Roads paved after protest
The protests in Penal on the outskirts of the prime minister’s constituency began at dawn on Monday, but by nightfall the once slushy road had a fresh coat of asphalt.Residents cheered saying it was...
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Workers fired for refusing to work during Ebola scare
The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) is gearing up for massive protest action today following the firing of three Petrotrin employees from the Port and Marine Department.Patrick Patterson, Lester...
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Pensioners clash with police: Postal strike causes chaos
Claims of extortion in exchange for pension cheques and disability grants at the San Fernando TT Post Office descended into chaos yesterday as police had to be called out to escort postal workers from...
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Jack denies aiding PNM
Leader of the ILP Jack Warner is denying that he is in cahoots with the PNM to avoid extradition to the United States. Warner, who is wanted on wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering charges in...
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Ex cane farmers get money, 12 years after close of Caroni
Twelve years after Caroni (1975) Limited folded, hundreds of cane farmers have finally received their first tranche of compensation from government, on behalf of the European Union. But many farmers...
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Gunman murders man at mosque
San Fernando Jama Masjid worshippers hid in their mosque on Wednesday night when a man walked onto the masjid’s compound and killed the son of a popular People’s National Movement (PNM) activist.Daniel...
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Uncle of PNM Tabaquite candidate missing
PNM candidate for Tabaquite Kevin Chan is calling on the Police Canine Unit to assist in finding his uncle Lionel Jennings who went missing on Wednesday afternoon. Chan and his family spent yesterday...
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MSJ, OWTU, join former UNC activists
Former United National Congress activists have joined the Oilfield Workers Trade Union and the Movement for Social Justice to create a new entity called Citizens Intervention (CI). However founders of...
View ArticleUNC screening committee to be appointed ‘soon’
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was expected to appoint a screening committee to begin selecting candidates for the United National Congress (UNC) 2015 election campaign this week. A party source...
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Blind boy gets into top primary school
Kiran Jonathan Lall may have partial vision but that didn't stop him from getting a place at one of south Trinidad's top primary schools. The five-year-old is expected to start at Grant Memorial...
View ArticleMan charged for T&TEC worker’s murder
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard gave instructions Monday for homicide officers to charge a 29-year-old man with the murder of a T&TEC worker.Keiron Ramkhelawan, 31, of Montrose,...
View ArticlePM: More for agriculture in second term
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has promised to engage in agricultural diversification if she is returned to office.She was speaking to farmers shortly before she distributed compensatory cheques...
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PM knew of alleged Life Fund fraud
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has admitted that she and Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan were notified by letter that thousands of US dollars had allegedly been embezzled out of the Children’s Life...
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Children’s Hospital to ease overcrowding in Sando
Now that the children’s Hospital in Couva is complete, overcrowding and lengthy waiting lists at the San Fernando General Hospital will soon be over, says Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan. He made the...
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‘My case will collapse like UTT’s lawsuit’
Embattled Independent Liberal Party leader Jack Warner says he has no intention of facing extradition to the United States, predicting the case will collapse just like the one filed against five former...
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Relocated tenants confused about where to vote
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Carlton Lane tenants from the San Fernando West constituency, who were relocated to Corinth Hills in San Fernando East, say they are confused as to where they...
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Young and old run for diabetes
With diabetes ranked as the number two killer in T&T, hundreds of people braved inclement weather and took to the streets of San Fernando on Saturday to support the Illuminate Diabetes awareness...
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Ish’s lawyers looking at Jack’s statement
One of the men implicated in the Section 34 fiasco, UNC financier Ishwar Galbaransingh, says his attorneys are reviewing Jack Warner's recent allegations that he gave bribes to Prime Minister Kamla...
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Talks on using cassava to ferment local beer
Discussions are ongoing to use cassava for the fermentation of local beer, rather than using the flower of the hop plant which is imported in large quantities for T&T breweries.So said Food...
View ArticleElection authority blanks new party's ganja symbol
Cries of discrimination are coming from T&T’s first green party, the Caribbean Rastafari Collective (CRC), days before its scheduled launch.This after the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC)...
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