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Residents cut off after road caves in
Hours after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked T&T, a section of the Basta Hall Main Road in Couva caved in, rupturing a water line, and triggering angry protests by residents.The road connects...
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Mom killed one day before court case
Joan Cheryl Cooper received death threats over a year ago following an ongoing land dispute and when she was finally gunned down in Marabella today, her relatives still could not believe the threat had...
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Councillor’s swearing-in stalled
Cries of discrepancies are being levelled at the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) after it issued a notice allowing a final check of the results for the Siparia West/Fyzabad electoral...
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Thieves rob South restaurant
Police are searching for four robbers who held up the proprietor and patrons at Lucky City Chinese Restaurant at Williamsville on Friday night.The thieves, who were armed with a gun and cutlasses...
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Grieving mom to give birth on death anniversary
Nine months after his charred, dismembered body was found in the ruins of his home, 14-year-old Darian Nedd was finally laid to rest yesterday.In an interview before the funeral, Darian’s pregnant...
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UNC can’t go to court says AG: Rondon within his rights
“The UNC will not go to court to contest the re-election of Terry Rondon as chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation.” So said Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi during a press conference at the...
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Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi is planning to bring a powerful suite of legislation to Parliament in January 2017 meant to hit the pockets of organised criminals.Speaking at a press conference at the...
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Several mega projects in limbo
The fall in global energy prices in 2016, coupled with a steady reduction of crude oil production, have contributed to a sharp decline in Government’s revenue.With little money in it’s coffers, several...
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We’re ready for Industrial Court!
Inland and Offshore Contractors Limited strikers say they are ready for the Industrial Court and will bring evidence of discrimination against their employer once the legal strike ends next week...
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Kublalsingh concerned about highway
Highway Reroute activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh is perturbed by Government's insistence to restart the collapsed Solomon Hochoy highway extension by completing the controversial Debe to Mon Desir...
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Kublalsingh: I’m preparing to wage war against Parliament
Highway Reroute activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh is perturbed by Government’s insistence to restart the collapsed Solomon Hochoy Highway extension by completing the controversial Debe to Mon Desir segment...
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Customers concerned about RBC changes
Officials RBC Royal Bank remained tight-lipped yesterday about how many workers have been offered VSEP and voluntary early retirement packages by the bank.In confirming the moves to reduce staff on...
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Pensioner in car accident cremated
Police are yet to decide whether they will charge a 32-year-old mother of seven with motor manslaughter, after she knocked down a pensioner with her vehicle while reversing from the compound of a...
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Sando man shot dead on birthday
While waiting for his girlfriend’s mother to prepare a birthday lunch for him, off shore worker Damian Simmons decided to pay a quick visit to his mother’s house. However, this decision cost him his...
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Cops failed to intervene says shooting victim
Panicked after a gunman shot his teenaged brother and then fired at him, a horrified Nathaniel Roberts saw a ray of hope when a marked police car came up towards them on a dark empty street in San...
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Ganga’s charity raises funds for underprivileged kids
Cricket legend Brian Charles Lara put Barrackpore residents in a frenzy when he competed in a friendly match with other cricket heroes to raise funds to help underprivileged children supported by the...
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Artefacts found in Valsayn
Local historian Angelo Bissessarsingh is calling on the National Trust to take charge of a midden in Valsayn where three Amerindian artefacts dating to 2000 BC, were discovered by a land owner on...
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Family loses home in fire for the second time
Standing in the charred rubble of her Couva home, Angela Mahabir and her three brothers yesterday made a desperate plea for help after their home was destroyed by fire for a second time in 11...
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Workers fear victimisation
Striking workers from Inland and Offshore Contractors Ltd say they are bracing for victimisation when they return to work later this week as their 90-day strike comes to an end on Thursday.Some of the...
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IOCL workers "stronger than ever" ahead of court date with Petrotrin
As the last hours of their 90-day strike trickled to an end, workers from Inland and Offshore Contractors Limited (IOCL) locked arms and marched in front of the company's headquarters in Otaheite...
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