PM slams ‘rumourmongering’ over Barbados trip
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has denied that he snuck off to Barbados for medical reasons. In response to texts from the T&T Guardian, Rowley said he was in Barbados over the weekend to attend...
View ArticleMan killed by police after robbing bar in Chaguanas
One of two bandits who robbed a Chaguanas bar yesterday was killed during gunfight with police before they’d even got away. Police have not yet said who the dead man is, and they are searching Central...
View ArticleLuggage woes threaten return from China
Up to press time last night it was unclear whether Trinidad and Tobago’s representative at Miss World in China had caught her plane to London, to catch her connecting flight back to T&T on...
View ArticleFood vendors, customers avoid Savannah
Friday and Saturday saw a decrease in the numbers of both vendors and customers at the Queen’s Park Savannah, following Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee’s revelation of a major rat infestation in...
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What does ‘administrative leave’ mean for Jearlean?
Industrial relations consultant, Robert Giuseppi believes that Jearlean John, Managing Director of the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has nothing to be worried about if she didn’t commit any...
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Ag CoP Williams: Drop in ‘serious crimes’ rate projected for 2015
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams says 2015 is projected to have a ten per cent reduction in serious crimes compared to last year.Williams spoke to the Guardian at an event in Laventille...
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ANSA McAL Foundation delivers Christmas Cheer
The ANSA McAL Foundation delivered its share of Christmas cheer on Thursday morning at the ANSA McAL Hospitality Suite at the Queen’s Park Oval. Ten organisations received donation cheques from the...
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Marsha’s comeback
Plantain allyuh! Yam! Come allyuh, green fig!” The loud shouts coming from the middle of the Chaguanas Market are from young Marsha Bhall as she busily sells vegetables and provisions to a steady...
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Disquiet at Udecott as Chow is installed
A shake-up at state-run Urban Development Corporation (Udecott) is concerning staff as the new chairman, Noel Garcia, has brought in a crew of high-level staff without notice.The T&T Guardian has...
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Families fight over bodies of two dead men
In two incidents yesterday, two families had to be separated by police after scuffles took place over the bodies of their loved one at the Forensic Science Centre, St james.One of the two fights took...
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Woman gives birth in back of patrol car
Two security officers yesterday morning helped a 31-year-old woman give birth in the back of their car.The mother-to-be, Deton Assanah, safely delivered her baby in the patrol car with the help of the...
View ArticleSuspects in cop, student’s killing released
Three of the four people held in connection with the killing of constable Russell Ramnarine and engineering student Avery Keshwar were released yesterday afternoon after their attorneys threatened to...
View ArticleChief Medical Officer: Low chances of H1N1 deaths
Of the 29 lab-confirmed H1N1 patients in T&T, 25 have been treated by doctors and discharged.In a telephone interview yesterday, Chief Medical Officer Clive Tilluckdharry said the chances of a...
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Miss World T&T back home today
This country’s Miss World 2015 representative, Kimberly Farrah Singh, returns home today after getting last-minute funds to pay for her extra luggage in China.Singh was stranded in Guangzhou on Sunday...
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Physical disability and employment
Tekiyah JorslingStudent, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolPeople with disabilities are often faced with difficulties in exercising their right to work due to discriminatory policies and lack of necessary...
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Father, sister, mother, brother Christmas
My name is Dave Ramlal and I design Christmas trees for important people in my life.I spent 18 years away from home. I lived abroad for a while and then bought a home in Glencoe but I recently moved...
View ArticleSchoolboy, 13, uncle shot
Embacadere residents believe a gang war has broken out in their community following the shooting of a 13-year-old and his uncle and another man over the weekend. Police believe the shooting of...
View ArticlePay hike for managers, none for employees
Postal workers were fuming yesterday after they were informed that managers and supervisors of TTPost got a wage hike but they did not.The workers, who are working on 2010 salaries, are now threatening...
View ArticleMysterious shooting death in Petit Valley
The death of a 54-year-old San Fernando man in Petit Valley yesterday afternoon is puzzling investigators. According to police reports residents of Phillip Charles Drive, Petit Valley heard gunshots...
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PM backs Garcia
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday defended his Government’s choices for State boards and the actions of those new boards. An exclusive in yesterday’s T&T Guardian reported disquiet at Urban...
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