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Suriname leader’s son confesses to ‘US attack plot’ countryman remains in T&T...
Dereck AchongThe son of the president of Suriname has confessed to attempting to facilitate Lebanese terrorism group Hezbollah to establish a South American outpost. While Dino Bouterse waits on his...
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Parents of stillborn baby want answers
“Something went horribly wrong and I want answers,” cried 26-year-old Ravi Lal-Ramsingh at the funeral of his baby girl. Lal-Ramsingh and his wife Vishwanie, 25, who are blaming medical negligence
View Article12 honoured in Independence Day celebrations in New York
The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) Shiva Mandir, Narinedath Badall of Nio’s Trinidad roti shop and West Indian bakery, and Anoop Dhanpat, founder of Sansaar Sangeet and New York Mastana were amon
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Fight the disease of alcoholism—NCIC Head
The latest call to fight the disease of alcoholism has come from a leader of the Indo-Trinidadian community. President of the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Dr Deokienanan Sharma said al
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Mayor: Site being sought for Salvatori vendors
Kalifa ClynePort-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee says he will be meeting with officials at the Local Government Ministry as part of his attempts to secure a space for vendors who are being moved from...
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PCA loses key figurehead: Lucky quits
Dereck AchongDirector of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Gillian Lucky resigned suddenly yesterday, in apparent preparation for her appointment as a High Court Judge. According to a press release...
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Blind Welfare workers ‘hijack’ CEO’s SUV
Rhondor DowlatPolice were called to the T&T Blind Welfare Association’s Port-of-Spain headquarters yesterday, after protesting workers refused to allow chief executive access to his Xtrail SUV....
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Fixin TnT wants Mahabir fired
Yvonne BaboolalFixin TnT and other interest groups against the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 intend to call on President Anthony Carmona and the Government to revoke the appointment of Independent...
View Article3-month extension for Salvatori vendors
Geisha KowlessarChristmas came early yesterday for 45 vendors who operate at the old Salvatori Building site, Port-of-Spain, when Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal granted them a three-month...
View ArticleDeonarine mum on political future
Reshma RagoonathFormer Independent Liberal Party (ILP) deputy political leader Anna Deonarine is guarding her next political move closely, neither confirming nor denying an alliance with the United...
View ArticleMinistry ensures Baptist school principal’s safety
Anna-Lisa PaulAnticipating a fiery face-off between the principal of the St Barbara’s Spiritual Shouter Baptist Primary School, Pamela Hunt, and board members who oppose her administration, the...
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No cheques for pensioners as Duke shuts office
Radica SookrajHobbling on his walking stick, 98-year-old Balkissoon Mandee went to the Social Welfare office in San Fernando to get his pension cheque yesterday, but the office was closed when he got...
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Independent Senator defends stand against runoff bill: I walk my talk—Roach
Gail AlexanderIndependent Senator Ian Roach has stood by his non-support of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 and defended comments he made in debate which appeared to irk some Government...
View ArticleToo much wastage
Shaliza HassanaliEconomist Dr Roger Hosein is appealing to Government to cut the country’s fiscal imbalances.
View ArticleT&T lawyers concerned about Bouterse guilty plea
Dereck AchongLawyers representing Surinamese Edward Muntslag, who is accused of drug trafficking, have expressed concern over the possible ramifications of a recent plea bargain between their client’s...
View ArticleMagistrate issues summons for cops
Dereck AchongFrustrated by the slow pace of the preliminary inquiry into the murder of six-year-old schoolgirl Keyana Cumberbatch, an Arima magistrate yesterday ordered 11 homicide detectives to appear...
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Carmona: I didn’t meet JLSC on Lucky
Dereck AchongPresident Anthony Carmona has dismissed claims that he met with a member of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC) to discuss the proposed judicial appointment of former Police...
View ArticleActing top cop mum on Lucky’s quitting
Geisha KowlessarActing Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says he will talk about Gillian Lucky’s resignation at the appropriate time. In a brief telephone interview yesterday he said he did not want...
View ArticleMan on murder charge found hanging in cell
Jensen La VendeKevin Hospedales, who was charged with chopping his 60-year-old father Harold Hospedales to death in 2011 reportedly hanged himself at the Remand Yard Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca,...
View ArticleAranguez Primary faces closure over faulty wiring
Anna-Lisa PaulPupils attending the Aranguez Government Primary School are advised that faulty electrical wiring can result in the indefinite closure of the school from next week. This was confirmed...
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