Another ILP member quits
The Independent Liberal Party (ILP) has lost another supporter. Former Balmain/Calcutta No 2 local government candidate Indarjit Seepersad announced his decision yesterday, saying he did not like the...
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PM at NY Republic Day dinner: T&T on threshold of major achievement
Sustainability must be underlined by social and economic freedom and can only be achieved by education which must be accessible, equitable and modern, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said on...
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Rambachan: Rowley not fit to be PM
Works and Infrastructure Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan yesterday expressed support for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s decision to co-sponsor the United Nations resolution on terrorism. He...
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Former COP official tells PP: Start election negotiations
A former Congress of the People (COP) deputy political leader has called for the People’s Partnership to begin negotiations on general election arrangements—particularly concerning candidates—to avoid...
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Petrotrin president: T&T will remain a key energy player
Despite the discovery of alternative sources of fuel internationally, Khalid Hassanali, president of state-owned Petrotrin, is confident this country will remain a relevant player on the world energy...
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Music, passion, always in fashion
My name is Kevon Walker and I am an organiser of sound. I’m from Port-of-Spain but I recently moved to Point Cumana, on the sea side of the road. I love being close to the water. I lucked out with that...
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Hit-and-run victim cries for help
Can you imagine having to choose between adult diapers or food for Christmas, choosing between nursing care and ensuring your electricity bill is paid because the National Insurance Board has stopped...
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Santa Cruz man gunned down
A 23-year-old man from Santa Cruz was gunned down yesterday during a drive-by shooting in the area.Police said around 5 pm, Rene Cruickshank, also known as “Minor”, was liming with a group of friends...
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Death of crime-fighter Sahadeo Singh: Beetham, Sea Lots, Laventille celebrate
Scores of youths in several hotspot communities in Port-of-Spain yesterday rejoiced over the passing of police inspector Sahadeo Singh. Sea Lots residents, who held a block party, dedicated it to...
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Woman, children ill after oil fumes
A Marabella woman and her three children have been treated at the San Fernando Teaching Hospital for benzene poisoning, two months after a Petrotrin slop tank ruptured, spilling hundreds of gallons of...
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Abdulah: New route proposal will save $$
As environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh gets weaker by the minute, Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) leader David Abdulah has been encouraging civil society groups to support a new proposal for...
View ArticleNo bail for acid attack accused
As Fyzabad grandmother Linda Thomas recovers at hospital from last week’s acid attack, her common-law husband, Peter Charles, appeared before a Siparia magistrate charged with the attack. Shortly...
View ArticleEx-cop shot eight times
A former Special Reserve Police officer who was killed around 10.30 pm on Saturday by men pretending to be police officers was shot eight times, an autopsy found. Pathologist Dr Valery Alexandrov found...
View ArticleHeadless body identified
The body of a headless man found in Carapo on Sunday has been identified as 57-year-old Steve Gorgan. The victim’s brother, Mickey, made the identification at the Forensic Science Centre, St James,...
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3 held with mini sub-machine gun
Police arrested three Barataria men yesterday after they recovered a Mac-11 sub-compact machine gun at a house in Barataria. The weapon, police said, was capable of firing 200 rounds of ammunition a...
View ArticleSick juror halts murder trial again
For a third time since resuming almost two weeks ago, the trial of 12 men accused of murdering former Xtra Foods CEO Vindra Naipaul-Coolman has been interrupted again after a juror fell ill. The...
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Central Bank wants interest rates rise
The Central Bank would like to see interest rates rise gradually, Governor Jwala Rambarran told reporters after addressing an event hosted by the Financial Services Ombudsman yesterday at the Hyatt...
View ArticlePlanning minister sings praises of PM
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has done what former prime ministers Arthur NR Robinson, Patrick Manning and Basdeo Panday could not do, that is, hold a political coalition together. This was the...
View ArticleMuch spending, not enough accountability
Opposition Senator Lester Henry says Government continues to spend excessively with little economic development. Henry said this in his contribution to yesterday’s senate debate on the 2015 budget,...
View ArticleLate payment for Blind Welfare workers
The State yesterday handed over a $700,000 cheque to members of the Blind Welfare Association who protested the late payment of salaries for the month of September. Yesterday’s protest was identical to...
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