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‘No probe into AG’s fees’
Government will not undertake a probe into legal fees paid to attorneys hired by the Office of the Attorney General over the past four years, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said.Instead, she...
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Officers of the Northern Division believe they have foiled a carjacking ring targeting SUVs in their division, following the arrest of four men they say were involved in the armed robbery of Magistrate...
View Article3,411 secondary students faced suspensions—Tim
There have been 3,411 suspensions reported to the Education Ministry, including 160 cases for bullying and 1,017 for fighting, Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh said yesterday.Replying to an...
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Mark: No action to be taken against Vernella
Tobago East MP Vernella Alleyne-Toppin will not face disciplinary action by the Parliament, House Speaker Wade Mark has ruled.In a statement in Parliament yesterday, Mark, while describing her recent...
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Seniors lost control
Government is considering the establishment of a Commission of Enquiry into the March 23 nationwide police roadblocks which effectively shut down the country on that day, National Security Minister...
View ArticleMcLeod insists Petrotrin cannot fire unionists
Gail Alexander and Sascha WilsonLabour Minister Errol McLeod says no move will be made by Petrotrin to fire Oilfield Workers Trade Union president general Ancel Roget and he will meet both parties...
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Husband misses wife’s funeral
Tony Mascall unfortunately missed his wife Donna’s funeral yesterday, after doctors ruled he could not leave the hospital following a second surgery on his badly damaged left leg.Donna was killed,...
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Yuille-Williams cleared
The Sunday Guardian also understands that Yuille-Williams is expected to be cleared of any wrongdoing in the allegation that she and the administrators of the Scholarship Fund were guilty of misconduct...
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Public now too well informed
People’s National Movement (PNM) leader Dr Keith Rowley says the party will not condone any type of corruption if it forms the next government. Speaking yesterday at a one-day seminar for general...
View ArticleI want no favours
One day before the major players meet to resolve the current impasse between Oilfields Workers Trade Union (OWTU) president general Ancel Roget and state-owned Petrotrin, Roget said yesterday that the...
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Biting into corruption
A veteran anti-corruption advocate has sounded a warning that if the scourge of corruption is not successfully tackled, Trinidad and Tobago as a society could be destroyed.Victor Hart, chairman of the...
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Lawyers to peruse Soldado report
An internal probe by state-owned Petrotrin into allegations of corruption in the controversial South-West Soldado developmental project deal is now complete.The comprehensive report is currently being...
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Labourer, 45, shot dead in Marabella
Relatives of Ancil Alexis, who was shot dead in Marabella yesterday morning, say they will get justice from Allah.Alexis, 45, a labourer, was found slumped in the driver’s seat of his car at Bay View...
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Govt to shut down Carrera
Three contracts totalling $87.7 million have been awarded for a security perimeter fence and infrastructural work at the Maximum Security Prison (MSP) in Arouca, as Government moves to shut down the...
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Probe of legal mixup critical
Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, has renewed his call for a criminal investigation into exorbitant legal fees paid to attorneys by the Office of the Attorney General.His call came a...
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Party eyes 5 seats in general election
Newly formed political party, Alliance of Independents (AOI), will this week elect its interim executive as they get set to contest at least five seats in the 2015 general election.By the end of the...
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Nigerian drug suspect held during raids
RSeveral people, including a Nigerian national, were arrested during an overnight police exercise on Friday in Central Trinidad.Police also recovered a 9mm Smith and Wesson pistol, along with 16 rounds...
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New mom dead after C-section at Mt Hope
Keisha Ayers never got the chance to bond with her bouncing baby boy. The first-time mother died at 24, mere days after giving birth via caesarean section at the Women’s Hospital, Mount Hope.Her...
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OWTU calls for T&TEC chair to step aside
The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) is calling for the removal of T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) chairman Sushilla Ramkissoon-Mark while the probe into the purchase of a $26,000 chair...
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COP to contest at least 13 seats Candidate selection still in early stages
The Congress of the People (COP) will contest at least 13 seats in the next general election. COP political leader Prakash Ramadhar yesterday told the Guardian that the party will go after all the...
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