Haitians eating dirt to survive
Poverty in Haiti has become so severe that some people are eating dirt to survive. This was revealed by Haitian priest Father Madet Marove when he spoke at the St Charles Presbyterian Church, Caroni...
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Zika causing more abortions
Public health care officials have declined to comment on the issue except to acknowledge that procedures are being performed illegally in the majority of the cases. However, specialist obstetrician and...
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Jeers for PM in Charlieville
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was verbally attacked by a handful of people wearing yellow UNC T-shirts yesterday during a walkabout in central Trinidad yesterday.The incident occurred close to the...
View ArticlePoliticians must take blame, says Ragoonath
Politicians must take some of the blame for the violence taking place in the lead up to the November 28 local government election, according to political analyst Dr Bishnu Ragoonath.Ragoonath is head...
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Moonilal: HDC plan a political ploy
Government’s announcement on the eve of local government elections of plans to sell vacant/vandalised Housing Development Corporation (HDC) units to prospective homeowners is a naked political ploy...
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Caiman terror in Charlieville
Residents of Dinoo Road, Charlieville, Chaguanas, say they are living in fear of caimans which are living in several abandoned lots in the area.Narry Ramnarine, who spoke on behalf of the residents,...
View ArticlePadarath: PM's figures inconsistent
Princes Town MP Barry Padarath has reiterated his call for Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to produce the $350,000 roti bill or apologise, saying he has been inconsistent in his story and in his...
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Aspiring soldier gunned down in front of his son
Before snuffing his life out, the killer of a Maloney man granted him one last merciful act by allowing him to put down his 13-month-old son.Police said the child stood crying after hearing the shots...
View ArticleTeacher killed by bus on PBR
A 47-year-old pre-school teacher from Arima died after she was knocked down by a Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) bus in an early morning accident in Tunapuna yesterday.At around 8 am, Sita...
View ArticleActing CoP on election rallies, meetings: No breaches will be tolerated
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams is warning the public that they will not tolerate any breaches of the law during the rallies and meetings being held in the run-up to the Local Government...
View ArticlePCA looking for slain teen’s relatives
Officials of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) want to contact relatives of teenager Josiah Ramsahai in connection with an investigation into his death.The PCA confirmed in a statement yesterday...
View ArticleHead of Central Division: No politics in shooting of PNM DJ
The head of the Central Division, acting Senior Superintendent Kenny McIntyre, says there is no evidence” that the shooting incident involving 37-year-old Rooplal Rampersad, a DJ who was providing...
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After snakes, rats invade school
The pre-dawn protest prompted a massive traffic pile-up along the Guaracara/Tabaquite Road as police could not remove the debris immediately. The sand heap interspersed with tyres remained across the...
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Consultant on selling of vandalised HDC houses: It’s a good plan in principle
The proposal to sell vandalised or incomplete Housing Development Corporation (HDC) homes “as is, where is” with no further expenditure of public money is a good one in principle, says Afra Raymond of...
View ArticleSacked Mittal workers call on Rowley for help
Luke Bachan, 49, who has worked at ArcelorMittal as a machinist for the past 17 years, is yet to receive one cent in severance benefits after he was retrenched last March. With three children, ages 15,...
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It all starts in early childhood
There are many quotations about the importance of the human experience of childhood. The best known is: “Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.” This is attributed to either St...
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CLF mum on $b payback plan
While CLF shareholder representatives are mum about the plan they have offered Government to repay the 2009 bailout debt, part of the proposal includes getting back various companies from Angostura...
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PTSC wants fare hike
The Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) is currently preparing a draft note to take before Cabinet for an increase in the current bus fares, which have not been increased since 1990.The move is...
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Mystery paralysis
VALDEEN SHEARS-NEPTUNEAn investigation is to be launched into how a young expectant mother lost her child and is now apparently inflicted by a mystery paralysis after she was admitted to the...
View ArticleRat attack in the city
The Port-of-Spain City Corporation is about to embark on a major eradication of the city’s rat population.Outgoing Mayor Keron Valentine made the pledge yesterday, saying he was well aware of the...
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