Rowley hopeful of US extension
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is keeping a confident outlook on the FATCA matter as he says what is shaping up so far on Government’s request to the US for an extension of Friday’s deadline of the...
View ArticleOpposition anxious for debate—Kamla
The Opposition is committed to passage of good FATCA legislation and remains prepared and anxious for resumption of debate, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissesar said yesterday.She said so in a...
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Man sacrifices self to save family
Despite knowing that he could be shot dead, Krishna Maharaj sacrificed his life for his family when he coaxed a gunman into leaving their home together so his wife could have a chance to escape. There...
View ArticleWoman killed in truck collision
A daily routine for a Princes Town mother of two to pick up her children from school turned tragic yesterday after she was killed and her son injured in a head-on collision at M1 Ring Road, Princes...
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Autopsies postponed for 4 murder victims
Relatives of four men who were murdered were told to return to the Forensic Science Centre (FSC) today to have autopsies done because the pathologist on duty had an emergency.Not only would funeral...
View ArticleMinistry takes control of microcephaly baby
The Ministry of Health has taken charge of the baby who was recently diagnosed with microcephaly.Confirmation came from Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh in a telephone interview...
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Preying on pensioners
A PH taxi driver who preyed on pensioners, robbing them of groceries, jewelry and cash, was sentenced to 13 months in jail yesterday.Eric Caton who admitted to the crime and was not represented...
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Kamla: Don’t be distracted by FATCA, Carmona issues
Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has urged supporters not to get distracted by controversies surrounding Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) or President Anthony Carmona as their main...
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Sando Business Association budget wish list: Have pity for less fortunate
Pity for the less fortunate, a greater focus on agriculture and an answer to the nation's spiraling crime problem are among the things southern business associations and chambers hope to see in...
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Beetham barrier removed
An iron barricade erected at the entrance of Hell Yard at Beetham Gardens has been removed after police intervened and spoke to the gang leader who constructed it.The barricade, which blocked access...
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Bad info throws off cops in Ria’s case
It has been a week since hairstylist Ria Sookdeo was abducted a few kilometres from her Debe home and police are again urging the public to be responsible about the information they are...
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Carmona puzzled by query over Dillon meeting: PM consented
ROSEMARIE SANTPresident Anthony Carmona is insistingthat Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley “supported”his meeting with National SecurityMinister Edmund Dillon. The President toldthe media yesterday that...
View ArticleI returned $30m to Treasury’s coffers
President Anthony Carmona says 70 percent of the $2.6 million referred to in theAuditor General’s report went to the paymentof “salaries of persons legitimately employedat the Office of the President,...
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Pachon takes Second stage
Colombian Oscar Panchon copped the second leg of Stage Race of the Tobago International Cycle Classic, yesterday. The Team Cocos rider completed the five lap/100km Turtle Beach/Les Coteaux/Arnos Vale...
View ArticleCoP must pass bullying info to mom for lawsuit
The mother of a student who lost one of his testicles in a school bullying incident will finally get statements and documents she needs from the police to initiate legal action against the Ministry of...
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Depressed dad commits suicide after wife leaves him
RALPH BANWARIEA 51-year-old father of two, grieving after his wife left him, yesterday forced his 11-year-old son to ingest a poisonous substance before ingesting some of it himself in Mayaro. The boy...
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No consent for security talks
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is dismissing claims by President Anthony Carmona that he (Rowley) consented to National Security Minister Edmund Dillon meeting with him on September 5. He is also...
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Dillon admits PM was in dark about meeting with Pres
President’s House officials had informed national security officials that a proposed meeting between President Anthony Carmona and Security Minister Edmund Dillon was “basically security-related” and...
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Cater for poor, senior citizens
Don’t disadvantage the poor and middle class.That was the Opposition’s appeal to Government yesterday on the eve of today’s 2017 budget delivery.There have also been calls from one business group for...
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Offensive video taken off ministry’s website
An offensive video posted by the Ministry of Gender and Child Affairs depicting the rights of children and young people was taken down yesterday in the face of criticism that it ignored the role of a...
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