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Kublalsingh falls ill. PM to blame, says HRM
The Highway Re-route Movement (HRM) is blaming Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for its leader Dr Wayne Kublalsingh’s life being under threat.Kublalsingh started his second hunger strike in...
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Closer screening needed for Ebola and Mers, says Fuad
Health Minister Fuad Khan is concerned that the Ebola virus may have found a new way to spread. Khan was reacting to news that broke yesterday of a US healthcare worker tested positive for the virus,...
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Hurricane Fay weakens, TS Gonzalo strengthens
Tropical Storm Fay strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic but was expected to weaken, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. The storm earlier swept past Bermuda, lashing the...
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HRM leader Kublalsingh in hospital after 26-day hunger strike
Hunger striker Dr Wayne Kublalsingh fell unconscious for about 30 minutes yesterday morning. Up to press time, Kublalsingh, leader of the Highway Re-route Movement (HRM), was hospitalised at the St...
View ArticleKamla, Fuad visit Wayne
Shouts of “Re-route! Re-route!” and “Shame on you!” greeted Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar as she left the St Clair medical centre after visiting Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM) leader Dr Wayne...
View ArticleCouple killed in Maloney crash
A couple died in a road traffic accident in Maloney, leaving behind two young children. Kema Walker and his girlfriend Tenille David, both 32, were killed when a taxi transporting them flipped over on...
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A gem of a place
My name is Kathy-Ann Ortega and I’m the manager of a city jewelry store. My father’s a Venezuelan and my mother’s a born Trini. I was born in Trinidad but spent my first eight years in Caracas. I...
View ArticleWorkers protest at Hilton
Guests at the Hilton Trinidad were google-eyed Friday as members of several trade unions walked through the hotel, chanting union slogans and calling for the removal of general manager, Barbadian Leroy...
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Khan’s claim irks Wayne’s family
Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan has come under fire from the family of environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, who have accused him of obtaining Kublalsingh’s private medical records without their...
View Article18 days but still no help for Savannah couple
Erica Joseph was seen tightly hugging a tiny red teddybear crying yesterday as she sat on a mattress under a tent at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain. Yesterday marked 18 days since she and her...
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40 HRM members in ‘relay fast’
Forty members of the Highway Re-route Movement (HRM), mostly young people, have begun a 40-day “relay fast” outside the Office of the Prime Minister in support of the HRM’s leader Dr Wayne Kublalsingh....
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Karate tutor held for buggery of three schoolboys
At least three boys at a denominational school in San Fernando had to be screened for HIV last month after they were buggered by a martial arts instructor. Cpl Cedeno-Figaro of the Mon Repos Station...
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Border security critical—Griffith
Minister of National Security Gary Griffith yesterday confirmed T&T was officially monitoring migrants from African countries as the country prepared itself in the face of the growing global...
View ArticleNESC stops African batch of students
National Energy Skills Centre (NESC) chairman Feroze Khan confirmed yesterday that they had, on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer (of Health), postponed the arrival of a batch of trainees from...
View ArticleWayne awaits today’s talks with Suruj
As members of civil societies meet with Works Minister Surujrattan Rambachan today, leader of the Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM) Dr Wayne Kublalsingh says his fate lies in the hands of the Government....
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Mom: We don’t own land in Mon Desir
Vilma Kublalsingh, mother of environmentalist and hunger striker Wayne Kublalsingh, says government supporters have been spreading false rumours about her son and her family. She said so while sitting...
View ArticleChinese national falls to death at construction site
A Chinese national fell to his death at the National Tennis Centre construction site, Tacarigua. The Sport Company of T&T (SPORTT) confirmed the death in a release yesterday but said all safety...
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Protesters chase highway workers
Under the watchful eyes of police, protesters from Guapo marched through two construction zones in Golconda and Debe and interrupted work on the Debe and Golconda interchanges of the $7.4 billion...
View Article$100,000 for two beaten prisoners
A High Court judge has issued a plea for the revamping of the Prison Services which he says will protect the safety of both inmates and staff and prevent costly civil litigation over human rights...
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Griffith on denial of 13 Jamaicans entry: Let’s talk
National Security Minister Gary Griffith is inviting Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs Minister and his Opposition counterpart to join him for talks. He said so yesterday after the Jamaican Government and...
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