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No surprise
Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s $63 billion budget which “seeks to re-establish fiscal discipline” came as no surprise to political analysts Dr Bishnu Ragoonath and Dr Maukesh Basdeo.Giving an immediate...
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Economist: Real deficit is $21b
Economist Indera Sagewan-Alli is not optimistic Government can bridge the $21 billion deficit between expenditure and revenue by selling national assets and raising taxes.In her contribution to the...
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Quarries threaten limited supply
T&T’s natural aquifers are now under threat due to riverine quarrying, hampering the Water and Sewerage Authority’s ability to produce potable water.Already faced with a severe shortage of...
View ArticleUnion dismayed over selection of Malcolm Jones
The appointment of former Petrotrin executive chairman Malcolm Jones as part of a cabinet-appointed Standing Committee on Energy is causing a stir within the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union...
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Staff walk out SWRHA medical records office
Patients experienced delays at several departments of the San Fernando General Hospital, yesterday, as staff from the Medical Records Department stayed off duty.The workers are responsible for filing...
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Anand getting $$ from flawed children law—AG
Former attorney general Anand Ramlogan is remaining tight-lipped about accusations he was profitting from civil lawsuits brought against the State because of flawed legislation passed by the People’s...
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Man survives being run over by four cars
Crippled by grief and uncertainty, relatives of accident victim Chaitram Rampersad are begging for help to care for him after he was discharged from hospital with gaping bed sores. Shrunken and...
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More accolades: Two Naps students score highest in Caribbean
While Naparima Girls’ High School celebrated its victory of 45 scholarships and the President’s Medal, two students received news that they had placed number one in Modern Studies and Foreign...
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Leaking sewer sickens 45
Two students from Jordan Hill Presbyterian school who were hospitalised on Wednesday night after inhaling fumes from a leaking school sewer have been discharged from hospital. Six others who received...
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Truck driver’s son gets maths schol
Bishop Anstey/Trinity East College scholarship winner Richard Nandoo never believed he would one day win a scholarship for mathematics. For him, solving mathematical problems was a hobby. It was in...
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Top awards for Naparima Girls’ in Modern Studies, Foreign Languages
While Naparima Girls’ High School celebrated its victory of 45 scholarships and the President’s Medal, two of its students received news that they had emerged as the top performers in Modern Studies...
View ArticleLeaking sewer tank sickens 45 students
Two students from Jordan Hill Presbyterian School who were hospitalised on Wednesday night, after complaining about the scent from a leaking school sewer, have been discharged from hospital.Six others...
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Cops bust human trafficking ring in South
In a massive bust yesterday, detectives from the Human Trafficking Unit swooped into a club in Penal and arrested 22 female nationals from the Dominican Republic, believed to be victims of a human...
View ArticleMurder at Point Fortin poultry shop
Poultry dealer Ajodar Carasingh thought hunters were on the prowl when he heard gunshots on Saturday. However, when he investigated, he found his son’s corpse downstairs his home at 166 Cap-de-ville...
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Noting illegal stored there
RALPH BANWARIEPolice raided a house owned by former Mayaro MP Winston Gypsy Peters during a crime sweep yesterday and found hundreds of mattresses and other supplies meant to assist flood victims.While...
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Olivierre promises local content laws
Government is reconstituting a Local Content Committee to develop legislation that will assist in the development of home grown companies.Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre, who made the announcement...
View ArticleI may have missed few victims —Gypsy
Former Mayaro MP Winston “Gypsy” Peters says it is possible that he may have missed out a few flood victims when he was distributing relief items at his constituency last year.His comments came a day...
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Padarath prompted by five suicides caused by bullying
Saying five victims of bullying committed suicide within the last two years, Princes Town MP Barry Padarath launched his anti-bullying campaign in his constituency yesterday. The launch took place at...
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Media blocked from anti-bullying talks
School officials yesterday blocked media workers from covering the anti-bullying launch initiated by Princes Town MP Barry Padarath at the Iere Village Government Primary School. Padarath, who...
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Election finance reform needed
Political scientist Dr Bishnu Ragoonath is calling on Government to reform the Representation of the People’s Act (RPA), using proposals drafted by the Elections and Boundaries Commission.His comments...
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