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Fewer dengue, Chik V and Zika cases in T&T
The number of dengue cases in T&T dropped by 40 per cent between 2016 and 2017.For the same period, Chik V cases decreased by more than 90 per cent and Zika by 69 per cent.All three diseases are...
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Isolation for Vicky
Alleged fraudster Vicky Boodram, 35, is now under suicide watch and will be monitored on a 24/7 basis after she was returned to the Women’s Prison at Golden Grove, Arouca, last night.Hours after being...
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Cops accused in jailbreak fail to secure bail
PC LeVon Sylvester, who is accused of illegally freeing alleged fraudster Vicky Boodram, never made eye contact with her or looked in her direction as he stood next to her in the prisoners’ dock of the...
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Angostura serves Waithe with pre-action letter
Fixin T&T head Kirk Waithe has been served with a pre-action protocol by attorneys representing Angostura Ltd and its chairman Dr Rolph Balgobin, over a “highly offensive” and “defamatory image”...
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Send matter to DPP, cops
Opposition Senator Wade Mark yesterday said the findings of the Kroll Canadian Consulting investigation, which confirmed Petrotrin paid for oil it did not receive, should be sent to the Director of...
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House torched, woman, daughter hurt
A manhunt has been launched for a Dominican Republic national who torched a house after a chopping and beating a woman and her daughter in St Helena yesterday.Police said the 35-year-old suspect...
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Coastal erosion blamed for collapsing Matelot road
Construction company Kall Co has disassociated itself from responsibility for the “failure” of three retaining walls built along Paria Main Road, in Matelot.In a press release yesterday, Kall Co...
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Decomposing body found in Las Lomas
Homicide detectives are trying to determine a motive for the chopping death of Las Lomas resident Naresh “Lordie” Seepersad.Seepersad’s decomposing body was found at his home yesterday.The victim’s...
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Youth leader: PM too busy to meet with me
Vice Chairperson for Policy, Advocacy and Projects on the Commonwealth Youth Council Nikoli Edwards says there is a sense of hopelessness among the nation’s youth and he wants an opportunity to meet...
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Activist: Private sector can help young people
Officer Derrick Sharbodie, manager and founder of the St James Police Youth Club, is calling for more private sector involvement in addressing issues which affect the nation’s young people. He said...
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#MeToo movement open doors for T&T
The announcement yesterday by Time magazine to name the Silence Breakers—a group of men and women who have been raising awareness of sexual harassment and assault on social media— as the 2017 Person of...
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Ruling reserved in house demolition case
A 73-year-old pensioner from St Augustine, who sued the State after his home was demolished three years ago in the presence of police officers, will learn the outcome of his case next Friday.Justice...
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Parliament Business
Workplace sexual harassment laws comingGiven what is happening around T&T locally, regionally and internationally, Prime Minister Keith Rowley expects legislation addressing sexual harassment in...
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Daring $5.5m heist
Police were last night questioning seven people in relation to a multi-million dollar robbery at the Piarco International Airport yesterday morning.The well planned and orchestrated hit targeted a...
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Body of man found at dump
An autopsy will be done to determine how a scavenger at the Forres Park Landfill, Claxton Bay died yesterday.There were conflicting reports from police and the Solid Waste Management Company Ltd...
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Woman accused of helping Vicky gets bail
The Penal woman accused of harbouring escaped prisoner Vicky Boodram was yesterday granted $100,000 bail in the Siparia Magistates Court.Roxanne Cudjoe, 32, was not brought from prison for the...
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Bandit killed in bar robbery
An off-duty officer attached to the Coast Guard official foiled an attempted robbery at a bar at Madras Road, St Helena early yesterday after he shot and killed one of the bandits.According to police...
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60% increase in gang members—AG
Between 2014 and this year, gangs in T&T have increased 129 per cent and gang members have increased 60 per cent, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi says.He gave the information while piloting...
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8-year-olds in gang culture—Hinds
In T&T gangland language, “corn” means a bullet.And apart from slang, gang culture is creeping into several Laventille West schools where some eight and nine-year-olds are showing signs of such...
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EOC head calls for laws against sexual harassment
Even if a company has the best policy against sexual harassment in the workplace, if it is not supported by upper management, all attempts to safeguard employees will be in vain, chairman of the Equal...
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