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New petition for PM today
Environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has mobilised several civil society groups to sign a petition in support of the proposed new route for the Debe to Mon Desir segment of the Solomon Hochoy...
View ArticleEx-Coast Guard officer fired over gun charge
A High Court Judge has advised military chiefs to implement more stringent background checks on prospective recruits in a bid to prevent criminals infiltrating the ranks of the Defence Force. Justice...
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Focus on errant youths
Don’t give up on errant youths, advises acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams, in the effort to stem violent crimes in the future. Williams made the statement as he spoke to residents of the...
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Vision on Mission wants Govt to clear air on funding
Vision on Mission’s Wayne Chance says the statement by Minister of the People Vernella Alleyne Toppin that Government was pulling financing from the organisation has put them under the microscope of...
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Teen shot dead in Morvant
Nineteen-year-old Hakim Sturge died at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital on Monday night, hours after being shot twice at a village parlour by a masked man. Police said Sturge of Poinsettia Drive,...
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IRO head: Respect gay rights
Head of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) Brother Harrypersad Maharaj says while the issue of gay rights and same-sex marriages is a “very big sensitive issue,” respect must be paid to individuals...
View ArticleLeague: No T&T Muslims with ISIS
The Trinidad Muslim League (TML) says it does not know of any local muslims fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis), as it distances itself from the international terror group. TML...
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$3.2m bail for 4 cops on robbery charge
Four policemen attached to the Northern Division hid from media cameras after they appeared before a Port-of-Spain magistrate charged with misbehaviour in public office. After the matter ended, Sgt...
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Other cops can fill void
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams yesterday blasted a decision by Cabinet to buy out the leave of Assistant Police Commissioner Wayne Dick, saying the decision not only undermines the Police...
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One dead, two critical after Chaguanas crash
A tragic accident along the Uriah Butler Highway, Chaguanas, yesterday left a woman dead, two critical and five others seriously injured. The accident occurred at about 1.45 pm along the south-bound...
View ArticleCop freed of two road death charges
A police constable has been freed of charges of causing the death of two men by dangerous driving because the police officer who charged him failed to attend court. PC Timmy Rampersad walked out of the...
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US-based environmentalist at hunger-strike camp: Oropouche lagoon of...
A United States-based environmentalist says the Highway Reroute Movement (HRM) and the Government have inadvertently overlooked the archeological significance of the Oropouche lagoon where the Debe to...
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Back to jail for acid accused
For the second time this week, Fyzabad grandfather Peter Charles was refused bail when he appeared in court, charged with throwing acid on his common-law wife, Linda Thomas. When 64-year-old Charles...
View ArticleSenator tells of $2.1m contract by VMCOTT
State-owned Vehicle Management Corporation of T&T (VMCOTT) has awarded a $2.1 million security contract to a very recently established company. Amalgamated Security Services Ltd, long in the...
View ArticleExpansion for Gate next year—Karim
Tertiary and Education Skills Training Minister Fazal Karim has assured that no one will be discriminated against as the Government Assistance for Tertiary Education (Gate) programme is expanded in the...
View ArticleDrayton: It’s a ritual budget
Independent Senator Helen Drayton says the Government’s 2014/2015 budget is a “ritual budget.” Speaking on Monday after Planning Minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie, who said the budget was well received across...
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T&TEC poles fall on four vehicles
Valuators for the T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) continued yesterday to assess damage done to four vehicles and household appliances when three electricity poles on George Street, La...
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PM defends her terrorism stand
T&T would have faced international pressure if it had not joined with 90 other countries to co-sponsor a resolution aimed at tackling global terrorism, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said...
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Met office: More bad weather coming today
More gusty winds and thunderstorms have been predicted for today, says meteorologist Saide Shakeer. In a telephone interview yesterday, Shakeer said yesterday’s bad weather, which uprooted trees and...
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25 homes lose roofs as ‘Freak’ storm hits East-West Corridor
Residents living within the precincts of the Diego Martin, Petit Valley, Tunapuna/Piarco and Sangre Grande regional corporations were among the hardest hit by yesterday’s weak tropical wave, which left...
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