Mayers still in dark on NGC probe
Former energy ministry official Leroy Mayers, who will be on a team to probe allegations against the National Gas Company (NGC), says he is yet to receive his letter of appointment and was unaware as...
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Sex assault victim makes positive ID: Two cops in court today
Two policemen assigned to the Maraval station will appear in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court today charged with nine offences. PCs Adrian Jack, of Curepe, and Omari Gonsales, of Laventille, were...
View ArticleGovt looks for private $$ in Landless plan
Government is seeking a $1 billion development investment from the private sector to fund its Land for the Landless Programme over the next four years, Land and Marine Resources Minister Jairam...
View ArticleHurdle for CWC deal
T&T’s telecommunications regulator yesterday expressed deep concerns about the possible impact Cable & Wireless Communications’ proposed US$3 billion acquisition of Columbus International would...
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‘Jewel’ laid to rest
Overcome with grief, director of Iere Couriers Dr Wendy-Lee Persad Bsela yesterday promised to give support to five-year-old Kensiyah Ragoonanan, who witnessed the murder of her mother last weekend....
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Presbyterians get gift from ex-teacher: $.6m to build home for aged
The wish of a retired vice-principal was realised yesterday, six years after her death, when $.6 million was donated to the Presbyterian Church for the construction of an elderly home. This was the...
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Murderer challenges prison rule: Commissioner fails in bid to have it thrown...
A lawsuit from a convicted murderer challenging a prison rule mandating supervised meetings between death row inmates and their lawyers is set to be determined on September 30. High Court judge Carol...
View Article1,000 rush for houses every day HDC: 669 will get them by tomorrow
Every day approximately 1,000 applicants register for the opportunity of a new home, according to HDC corporate communications manager Maurisa Findlay. In a telephone interview yesterday, she said HDC...
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Aviation Institute gets 727 jet
Fed Ex has donated a Boeing 727-200 jet to the University of T&T (UTT) Aviation Institute. Accepting the gift at the Piarco International Airport yesterday, Tertiary Education and Skills Training...
View ArticleWithdrawing Plastikeep’s support a retrograde step
I could not believe what I was hearing on the news Thursday night about the Green Fund withdrawing its support for Plastikeep, an NGO that has had an admirable record of achievement, and virtually...
View ArticleFuad leaves door open for ex-ERHA boss to return
There is a possibility that former chief executive officer of the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA), Ameena Ali, could be reinstalled as head of the institution.These were the sentiments...
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China Jiangsu threatens to take Las Alturas CoE to court as firm resists...
Contractor China Jiangsu International Corp T&T Ltd has issued a pre-action protocol letter threatening litigation against the Las Alturas Towers Commission of Enquiry (CoE) if the firm is not...
View Article5 Trinis in Venezuela fear being sent to ‘horror prison’
The lives of the five Trinidadians who are currently detained in Venezuela’s Sevin Prison may now be at risk as there are plans to have them relocated to one of Venezuela’s main prisons, which is...
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Age is no barrier for Marjorie, 73: Grandma graduates in computer studies,...
Arouca granny Majorie Anderson epitomises the phrase “You are never too old to learn,” after having graduated with certificates in computer literacy, Microsoft Powerpoint and Access. Anderson, at the...
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65 % not happy with Govt management of healthcare
Long waits for medical attention and for surgeries, no beds, poor healthcare, verbal abuse, negligence and prescriptions not filled in a timely manner are some of the major complaints levied by sick...
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Al-Rawi should drop Rowley matter—Daly
Legal luminary Martin Daly, SC, contends that attorney Faris Al-Rawi should consider removing himself from Dr Keith Rowley’s legal team in the defamation case with former attorney general Anand...
View ArticleTwo men held with cocaine in mascara
Police arrested two men on Friday afternoon with a batch of Girls Talk mascara containing 143 packets of cocaine. According to police, two drug smugglers were arrested after officers of the Northern...
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Hazel Brown: PM Kamla has done a great job but she did not get the support in...
The Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) at the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies is staging a two-day conference on March 27 and March 28, entitled “Fearless...
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Carnival confusion continues, as NCBA moves to disqualify ten mas competitors
Less than one month after Carnival 2015, the National Carnival Bands Commission (NCBA) is looking to disqualify more than ten Kings, Queens and Individuals who took part in carnival competitions. The...
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Ramona struggles with drug blocks, brothels, human trafficking
Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been spent in the Couva North constituency in infrastructural development, water projects, and street lighting programmes. But according to MP for the area...
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