JOSEPH: JOAN
JOSEPH: JOAN formerly of Siparia went to her rest in the San Fernando General Hospital on Monday 27th December, 2010 at the age of 56. She was the beloved wife of Kenwrick Joseph aka “Kenny J”. Mother...
View ArticleClean up continues in worst hit areas
While Barrackpore and Moruga residents were busy cleaning and some businesses reopened, canoes and pirogues had to be used to access the stranded residents of Woodland and San Francique.Yesterday...
View ArticlePM blasts ODPM for poor performance
Expect heads to roll at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) for its poor performance in alerting citizens of the flooding disaster which affected communities across eastern,...
View ArticleAgency officer defends organisation after ‘unusual’ flooding
For the second time in less than six months, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) will undertake a review of its response to citizens affected by bad weather conditions.In a repeat...
View ArticleDon’t sell flood-soaked crops
Farmers whose crops have been affected by recent floods are being urged not carry their produce to markets.This from Nirmala Debysingh-Persad, Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Agricultural...
View ArticleRepublic Bank ready to support entrepreneurs
As financial institutions continue to grapple with the downturn in the economy, experts believe the only way to progress is through innovative and bold moves to stimulate the market and attract...
View ArticleUse technology to empower yourself
Students are being urged to make full use of technology in the education process.This advice came from Chairman of the Siparia Regional Corporation, Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh, when he delivered the...
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Cancer survivor Pyardevi Parasam, 63, has no choice but to make two daily trips to her brother’s home to take her insulin.The medication has to be kept refrigerated, but her fridge was among several...
View ArticleMinister to intervene in rift between Sando Corporation and Municipal cops
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.ttDisappointed that a rift between the San Fernando City Council and the Municipal Police has gone public, Rural Development and Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein plans...
View ArticleEnvoys: T&T students ideal for foreign universities
The quality of education being imparted to students in T&T have made them ideal recruits for leading universities in the USA and Canada.This is according to the US Charge d’Affaires John McIntyre...
View ArticleSix CDA workers sent home
President of the Public Services Association (PSA) Watson Duke yesterday threatened to take legal action against the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) following the sudden dismissal of six...
View ArticleCancer centre riddled with challenges.
With work stalled on the National Oncology Centre (NOC) for the past year, chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) Noel Garcia says Government may have three options—...
View ArticleMoonilal on cartel claim:Fabrication by members of Cabinet
Derek AchongOropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has told police that hisimplication in Government's $200 cartel claim against a group ofcontractors is a fabrication by members of Cabinet.In a letter...
View ArticleRowley calls on CoP to note rabble-rousers
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is calling on acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams “to take careful note of what happened in the Parliament” when casino workers disrupted the Senate’s sitting on...
View ArticleFishing body threatens lawsuit over ejection from Parliament
The newly-formed Independent Fishermen Union of Trinidad and Tobago (IFUTT) has described the ban imposed on its president Robert Sagramsingh from Parliament following the disruption at Thursday’s...
View ArticleChallenged children get EyeGaze devices
Three differently-abled children are due to receive Advanced EyeGaze Technology (ART) devices through an anonymous donor.The Children’s Ark facilitated the donation of the technology which empowers...
View ArticleHomeless lose Tamarind Square fight
Homeless persons who use Tamarind Square in Port-of-Spain as a makeshift shelter will now have to find alternative accommodation, after one of them lost his lawsuit against the Port-of-Spain City...
View ArticlePrison officers in sick-out action
Prison Commissioner William Alexander says there was an increase in absenteeism at the nation’s prisons yesterday, in wake of a voice note circulating on social media that was alleged to have called...
View ArticleLate salaries upset public servants
The Ministry of Finance says it made the necessary funds to pay salaries for the month of October 2017 available since last week. The ministry payments were made in accordance with Civil Service...
View ArticleSinanan: Repairs scheduled before protest
Although Rousillac residents yesterday said their protests over poor roads had nothing to do with politics, an unapologetic Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan yesterday deemed the action to be...
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