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Oily substance in WASA water supply
Panic set in across Central and South Trinidad today, as reports circulated that oily substance water was flowing through part of the nation's water supply, prompting several parents to remove their...
View ArticleRamadhar named acting PM
Prakash Ramadhar, Minister of Legal Affairs and Justice, will act as Prime Minister, as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar travels to the Bahamas for the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting, which...
View ArticleJamaica decriminalises ganja
Jamaican legislators voted on Tuesday to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use.The new law allows the possession of up to 2oz (57g) of marijuana, also called...
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Health scare hits Central after 'oily substance' detected in Wasa supply
Don't drink the water.That's the message from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) to residents in areas of north, central and south Trinidad. The ODPM warned residents in those...
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Excavator driver, 17, crushed to death at quarry
A 17-year-old boy of Barrackpore died yesterday when a hill he was excavating at a sand quarry collapsed on the hood of the excavator trapping him inside. He died on the spot. By the time workers used...
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WASA’s Caroni plant contaminated
Although thousands of people in central Trinidad will not have a reliable pipe-borne water supply today, the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) will not be able to supply everyone affected by the...
View Article60 schools dismissed
Sixty schools in central Trinidad were dismissed early yesterday due to the contamination of the water at the Caroni Water Treatment Plant. The Education Ministry also suspended school feeding meals in...
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EMA probes source of water pollution
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) last night certified that water emanating from the Caroni Water Treatment Plant was safe to drink. The EMA made the statement in a press release after its...
View ArticleProbe into former AG Ramlogan: Cops quiz Gary again
Police investigators yesterday questioned former national security minister Gary Griffith as the probe continued into Police Complaints Authority director David West’s allegation that former attorney...
View ArticleEx-BBC journalist new Guardian EIC
Guardian Media Limited has appointed Orin Gordon to the position of Editor-In-Chief of the T&T Guardian newspaper. The appointment was announced by Guardian Media Limited (GML) managing director...
View ArticlePerpetrators facing harsh action, says WASA boss
WASA’S director of customer services, Doodnath Bhola, yesterday warned of harsh action against anyone responsible for contaminating the water supply on Tuesday night at the utility’s Caroni Water...
View ArticleTrinidad Tissues on pact with Venezuela: No need to up production
Human resource manager of Trinidad Tissues Ltd, Faizan Ali, says there is no need for the company to ramp up the production of toilet paper since it was part of a Latin American conglomerate with a...
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Angry pawn shop customers clamour for cash
A rowdy and disgruntled crowd outside the More Money Pawnshop kept police officers busy on Henry Street, Port-of-Spain this morning.People were heard shouting and cursing at the police and employees of...
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EMA boss keeps info close to chest
The Environmental Management Authority yesterday was exploring new leads in the investigation into the source of the contamination at the Caroni Water Treatment Plant. A team of investigators from the...
View ArticleCentral residents blame company
The T&T Guardian checked outside the compound of a company which residents claimed was the source of the WASA contamination.There was a black substance smelling like diesel that turned the dirt...
View ArticleCourt hears of row that ended in sisters’ death
A neighbourly dispute over property damage caused by a dog has been identified as the catalyst of an arson attack in Freeport which claimed the lives of two young sisters in 2009. This was revealed...
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Brasso Seco victims buried 3 months after
The two survivors of the Brasso Seco horror — sisters Jennelle, 19, and Felicia Gonzales, 17 — were forced to mourn their mother, daughter and friend yesterday inside a white Kia Sorento as they were...
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Central FC’s co-owner now minister’s adviser
British citizen Kevin Harrison who co-owned (SIS) Central FC football club with Sport Minister Brent Sancho is now Sancho’s adviser.This was confirmed by the ministry and Harrison yesterday.Sancho was...
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Chaos erupts at robbed pawn shop ...as customers demand $$ for stolen items
Pandemonium broke out outside the More Money Pawnshop and Jewelry Store yesterday as hundreds of customers with their pawn tickets in hand demanded they get their monies for their pieces of gold, which...
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Cedros always buzzing with V’zuelan trade
While Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have agreed to barter goods, trade in Cedros has already increased over the past few months. With Venezuela’s...
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