400 UNC members file for local govt elections
Over 400 members of the United National Congress (UNC) have filed nominations for a chance to represent that party in the Local Government Elections, constitutionally due this year.The party, in a...
View ArticleRamesar: Organised crime link in prison break
The July 24, 2015 Port-of-Spain Prison break which resulted in the death of PC Sherman Maynard has the characteristics of organised crime and a commission of enquiry will reveal the network of players...
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Sharad’s online bakery gamble
Nobody knew it but the quiet young man working in the little known Bumbleberry Dessert Cafe in Duncan Village, San Fernando, making desserts in the kitchen and serving tables was nurturing a big dream...
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Wrong lawyer attacked online
An attorney yesterday urged people who have been posting her photo on social media, identifying her as the victim in the alleged rape case against Public Services Association president Watson Duke to...
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I will not resign
“I will not resign,” a defiant Public Services Association (PSA) president Watson Duke said yesterday, moments after he was released on $250,000 bail following an appearance in the Port-of-Spain...
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Man, 39, murdered while watching TV
Teenager Dionneze Tardieu held her 12-year-old sister Alyiah and wept as undertakers brought out their father’s body from inside their home, more than 12 hours after he was shot.Rudy Ramkissoon, 39, a...
View ArticleSpeed limit also for cops, says Remesar
While Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has assured his drivers will be traversing at the required 80 kilometres on the highways, head of the Police Social and Welfare Association, Insp Anand Ramesar,...
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TDC boss fired over directors’ concerns
One week after Dennise Demming was removed as chairman of the Tourism Development Company Limited (TDC), the Ministry of Finance has sought to clear the air on what led to her termination.In an...
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No-confidence motion against Al-Rawi
The opposition’s no-confidence motion against Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi will come up for parliamentary debate between next Thursday and next month, Leader of Government Business in the Lower House...
View ArticleAG: Audit on Ramdeen over value for money
The reference made by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley that Opposition Senator attorney Gerald Ramdeen was a “person of great interest” to the State was in the context of an ongoing audit being conducted...
View ArticleCall for more police patrols in Chaguanas
Chaguanas residents say the crime in the area is out of hand and the police need to patrol the community more often.This comes in the wake of the death of seven people in the Chaguanas community over...
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City workers protest over safety issues
Police had to be called in yesterday after disgruntled San Fernando City Corporation (SFCC) workers formed a human barricade around the vehicles of the city engineer and the human resources manager,...
View ArticlePolice foil roadblock
Police foiled a major roadblock at Mosquito Creek, La Romaine, during the pre-dawn hours of yesterday as retrenched Construtora OAS workers tried to use concrete barricades to block the road.The former...
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Teacher dies on way to pick up children
Before being involved in an accident that took her life yesterday, Candian Boisson’s kindergarten class was told she was not going to see them next week. Someone then jokingly asked if she was going to...
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I tried my best to live with him
Krishna Ramlal’s biggest regret in raising his son, Sham, was leaving him when he was just a boy in Trinidad and journeying to New York in search of a better life for his family.Ramlal now believes...
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Roget to former NP manager: I’m not apologising
Ten days after the president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), Ancel Roget, was offered a 50 per cent discount in exemplary damages if he apologised to the former manager of the...
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Life Sport audit completed—AG
Possible arrests stemming from the controversial Life Sport programme can soon materalise following a completed audit.So said Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi, who was fielding questions from members of...
View ArticleChairman of new stakeholders group: Clico liabilities increase by $7b
Gail AlexanderThe liabilities of Clico have climbed from a reported $23 billion in 2010 to $30 billion in 2014, according to chairman of the Clico Stakeholders Alliance (CSA) David Walker.Walker...
View ArticleOpposition insists debate be held next week Friday
The Opposition is insisting that its no-confidence motion against Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi must be debated next week Friday and not next month, since opposition business takes precedence in...
View ArticleCentral imams seek talks with authorities on crime
At least two imams in Central Trinidad are ready to meet with the relevant authorities including the Minister of National Security to talk about the upsurge in murders and crime/gang violence, as they...
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