Anand slams detractors
The Opposition UNC’s legal team has hailed yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling as a victory and slammed detractors who had said the UNC’s election petition had been destined to fail.“(Instead) The rule...
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2 in court charged with trafficking Venezuelans
After being arrested a week ago for trafficking two Venezuelan women, Sandy Bedasie-Andrews, the owner of the popular Santa Maria Hotel and her employee Eli Sylvester, had to spend another night in...
View ArticlePiccadilly’s shift to Tranquillity stands
Let Piccadilly prevail. That was the call issued by both Education Minister Anthony Garcia and the chairman of the National Parent Teacher Association Zena Ramatali during a news conference at the...
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Tobago Health Authority’s CEO sacked
Chief executive officer of the Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) Brent Murphy is no longer employed with the authority with immediate effect.The announcement was made via an internal memo dated...
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Ttuta knocks alarm over school violence
“A lot of people have been living in a fool’s paradise pretending all is well in the school system, but violence in schools have been this way for a very long time.”This was the view of Devanand...
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Freeport man waits in vain for ambulance
The family of a Freeport man, who was left lying on the ground for over four hours waiting for an ambulance after being knocked of a feed tank, are calling on the Ministry of Health to add more...
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Cop in court on 4 charges
Acting police corporal Lloyd Samaroo appeared in court yesterday as the 41st police officer to be charged with criminal offences for the year.The officer, who was last attached to the Central Division,...
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Borrowing level to hit $75b mark
Government will seek parliamentary approval on Friday to increase borrowing limits to the level of $30 billion to deal with general development and also to a borrowing level of $45 billion for state...
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PP maxed out loan limits—PM
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on his return from his first official trip abroad said yesterday the existing limit for borrowing under the Development Loans Act, the Guarantee of Loans Act (for...
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Schoolboy was chopped trying to save friend
The Form Three boy from Brazil Secondary School who brought a cutlass to school, injuring a Form Four boy in a fight, has been suspended from school. However, if criminal charges are not filed, the boy...
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Now parang takes over at airport
“We parang d wrong house.” That was the theme of the new décor piece that was put up Wednesday night in the atrium of the Piarco International Airport.The Airports Authority rushed Wednesday night to...
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Defence Force still awaiting pay rise
Defence Force officers, which comprise members of the Coast Guard, Air Guard and T&T Regiment, are still waiting on final approval from Cabinet for salary increases.The Defence Force signed an...
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Plan launched to keep death off T&T’s roads
Some bar owners says they intend to heed the advice of the police by encouraging patrons to either use designated drivers or not to drink at all when liming.The Police Service at a press conference at...
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Uproar over photo of armed man on social media
Police are investigating the source of a photograph now circulating on social media of a Beetham man holding a high-powered military rifle. Up to late yesterday, lawmen were investigating the origin of...
View ArticleWife abuser gets 16 months in jail
A Tarouba man was sent to jail yesterday for 16 months yesterday for maliciously wounding his common-law wife with a cutlass during an argument.Kadir Drickpaul, 30, of Bocus Drive, Thompson Road,...
View ArticleDoma sees hiccups with any mail strike
There has been no immediate negative impact on Port-of-Spain businessmen regarding the threat of a stall in the delivery of mail but past hiccups in this area has led to failure in productivity.Making...
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T&T officially in a recession
T&T has suffered its fourth quarter of negative growth and decline is is now officially in a recession, Central Bank Governor Jawala Rambarran announced this morning. A recession is a sustained...
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T&T’s top consumers of forex
T&T’s retail and distribution sector is the “most voracious consumer of foreign exchange”, says Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarrran. That sector alone gobbled up US$4.5 billion or nearly one...
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Husband settles with SWRHA in maternity death case
After a protracted legal battle, the husband of Crystal Boodoo-Ramsoomair, who died while delivering her third child almost four years ago, has settled her medical negligence lawsuit. Lorne Ramsoomair...
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Bhoe to Govt: Why $50b?
A blueprint for chaos on the horizon.That is how former planning minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie described actions being taken by the Government.He was making his contribution to the debate in the Lower House...
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