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Julien back as UTT chairman
The PNM Government has reinstated Professor Kenneth Julien as head of the University of T&T (UTT) and also appointed NH International (Caribbean) executive chairman Emile Elias as chairman of the...
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Vasant ponders leadership post
A number of United National Congress (UNC) members, including young people, are urging Opposition Senator Vasant Bharath to enter the party’s leadership race and he has been consulting various UNC...
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Victim of online attack not co-operating: Cops’ case may fall through
The 26-year-old woman videotaped receiving a severe beating with a steel object in a video which was circulated on social media yesterday has refused to co-operate with police investigating the...
View ArticleBusinessman held in drug bust freed
A Chaguanas businessman and a Colombian woman held in connection with a multi-million dollar drug bust in central Trinidad have been released by police. After being interrogated for almost 24 hours,...
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After video on Trinis as ISIS fighters, Muslims want Govt action
Calls are being made for the Government to liaise with all Muslim organisations to stop the recruitment of terrorist fighters by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This follows the posting of...
View ArticleAfter damage by low-flying copter, PM to help house owner
A Carenage couple whose house was partially demolished by high winds from a low flying helicopter on Thursday night is expected to receive compensation following a visit from a representative of the...
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Nurses told: It’s tough job but stay strong
Although nurses at public health institutions are always under scrutiny, South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) CEO Anil Gosine emphasised that it was a tough job that not everyone could do. “It...
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Climate change can cause region billions
In BarbadosClimate change can cause billions of dollars in losses in the Caribbean and changes need to be made for the future and present, according to Juan Cheaz Pelaez, senior programme coordinator...
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Mediation needed in T&T—Carmona
President Anthony Carmona believes there is a crisis in the way the T&T society handles conflicts and disagreements. Delivering the feature address at the Presentation College, San Fernando,...
View Article$30m jackpot up for grabs but punters remain sceptical
Lotto mania has not hit all of T&T as yet, even though the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) has set the jackpot at $30 million, the largest in the country’s history. In San Fernando, Debe...
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New leads in soldier’s murder
This week was a very sad one for T&T’s National Security agencies as it lost three of its law enforcement officers—a soldier, a senior prisons officer and a Special Reserve Police (SRP) officer—all...
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Threeway race for UNC Leader: Vasant Jumps In
The Opposition UNC’s December 5 leadership contest will be a three-way race following yesterday’s decision by UNC Senator Vasant Bharath to challenge incumbent UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and...
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Drug dealer gunned down in Princes Town
The misery Lisa Thompson-Cooper faced when her youngest son was murdered in 2012 returned to haunt her on Friday night when her elder son was gunned down in similar style.Cylus Cooper, 30, of Lengua...
View ArticleBharath undecided about senatorship
New contender in the United National Congress (UNC) leadership race Vasant Bharath, who officially announced his bid for the leadership post yesterday, says he had not yet decided whether he would give...
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Carmona: Divali celebrates positivity
President Anthony Carmona says the lesson to be learned from Divali is to let positivity triumph over negativity.
View ArticleBrazen daylight murder in Enterprise
A brazen daylight shooting left one man dead in Enterprise, Chaguanas, yesterday. Police are currently investigating the shooting death of 27-year-old Jameel “Bones” Boyce, which occurred just after...
View ArticleKamla: Battle for UNC leadership a holy war
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar likened the battle for the post of UNC leadership to a holy war. Speaking at the Divali Nagar on Thursday night, Persad-Bissessar quoted the Hindu holy text of...
View ArticleCentral Bank must clear air on balance owed by Clico—Permell
The Clico Policyholders Group (CPG), led by Peter Permell, is “deeply concerned” by the news the Central Bank is planning an update of the resolution plan with it. In a statement released yesterday,...
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Air Guard chopper to blame
The aircraft that allegedly caused damage to a home in Chaguaramas due to alleged low flying in the area on Thursday evening has been identified as one of the AugustaWestland AW139s belonging to the TT...
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Boy, 7, drowns in Gran Couva, Neighbours’ CPR too late
Dexter Jones collapsed on the banks of the Coorsal River in Gran Couva yesterday, after the body of his seven-year-old son, Jordell Jones, was pulled out of the river. Jones, a Standard One pupil of...
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