Disgruntled COPs not yet swayed
Movement for Social Justice leader David Abdulah said yesterday that he hasn’t made a definitive commitment to the umbrella body proposed by axed People Partnership (PP) minister Gary Griffith and...
View ArticleNGC probes gas leak in Couva
Officials of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and the National Operations Centre conducted air quality tests in several parts of Central Trinidad last night, after dozens of residents reported...
View ArticleParties hit road as 2015 election race heats up
The United National Congress, Congress of the People and People’s National Movement hit the road with public meetings this week as the general election climate heats up. The May 24 anniversary of the...
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South friends go missing on trip: Hunt on for pirogue
The T&T Coast Guard and Air Guard were yesterday engaged in a search for a southern-based pirogue with a group of about eight aboard—including two women—which went missing since last Friday while...
View ArticleTTUTA upset teacher under TSC probe named- He’s now facing public ridicule
The T&T Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) is upset that physics teacher Lennon Rampersad, who is currently under probe by the Teaching Service Commission, has been publically identified while...
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ACP Ramsubhag leaves office today: Policing was my life
Sacrifice and dedication to duty are the two features which have made recently retired Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the North-Western Region, Stephen Ramsubhag, a household name in the...
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Businessman goes missing
San Fernando businessman Kirby Mohammed has gone missing and relatives are now begging the public to assist them in finding him. Mohammed, a director of the popular Trinizuela Technical and Vocational...
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The Trini birdman
My name is Michael “Baldhead” Jacob, better known as, “Mr B,” and I’m a birdman.This year will be 18 years I’m coming to the bird ground on Queen’s Park East.I’m from the Quarry Street area, East Dry...
View ArticleGuardia Nacional finds missing Trinis off Venezuela coast
A group people who went missing during a fishing trip on Friday were found this morning by Venezuelan authorities. T&T Coast Guard Communications Officer, Lt Cmdr Kirk Jean-Baptiste, said the...
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Witness deals state’s case big blow: I signed no statement
The trial of 12 men accused of murdering businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman took a dramatic turn yesterday after the State’s main witness attempted to recant on statements he allegedly gave police in...
View ArticleFIU probing 131 $$ transactions
A total of 131 suspicious transactions have been forwarded for investigation by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), an increase of 32, over the previous year. In its 2013-2014 annual report, which...
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Marcia’s husband sent to St Ann’s for evaluation
The husband of murdered journalist Marcia Henville yesterday was sent to the St Ann’s Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation by a magistrate after his attorney, Fareed Ali, argued he was concerned about...
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Mystery gas fumes in Couva
Hydrocarbon fumes which lingered across parts of central Trinidad on Sunday night have dissipated even as the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and the National Gas Company (NGC) continue to...
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HDC ignored warning on site defects—Elder
A recommendation in 2010 to halt construction of multi-storey apartment buildings at Las Alturas housing project site was ignored by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC). This was among the...
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Cops in search for missing designer
Police searched the Maloney district from Sunday night into yesterday for a white Nissan AD wagon belonging to missing businessman Kirby Mohammed but came up empty-handed. Investigators said they...
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Missing 13 found
After a weekend of prayer and panic, relatives of Christina Maharaj breathed a sigh of relief when word arrived that she and 12 other people who were lost at sea since Friday were safe in Venezuela....
View ArticlePM mulls no confidence motion against Rowley
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has signalled her intention to file a motion of no confidence against Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley and to have him investigated by the Integrity...
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Port-of-Spain hosts international Chikungunya talks
The number of new Chikungunya cases in the Caribbean is expected to fall this year, and regional health officials are working on stronger measures to prevent and treat the virus.The Caribbean Public...
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Angry San Fernando market vendors threaten action
Angry vendors at the San Fernando Market are accusing officers of the San Fernando Municipal Police of accepting bribes from illegal street vendors to occupy the pavement along Mucarapo Street. But not...
View ArticleCustoms promises action on drug smugglers
An investigation is underway to determine those responsible for attempting to smuggle over 200 kilogrammes, of high grade marijuana via a container which passed through Jamaica before coming to...
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