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In calling for Vernella to resign PNM promises bombshell today
A qualified apology by Minister of State in the Ministry of the People, Vernella Alleyne-Toppin, over comments she made about People’s National Movement (PNM) leader Dr Keith Rowley has failed to quiet...
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Several Government ministers yesterday sympathised with rape victims but maintained there were still important questions regarding People’s National Movement leader Dr Keith Rowley that have to be...
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Vernella makes ‘qualified’ apology after Avalanche of criticism
Amid an avalanche of criticism over statements she made in the Parliament that Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley was a “product of rape,” Minister in the Ministry of the People and Social Development,...
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Baptist leader dies soon after trip from NY
“I am so happy to reach T&T for this pilgrimage.” Those were the last words of Tobago Baptist leader King Shepherd Carlton Callender yesterday as he collapsed seconds after walking out of the VIP...
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Bravo after his UNC appearance: Race in politics hurts me
West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo says he is deeply hurt when the race card is pulled into the political arena and therefore reiterates his position that he is not getting involved in politics. He...
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Rejected Cox still awaits explanation
Laventille East/Morvant MP Donna Cox said her rejection by the PNM’s screening committee came as a surprise and she still is waiting on an explanation as to why she was not selected. She was speaking...
View ArticleWorry over why girls are learning more
The achievement gap between males and females in T&T is worrying academic professionals who have decided that it is time to focus on the reasons why males are not performing as well as their female...
View ArticleStaff shortage blamed for prisoners absence
Chronic under-staffing within the T&T Police Service Court and Process Branch has been identified as a major factor affecting the efficency in transportation of prisoners to and from the nation’s...
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Beaten to death with a stone
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt An early-morning argument between two men in South Oropouche has left a 38-year-old electrician dead. Police said Jude Geoffroy, 38, of Tin Pan Alley was at Turpin Trace,...
View ArticleCaught nude in swamp
Two men who reportedly tried to steal a car were later arrested with not even the clothes on their back. The pair of alleged thieves, hoping to escape police, trekked almost a mile into the San...
View ArticleGirl, 10, stabbed in fight over TV remote
A evening at home watching television almost ended in violent death for 10-year-old Cherise Cross. Around 5 pm yesterday, Cross was being prepared for surgery to repair a punctured lung, after she was...
View ArticleYoung heroes rescue pensioner from raging fire
South Oropouche has two new heroes. Prakash Harrinarine, 25, of Dehli Road, Fyzabad and Amrit Butkoon, 23, of Kuldip Trace, St John's Road, Avocat risked their lives to save 67-year-old Kaloutie...
View ArticleTeen found hanging in Rio Claro
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt Relatives of Randall Medina were thrown into shock and sadness when the 16-year-old was found hanging from a rafter in their Rio Claro home yesterday morning. An autopsy by...
View ArticleCepep worker gunned down in Tin Pan Alley
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt Five hours after he was shot in the head, Kent Nicholas died at the San Fernando General Hospital, while undergoing potentially life-saving surgery. Police are yet to...
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$500,000 daylight robbery at Tobago casino
$500,000 in cash and cheques were robbed from the Silver Dollar Casino in Shirvan Plaza, Tobago this morning. Casino general manager Biswajit Bakshi said he received a call around 11 am from his...
View ArticleBail reduced for ‘ropeman’
Gardener Sunil Ramcharan, the man who allegedly tied a woman with a rope and walked her along a garden road in Gasparillo, has been charged.Thirty-seven-year-old Ramcharan appeared in the San Fernando...
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Code of conduct doesn’t stop ‘dirty political games’
Despite political parties having twice signed the Code of Ethical Political Conduct, their war of words has been marked by dirty political games in the lead-up to the 2015 general election. The code,...
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Lawyers: AG’s office inflated our bills
A legal battle is brewing over the financial information provided to Parliament last week about payment made to attorneys by the Ministry of the Attorney General for legal and other...
View ArticlePTSC mechanic crushed to death
The death of PTSC mechanic Ravi Maharaj, who was crushed between two buses on Friday evening, has prompted an investigation into the health and safety practices at the state-owned company. PTSC General...
View Article‘T&T intelligence dropped the ball’
Intelligence failure on the part of government’s law enforcement agencies is to blame for not detecting and preempting last Monday’s police roadblocks that trapped thousands of commuters in crippling...
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