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We must protect asylum-seekers
The United Nations (UN) has raised deep concerns over Saturday’s deportation of 82 Venezuelan nationals from T&T, among them asylum seekers, saying they could not verify whether it was a “voluntary...
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Venezuelans legally in T&T running scared
A Venezuelan woman seeking asylum here in T&T says she fears for the lives of the 82 people who were repatriated on Saturday.The woman, a 46-year-old attorney, said many of them, especially those...
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COP to contest 41 seats in next general election
Congress of the People (COP) leader Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan says the party is preparing to fight the next general election is all 41 constituencies. Speaking at a press conference as the new executive...
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Businessman in court on gun charge
A central businessman, his wife and two employees are expected to appear in the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court today charged with possession of firearms and ammunition.The couple, of Chin Chin Road,...
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T&T’s oldest woman dies at 111
Vivian Reese, believed to be the oldest woman in T&T, passed away peacefully at her home last Friday.Reese, formerly Cowan, died at the age of 111 at her Tabaquite Road, Rio Claro home.Reese’s...
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Churches to rally against buggery law change
Pentecostal and evangelical churches are currently mobilising for a demonstration on May 11 against any amendment to this country’s buggery legislation.On April 6, followers of the respective churches...
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Bas alive and kicking
Former prime minister Basdeo Panday yesterday took to social media to deny fake reports that he was dead.Responding to claikms he had died overnight, Panday, in a Facebook post, wrote: “I am alive and...
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Guard held as homeless man killed
A homeless man was yesterday stabbed to death by a security guard outside the KFC restaurant at Independence Square, Port-of-Spain, after he was earlier ordered out of the restaurant for allegedly...
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This cannot be repeated
Amnesty International’s Americas director Erika Guevara Rosas has written to the Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley criticising the way in which 82 Venezuelan nationals were repatriated to their home...
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Dillon claims they left ‘voluntarily’
The Ministry of National Security remains adamant that Saturday’s repatriation was done “voluntarily,” as none of the Venezuelan nationals expressed fear or objection.The ministry defended its actions...
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Rowley: Couva Hospital coming on stream soon
If no suitable operator is found for the Couva Hospital by the end of this month, it will be incorporated into T&T’s national health care system as the country’s first paying health care...
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Fire razes Cedros family’s home
A call is being made for a fire station to be built in Cedros, after a house fire left a couple and their three children homeless yesterday.Johnny Lalloo, 41, a self-employed construction worker, his...
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PM begs UK-based nationals to come home to fight crime
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday urged T&T nationals in the United Kingdom to return home and help fight crime by sharing their experiences and expertise.He made the appeal while addressing...
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Temple owners, ministry in talks
Ministry of Planning and Development officials have met with devotees of the Shri Nav Durga Kali Ashram Temple at South Oropouche in an attempt to rectify the issues surrounding breaches in...
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Baby Angelica needs a home
Single and unemployed, it has now been two weeks since Deomatie Baal and her 11-month-old daughter Angelica Ramadhin were left homeless by a fire that ravaged their humble home along Wilson Road,...
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Terror bill does not target Muslims—AG
Good news for T&T’s Muslim pilgrims. Mecca, Medina and other Saudi Arabian places where Muslims worship won’t be among “declared geographical” locations which travellers will have to notify...
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Acting CoP: New unit to combat terrorism
Investigation of terrorism is one of the most difficult types of probes confronting the T&T Police Service (TTPS) right now, acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams said yesterday.Williams was...
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Man charged with shooting at off-duty cops
A 20-year-old Arima man has appeared in court charged with shooting at two off-duty police officers in an incident in Tobago last year.Tyrell McKenzie, of Fort Street, Tumpuna Road, Arima, appeared in...
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Devotees ready to fight for temple land
Vowing to protect their temple with their lives, devotees from the Shri Nav Durga Kali Ashram yesterday vowed to mount a legal challenge to stop the State from demolishing any part of their ashram.This...
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Dillon, AG meet with UN execs on repatriations
Minister of National Security Edmund Dillon and Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi yesterday met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator Richard Blewitt and Protection Officer of the United Nations...
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