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Parents blamed for high pupil absenteeism
An estimated 82 per cent of secondary school pupils were absent from schools across the country yesterday, the Education Ministry announced yesterday. The attendance at primary schools was a slightly...
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Gossip killing society
Lies and gossip.These are just some of the negative issues which are killing the society said Interim Rector of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-of-Spain, Fr Carl Williams as he urged school children...
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North bands confirm mas numbers dip
It’s official—masquerader numbers were generally down this year for most northern bands, National Carnival Development Foundation (NCDF) chairman Mahindra Satram Maharaj said yesterday. “Generally,...
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Diplomatic title for Rose
She made the comment during the post-Cabinet news briefing at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, saying Cabinet had agreed to this at yesterday’s session.“The Cabinet has made a decision that Calypso...
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No ‘400 Trinis’ in ISIS - Govt
Government has denounced “loose figures” and claims being made in articles — and from the Opposition — that “400” nationals are involved in terrorist activities overseas.“There’s absolutely no...
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I’m not gone yet
National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Kenny De Silva yesterday dismissed rumours he had announced his resignation.“It’s not true,” De Silva told the T&T Guardian in response to questions on...
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2 shot dead outside Debe bar
Police last night launched a manhunt for two gunmen who opened fire at a bar in Debe, killing two men and wounding another.The identities of the dead men were not divulged by officers up to press time,...
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Children’s Authority steps in to rescue girl, 8, from home
The Children’s Authority of T&T has come to the rescue of an eight-year-old girl who sources allege is the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a male relative.The reports were highlighted...
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Send children to school, Garcia begs parents
Education Minister Anthony Garcia says parents could be held responsible if school age students stop attending school.He made the comment during yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing, as he again...
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Murder suspect held at Machel’s concert
A murder suspect on the run for 13 months was arrested by police on his way to Machel Monday (February 20).The suspect, Ricardo James, 26, appeared before a Sangre Grande magistrate yesterday.Police...
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Zoo buries Crocky in sealed chamber
The Emperor Valley Zoo has taken the decision to forgo the necropsy of one of its longest kept residents — an American male crocodile popularly known as Crocky, who died on Carnival Sunday.Instead, the...
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CWU: TSTT must pay $36m owed to retirees
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling on the Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) to come clean about the company’s two existing pension plan funds and to pay $36,000,000 in...
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Religious bodies divided
Two religious organisations, representing the Muslim and Hindu faiths, are in strong support of the suggestion that the week of Carnival be declared a holiday week for the nation’s schools.But the...
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Two rescued from hell house
A medical examination conducted on an eight-year-old girl who was rescued from a seaside house by the Children’s Authority of T&T, has confirmed she was sexually assaulted over a period of time....
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Padarath queries CPU’s capability
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon was yesterday put on the spot over the Child Protection Unit by United National Congress MP Barry Padarath.Speaking during yesterday’s sitting of Parliament,...
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Hardship on girls—AG
There have been 3,478 child marriages between 1996 and 2016, with 53 marriages up to last year as well, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has said.But the gender disparity in the matter is huge, since...
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A gender issue, not a religious one—Deyalsingh
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says child marriage is a gender issue and not a religious one.He made the comment during his contribution to yesterday’s House of Representatives debate on a bill to...
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Triple murder rocks Debe
Police believe scrap iron dealer Kevin Fuller was shot dead in a suspected reprisal attack which left two other men dead and another injured on Thursday night.Fuller, 31, of Palmyra Village, Princes...
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Penal cattle farmer shot dead
Hours after Kevin Fuller and two other men were gunned down at a Debe bar, a Penal cattle farmer, who is a close friend of the Fuller family, was also shot dead in the fields near his home.Dave George,...
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Lab tests prove WASA water safe
Independent laboratory tests on water entering and leaving the Guanapo and Caroni Water Treatment Plants have proven tap water supplied by the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is safe to drink.The...
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