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Rowley remains suspended Mark denies Warner’s motion
ILP MP Jack Warner yesterday tried unsuccessfully to have Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley’s suspension from the Lower House rescinded on the basis of a recent statement by the Deputy Director of...
View Article‘Protect journalists, whistleblowers’
Government’s cyber crime legislation should have exemption clauses or guarantees for journalists and whistleblowers to ensure press freedom, says Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner.The legislation seeks to...
View Article‘Don’t sell land cheaply’
Land Affairs Minister Jairam Seemungal is appealing to members of the public to report corrupt state land officials, accused of robbing Caroni workers of their residential and agricultural...
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That’s the info I have—Abraham
Head of the Central Division, Senior Supt Johnny Abraham, has identified the Guard and Emergency Branch (GEB) in the Police Service as instrumental in carrying out the “total policing” operation which...
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TTPBA wants talks on Cyber Crime Bill
The Trinidad & Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) has once again expressed concern that the Cyber Crime Bill 2015 in its current form would hinder media workers from accessing...
View ArticlePay hike for 1,500 doctors
The Medical Professionals Association of T&T (MPATT) has successfully negotiated a salary increase of 21 per cent for its members over the period 2009-2015.This follows years of complaints and...
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Several bills still before House
With just over one month to go until Parliament is dissolved, Housing Minister and Leader of Government Business Dr Roodal Moonilal says the Government still has critical legislation to deal with in...
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Ramadhar: DPPs make mistakes
Questions were raised about the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and criticisms of Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley were expressed over the Emailgate issue, at a political meeting held by...
View ArticleReputed gang leader ‘not guilty’ of shooting
An alleged gang leader from Laventille was found not guilty of shooting a T&T Defence Force intelligence officer during an incident in 2002. A nine-member jury in the Port-of-Spain High Court...
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Nurses advised: ‘Fix yourself first’
At a time when the behaviour of nurses is coming under scrutiny, managing training consultant Wendy Nobie is advising them to be kind to their patients. Nobie, the featured speaker at the South West...
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Squatters on protected areas to be evicted
Squatters residing on protected areas will be removed.This news comes from Minister of Land and Marine Resources Jairam Seemungal four days after Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s announcement on...
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NEC lawyers in Dubai to file for return of funds
Dubai-based attorneys, retained by the National Energy Corporation (NEC), are expected to appear in court next Wednesday to begin the process of returning the $25 million that was stolen to the...
View ArticleMatt, TTPBA concerned about Cyber Crime Bill
The Media Association of T&T (Matt) has expressed concern that the Cyber Crime Bill (2014) contains provisions to charge journalists and their sources for electronic tip-offs.In a release issued...
View ArticleOpposition MPs return to House on Friday
Opposition members of the People’s National Movement (PNM) have taken a decision to return to the House of Representatives on Friday (May 22) to debate a private motion and to call on the Government to...
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Tessanne brings audience to feet
Jamaican songbird Tessanne Chin brought the audience to its feet with her soulful rendition of Bob Marley’s One Love at the Queen’s Park Savannah, yesterday. Her second number was the song of her...
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Dame Louise Horne marks 102
Dame Louise Horne says today’s politicians need help. She was speaking after sharing her 102nd birthday celebrations with Elsie Theophilus at the St Peter’s Home for the Aged at Mt St Benedict, Upper...
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Petrotrin VP in court for firing worker
Petrotrin’s vice president of Human Resources, Keith Ramnath, has been summoned to appear in court on August 11, 2015, for his role in the dismissal of Oilfields Workers Trade Union (OWTU) branch...
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74 blank cheques missing from Tourism Ministry
Some 74 blank cheques have “disappeared” from the Ministry of Tourism along with 12 other cheques totalling $844,492.15.This was among a number of startling revelations contained in the Auditor General...
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UNC eyes Enill for safe seat
Former PNM energy minister Conrad Enill is being eyed as a potential candidate by the United National Congress (UNC) for its 2015 re-election bid.Well-placed sources within the party said that Enill’s...
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EBC puts its house in order
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is yet to announce the date for the 2015 general election, but the Elections and Boundaries Commission has started putting its house in order.The commission has...
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