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Italian denies he caused T&T snail invasion
An Italian national living in Alyce Glen, Diego Martin, who is alleged to have introduced the Giant African Snail into T&T years ago, yesterday denied these claims.Instead, the man claimed he was a...
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Suicidal thoughts from 7-year-olds
Children as young as seven and eight are contemplating suicide due to traumatic incidents in their lives.This according to Mary Moonan, programme coordinator of Childline who spoke to members of the...
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Colm happy for lighter workload
Finance Minister Colm Imbert says his workload was too heavy and he was grateful for Prime Minister Keith Rowley’s “intervention” in appointing Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister PM, Stuart...
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Laid-off OAS worker killed driving PH
When OAS worker Norris Mendoza got laid off last year, he started working PH to get money to support his family and to send his eldest daughter, Elise, to university.But Mendoza’s dreams of seeing his...
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Mom slain a day before court case
Joan Cheryl Cooper received death threats over a year ago, following an ongoing land dispute. When she was finally gunned down in Marabella yesterday, her relatives still could not believe the threat...
View ArticleCops want back seatbelt law too
Trying to find who was at fault in Monday night’s accident that left six people dead is not of great concern to the police service, since both drivers died and no one can be prosecuted. What the lawmen...
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2nd autopsy on Shannon as 1st inconclusive
A second autopsy has been ordered on the body of bank clerk Shannon Banfield, after the first returned with inconclusive results yesterday.Police sources told the T&T Guardian that because...
View ArticleBakery bandit shot by cops, loot saved
A 22-year-old would-be bandit was shot in the face by an off-duty police officer after he robbed a bakery owner of $30,000 yesterday.Police said the attempted robbery took place around noon off the...
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Man slain, 2 injured in PoS ambush
A Laventille man became another casualty of the ongoing Rasta City and Muslim war on Thursday night, when he was gunned down near his home.The shooting also injured the man’s brother and a teenage...
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Debate goes on without Opposition
The debate on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Agreement (FATCA) was foiled by a second walkout by the Opposition in Parliament yesterday.Debate on the controversial FATCA legislation now runs over...
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‘How did my son die’
Nine months after his traumatic death, a mother has finally been able to prepare for her son’s funeral, but may never know how he died.Christine Nedd, collected the charred remains of her 14-year-old...
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A home for Christmas
It was Christmas 2012.Single mom, Cheryl Alexander, lived with her four children in a small house in Jacob’s Hill, Wallerfield blocked around with plywood and galvanise sheets.Over the dirt floor, she...
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National clean-up in T&T next year—Hosein
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Kazim Hosein has indicated his intention to clean up T&T in early January 2017.Hosein rolled out his decision to have a nationwide campaign at the...
View ArticleMinister: Toco, Matelot need building codes
Rural Development and Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein and chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional corporation, Terry Rondon, are admitting there is need for a “proper building policy in rural...
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10 students suspended
Ten students who took turns beating a classmate have been suspended from the El Dorado West Secondary and would be sent for rehabilitation at the Learning Enhancement Centre, in Couva.The incident...
View ArticleTrinity launches bid to raise US$15m
Trinity, this country’s largest independent exploration and production company, yesterday announced plans to raise approximately US$15 million as part of a wider financial restructuring.Executive...
View ArticleEarly Christmas for San Juan looters
Christmas came two weeks early for some looters in San Juan yesterday.Last month, on November 21, D&J Budget Mart Limited, located at Prizgar Road in San Juan, went up in flames.D&J is a...
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Teen questioned in Shannon’s murder released
At 8.50 pm last night, Matthew Maharaj, 18, one of two men held in connection with the death of Shannon Banfield was released from police custody. Maharaj is now questioning how he will continue with...
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CoP Williams: We did all we could
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says the T&T Police Service (TTPS) did all it could in the search for Shannon Banfield.It would be unfair to claim otherwise, Williams said. Banfield,...
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Women living in fear
From beheadings and having their throats slit, to brutal sexual attacks and disappearing without a trace, women in this country are becoming more and more afraid of being attacked for being loud or...
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