joel JulienHistorian Angelo Bissessarsingh was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year. He was given two months to live. Bissessarsingh said 2015 was definitely not his year.This year, however, has...
View Article‘Parting gift’ of gold for aviation giant
Director general of the T&T Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA), Ramesh Lutchmedial, is humbled to be a recipient of the country’s second highest award —the Chaconia Medal Gold—for long and...
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Judiciary: Family Court not at fault
The Judiciary says it is not to blame for a case where a mother lost custody of two of her sons due to a possible “clerical court error.”Alicia Carter-Fisher, the Judiciary’s court and protocol and...
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$20m spent to fix NAPA defects
An estimated $20 million was spent to repair the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) which was ordered to be closed in April 2014 by Occupational Safety and Health Authority.The facility,...
View ArticleSouth Mayor suspends wrecking
Wrecking in the city of San Fernando has been temporarily suspended but indiscriminate drivers are being warned that they will be ticketed by police if they break the law.San Fernando Mayor Kazim...
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Suruj steps up clean-up moves
More than 600 truckloads of garbage have been removed from homes within the Couva/ Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation within the past three weeks in its bid to reduce mosquito breeding areas and...
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Horse killed after Caroni collision so motorists advised: Beware of crossing...
On Monday, a wandering reptile brought rush hour traffic to a halt along the South-bound lane of the Uriah Butler Highway as it made its way across the highway near the Caroni Swamp.Luckily for the...
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Destroying our heritage
Today, Trinidad and Tobago celebrates a great landmark in our heritage—54 years of independence—and we should be proud of the great progress this country has made during that time.The T&T Guardian...
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Educator: Shift system was bad
With Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar set to have crucial face-to-face talks on crime tomorrow, former principal Justin Paul has suggested the former shift...
View ArticleAward for PNM activist
Cornelius Lewis, a former chairman of the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) Diego Martin West constituency office yesterday denied that politics had anything to do with him receiving a Humming Bird...
View ArticleMorvant murder takes toll to 304
What Stanley St Louis thought was the sound of early morning fireworks turned out to be gunshots which claimed the life of his son, Correy St Louis, outside their home at Gernium Drive Extension,...
View ArticleNine arrested in anti-crime exercise
Nine people were arrested during a seven-hour long anti-crime exercise in the Southern Division.They included La Romaine men ages 27, 39 and 28, arrested for possession of marijuana, and a 23-year-old...
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Carmona: Band together to solve crime
President Anthony Carmona says crime should no longer be treated as a political issue and he is urging Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to ensure their...
View ArticlePolice probe stabbing, shooting
An 18-year-old Penal man is warded in serious condition at the San Fernando General Hospital after being stabbed on Tuesday morning. Tevin Karim, of Arjoon Avenue, Mt Diablo, told police he was...
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Crime victim denied disability grant
Jennifer Rampersad, who had one hand severed and lost the use of the other in a brutal cutlass attack earlier this year, says her application for a social disability grant has been turned...
View ArticleSingle Fathers to help mom in custody case
President of the Single Fathers’ Association (SFA) Rhondall Feeles says Laventille mother Natasha de Silva, who recently lost custody of two of her children, should take some comfort in knowing an...
View ArticleBullets for Mt Hope man
After turning away from a life of crime 13 years ago following the birth of his daughter, death came calling at the home of a 41-year-old Mt Hope labourer on Monday night.Antonio Cyrus was at his home...
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Homeless get Independence Day treat
Businessman George “Umbala” Joseph, president of the Civil Liberties Union of T&T (CLUTT), broke down in tears yesterday as he promised to continue “to bathe, feed and clothe” the homeless. He said...
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Teen stabbed during argument
A 19-year-old Carenage resident became one of T&T’s 308 murder victims, after he was stabbed to death while liming on Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook, early yesterday morning. According to reports,...
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Woman clings to life
Denise Martin was fighting for her life at the Intensive Care Unit of the San Fernando General Hospital last night after she and her boyfriend, Shamshudeen Mohammed, were shot by gunmen at their...
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