Rowley hints of scholarship cuts
While there has been no Government decision “at this stage” to cut the number of scholarships awarded to T&T nationals pursuing tertiary level studies, the “level of generosity that existed before”...
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PM on $$ spent for education: Too many students still falling through cracks
Too many students are falling though the cracks and while millions are spent on education there are less educated people in the country.So said Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley after distributing letters...
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Media barred from murder victim’s funeral
Members of the media were barred from entering the New Testament Church of God, California, yesterday, where the funeral of murdered mother of three, Hassina Sarah Khan, took place.When the T&T...
View Article10 accused opt to stay silent
The ten men still on trial for the murder of businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman have all chosen not to testify in their own defence. During a hearing in the Port-of-Spain High Court yesterday, each...
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Schoolboys slaughtered
Slaughter of the innocents. That was how Laventille residents yesterday described the double murder of two schoolboys, who were dragged from a taxi and shot dead while on their way home at Upper Picton...
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Tobago couple killed in crash
The tiny village of Parlatuvier, Tobago, reacted in shock yesterday after two villagers — a husband and wife — were killed after their pickup van plunged off a precipice on the winding North Side Road,...
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Renelle dreams of walking tall
In 2007, the birth of Renelle Joseph would have been a Christmas gift to her family.When she was born, three days before the holidays, she had just one leg.Renelle’s mother, Leona Ollivere, said all...
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Minister on selection of police commissioner debate: No Govt interference
Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General Stuart Young says the Government will not be interfering in the selection process for the Commissioner of Police.Young said this in Parliament on...
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No political stooge as CoP—Prakash
Opposition MP Prakash Ramadhar says the next Commissioner of Police must be one that the entire country has confidence in and must not be a political stooge.Ramadhar was speaking during Wednesday’s...
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Mark: Govt has CoP, deputy all lined up
The Government has “targeted” people for the post of Commissioner of Police (CoP) and Deputy CoP and names being heard in connection with this include DCP Harold Phillip, Snr Supt McDonald Phillip and...
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NGC axes CNG promo campaign
The National Gas Company (NGC) has terminated its brand ambassadors programme as part of its cost-cutting initiatives in light of the country’s economic downturn and according to its acting corporate...
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Woman, 26, battles the land
Shelly Ann Cameron, 26, rises at 4 am every morning and while it is yet dark begins the half-mile trek, sometimes with her dog Sparkles, to her vegetable garden in North Manzanilla. Shielded against...
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Debe handyman missing for 10 days
The family of a Debe man is seeking the public’s assistance to find him after he went missing eleven days ago. Mala Dookie told the T&T Guardian yesterday her uncle Basdeo Dookie was last seen on...
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Only army can bring back peace
Elders living in the hills of Laventille have called on Prime Minister Keith Rowley to call out the troops in a bid to prevent any more innocent young men from being senselessly killed.These calls were...
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Loss of two model students
T&T has lost two potential “bright stars” with the slaying of Laventille teens Deneilson Smith and Mark Richards who were well-adjusted young men, acting Education Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said...
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PM: Witnesses who stay silent unpatriotic
Soldiers are to return to the streets of T&T immediately to assist in searching and taking out criminals, and they will become a permanent fixture.The decision came in the wake of the outrageous...
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Five murdered, two killed by police
Within 24 hours seven people were shot and killed, while another four were shot and wounded throughout the country.Among the seven, five were murdered and two were killed by the police.Three of the...
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Thieves cart off materials from Brian Lara Stadium
Under the noses of security guards, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in fittings and fixtures at the controversial Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba have been carted away by bandits.Among the items...
View ArticleFour suspects held in schoolboys’ murders
A joint police and army net in the Picton, Laventille, area has led to the arrest of four men allegedly connected to Thursday’s shooting death of two teenagers in the area. Hours after Prime Minister...
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Penal man gunned down at his fruit stall
A Penal man, described as a jovial and giving person, was shot dead at his vegetable and fruit stall yesterday morning.Police are yet to determine a motive for the killing of Steve Stephenson, 39, a...
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