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The simple things
At the end of 2015, Tobago moved into colourful kite season. Mainly men and boys made kites in front yards, walked with them at the roadside, flew them in villages. One day a little boy came to me,...
View ArticleRowley’s state of economy address worrying, Unions taking guarded look
Although Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s address has left many of the nation’s workforce worried, several trade union leaders say they prefer to wait and see what occurs in the new year.While the...
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3rd division, 3rd battalion, 3rd platoon trini
My name is Richard Arrindell and I am a Vietnam veteran. I was a US Marine in Da Nang. I would say I’m from either Forest Reserve or San Fernando. But I’m definitely a South boy.I went to St Peter’s,...
View ArticleAuthorities need serious approach to swine flu: Vaccinate all students
The H1N1 virus (swine flu) ought to be taken seriously because people can die from it, former health minister Dr Fuad Khan said yesterday.Speaking with the T&T Guardian via telephone, Khan said all...
View ArticleRights of cohabitants
Jenell Gibson Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolA common feature of our diverse culture is what is known in law as “cohabitational relationships”. That is where two people have been living together as...
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I financed my son’s tuition
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) Noel Garcia yesterday dismissed allegation that he received kickbacks for the award of contracts as “absurd, scandalous and an...
View ArticleQuestions silence of corruption busters
Opposition Senator Wayne Sturge yesterday questioned the silence by Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) leader David Abdulah and Fixin T&T activist Kirk Waithe on allegations of improper conduct by...
View ArticleLocked gates greet students in Penal school
Pupils of the Penal Quinam Government Primary School met locked gates when they turned up for the re-opening of the new school term yesterday.Yesterday marked the second anniversary of parents being...
View ArticleWoman bled to death after C-section
An autopsy on the woman who died at the Scarborough General Hospital on New Year’s Day after delivering her baby via Caesarean section stated that she bled to death. The autopsy on the body of Rose...
View ArticlePatients scorn hospital conditions
Doctors and nurses are forced to work under deplorable and unsanitary conditions at the nation’s hospitals and Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh blames the last administration for the...
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Mother to critics of murdered six-year-old: Don’t judge my son
The mother of a six-year-old boy who was shot dead during New Year’s Day celebrations in Beetham Gardens, Port-of-Spain, yesterday lashed out social media critics after photos with her son wearing gold...
View ArticleMurder suspect shot dead in bed
A Fyzabad man suspected to be involved in last week’s murder of Victor Welch, which took place in the same district, was himself gunned down while sleeping with his girlfriend yesterday.David Richards,...
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Protest in La Brea over poor road, jobs
Hundreds of school children and workers were left stranded yesterday as residents used piles of fiery debris to block several roads leading out of La Brea in protest against poor road conditions and...
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Truck driver charged with 3-year-old child’s death
Two days after the family of accident victim Ravindra Gattoo marked the first anniversary of his death, Southern Division police arrested and charged truck driver Reynold Boodlal with causing the...
View ArticleGroom-to-be shot dead in Arima
A 31-year-old Arima businessman who going to be married next month was murdered at his business place yesterday.According to police reports, around 5.30 pm Ricardo Boodan, was at his cyber cafe and DVD...
View ArticleLate certificate causes hiccup in ex-cop’s funeral
The family of a retired police inspector who was a suspected case of H1N1 (swine flu), yesterday had to postpone his funeral because they did not get his death certificate in time.Grieving widow Nazmin...
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Man in court on child prostitution charges
A Tunapuna businessman is expected to appear before a Port-of-Spain magistrate today on charges of human trafficking, child prostitution and assault.A statement issued by the T&T Police Service...
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Unfair to link it to audit—exec
In the face of a pending forensic audit into the award of multi-million dollar contracts by the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), fire of an unknown origin yesterday broke out in the sensitive...
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Traffic warden survives hit
Traffic warden Mandisa Woods was last night still being attended to at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, but happy to be alive.Woods, a 27-year-old mother of two,...
View ArticleFixin T&T backs integrity probes
Fixin T&T is expressing concern over allegations of misconduct in public office against Housing Minister Marlene McDonald and Udecott chairman Noel Garcia. “Fixin T&T is deeply concerned by the...
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