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T&T rivals Malaysia
Martine PowersWhen it comes to epic rivalries, it’s not often that Port-of-Spain finds itself matched up against Putrajaya, Malaysia, a city of 68,000 people just south of Kuala Lumpur. But for years,...
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PSA: Not enough being done to treat with Ebola
Members of the Public Services Association (PSA), led by union president Watson Duke, yesterday staged a protest to highlight that not enough is being done to treat with Ebola. Workers from the health...
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‘We have broken the bad habit of the PNM’
Former T&T ambassador to the United Nations, Rodney Charles is back home to lead the election campaign for the ruling People’s Partnership administration in the run-up to the 2015 general election....
View ArticleAn investor’s dilemma
Client situation Dexter is a 28-year-old researcher and is one month away from the end of his three-year contract with the government. He is confident that his employment will be renewed at his current...
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Weekend road death toll climbs to four
Two more families were plunged into mourning after two people died in separate road accidents near Caroni and Gasparillo yesterday morning. Sade Hernandez, 28, a mother of one, and Kyle Mendoza, 23,...
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After two bodies found, Family still has hope
The discovery of two decomposing bodies on Saturday have not dimmed the hopes of Gail Harford who believes that her mother Irma Rampersad and one of her sisters would be found alive. On Saturday,...
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Wayne signals end of hunger strike
Dr Wayne Kublalsingh said yesterday that he was prepared to suspend his protest action and end his hunger strike if the Government was serious about mediation in the dispute over the Debe to Mon Desir...
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Rare flesh-eating bacteria attacks 30-year-old man
Medical director at the San Fernando General Hospital Dr Anand Chatoorgoon said doctors did all they could to save Navin Singh, but the flesh-eating bacteria that attacked him affected all of his vital...
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EMA outpost for illegal quarrying
Environment Management Authority (EMA) chairman Dr Allan Bachan says it will open a post very soon in Valencia to address illegal quarrying. Bachan, addressing a joint select committee in Parliament on...
View ArticleCourt okays JLSC’s decision
A novel lawsuit challenging the legality of re-appointing a high court judge who resigned to deliver outstanding judgments has been struck out. In his judgment in a constitutional interpretation case...
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No leads yet in missing men’s cases
After futile searches for two missing men, the police are now calling on the public to come forward if they have information about the disappearance of Michael Knights and Cedros fisherman Ian Dookie....
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What’s in a name?
As we sit waiting, the German woman and her two children tell me about the puppy they rescued from Mt Irvine Bay in 2013 and took back to Germany. Many tourists, mainly Europeans, fall in love with one...
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A very Trinidadian philosophy
My name is Burton Sankeralli and I am a founder-member of the Philosophical Society of T&T. I spent most of my life in highly boring Valsayn and no one “comes from” there, really. So I’d have to...
View ArticleTransferring a motor vehicle in T&T
Veneeta Ramsingh Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolThe Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act Chap. 48:50 identifies the procedure for changing the ownership of a vehicle or transferring it to another...
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Havoc in east Trinidad after bad weather
Bad weather left residents of east Trinidad marooned as rivers overflowed their banks, landslides and fallen trees blocked roads along the Toco Main Road. Chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional...
View ArticleProject 40 team meets with Carmona today
Members of the lobby group, Project 40, said yesterday they were optimistic their meeting with President Anthony Carmona today would have a positive outcome. Carmona is expected to meet three of its...
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Appeal Court throws out ILP’s lawsuit Way eased for passage of runoff bill
The Constitution (Amendment) Bill will now find its way back to the Lower House after the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) failed in its appeal over the constitutional motion it filed to challenge the...
View ArticleMan, 68, jailed for assaulting granddaughter
A 68-year-old Point Fortin grandfather who indecently assaulted his 11-year-old granddaughter twice eight years ago was jailed yesterday for 354 days. Despite the age of the accused and his previous...
View ArticleTwo years jail for 3rd DIU charge
A Carapichaima man was jailed yesterday for two years and permanently banned from driving after his third offence for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). Ramraj Ramoutar, 52, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleArrive Alive head on weekend road deaths: Revamp licensing system
Unless there is a new motor vehicle authority the road carnage will continue, warned Arrive Alive president Sharon Inglefield. She was commenting on the three road accidents over the weekend in which...
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