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Anger over baby’s death
Angry over the death of a newborn baby at the San Fernando General hospital last Wednesday, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has vowed take action against hospital staff if they are found to be...
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New bid to tackle violence among students
Education Minister Anthony Garcia is planning a series of consultations to address indiscipline and violence among students. In a statement yesterday, he urged education stakeholders to do more to...
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Cabinet approves $.25m grant for investors
Cabinet has approved a grant funding facility to boost productivity in the manufacturing and agro-processing sectors. Speaking at the presentation of the master plan for a light agro and industrial...
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Rape accused walks free
More than a year after he was charged with raping a 12-year-old relative, a Penal man was freed by a Siparia Magistrate.The 46-year-old man walked out of the Siparia Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday...
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FFOS doubts feasibility of Toco port
Corporate secretary of Fishermen and Friends of the Sea Gary Aboud is questioning the feasibility of a port in Toco given the tough economic times facing the country. He said docking vessels in the...
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Cops in search warrant video acted lawfully
A video on social media of police officers breaking the window of a woman’s Princes Town home to search for arms and ammunition has prompted both praise and condemnation for the officers.In the video,...
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Abdulah seeks re-election as MSJ leader
Even though he does not expect an early general election, political leader-elect of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah says he is confident that his party’s membership will grow by...
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Leptospirosis hits another victim
Despite ongoing spraying in the communities of Woodland, Penal and Barrackpore, which were swamped by flood waters recently, yet another case of leptospirosis has been reported at the San Fernando...
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Stay out of floods—Health Ministry
As cases of leptospirosis increase in southern parts of the country recently hit by flooding, the Ministry of Health is advising citizens to stay out of flood waters and to be careful when handling...
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Families stranded as Icacos road caves in
Protests erupted in the fishing community of Icacos yesterday, after part of the Icacos Main Road collapsed into the Icacos River, leaving an estimated 300 families in jeopardy on being completely...
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Roget: Workers facing unemployment
President of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) Ancel Roget, who is predicting a one-third cut in the workforce of State-owned Petrotrin, has told workers not to stay in a “comatose” state but to...
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Parents plan protest outside Teaching Commission
Protesting parents of pupils attending the San Fernando Methodist School are prepared to take their protests outside the doors of the Teaching Service Commission if a school official accused of child...
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Kublalsingh warns of more floods in 2018
Highway Reroute Movement’s (HRM)Dr Wayne Kublalsingh is calling on Government to remove the aggregate clogging the water courses in the Oropouche basin, saying failure to do so could lead to extensive...
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Regional bodies told to monitor contractors
Expressing dissatisfaction at the way the regional coordinating committees are being run, Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein has called on local government practitioners to ensure there is...
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Grave injustice to victim
As an Angostura boycott looms, attorney Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj has called on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to ensure allegations of sexual harassment and indecent assault at the company are properly...
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Healthcare not a factor in mother’s death —Deyalsingh
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said a lack of proper health care was not a factor in the death of a woman, who died 19 days after giving birth, at the San Fernando General Hospital.His comments...
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Fixin T&T: Bar owners fear victimisation
Angostura Holdings Limited employees are afraid to speak out against wrongdoing for fear of losing their jobs, says the president of Fixin T&T Kirk Waithe.He was commenting on reports of an email...
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Coast Guard to repair vessel
The T&T Coast Guard has launched an investigation into what caused one of its vessels to sink off while docked in Tobago on Tuesday.The vessel has since been dry-docked and is being repaired by a...
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Robinson-Regis: We cannot condone this lawlessness
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday declined to answer questions about what Government will be doing to do to stop the Beetham Garden community from rioting in future.Rowley was approached by the...
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Give back to T&T now
With T&T facing a public debt of $93 billion, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday urged contractors, investors and business owners to give back to T&T by assisting with the reconstruction...
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