Exempt senior citizens from property tax
The reintroduction of property taxes is a matter of concern especially to senior citizens. My wife and I are 80 and 75 years old respectively. We bought a parcel of lands in the East West Corridor in...
View ArticleHow do you deal with a sense of hopelessness?
Last Thursday was not “normal.” Normal means for me a day that takes me to another school in my community of Morvant/Laventille, interfacing with children and teachers. Last Thursday the not-normal...
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Bravo for T&T Red Force
Rayad Emrit castled Jomel Warrican to spark wild celebrations among the 7,000 fans at the Queen’s Park Oval on Saturday night, as the country won its 12th regional limited overs title, denting Barbados...
View ArticleLogie says T&T played ‘perfect game’
Successful T&T Red Force coach Gus Logie has called for senior players from T&T to come back into the fold.Logie made the call while soaking in the celebrations after his team won their second...
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Young Christian makes appeal
Milrow will sport cheekpieces for the first time, when he attempts to make it fifth time lucky in a Maiden Stakes over an extended nine furlongs of Wolverhampton Tapeta today, why?Only three days ago...
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‘Tiger’—all pride, intent and purpose
After 21 years (1994-2015) of soldiering for West Indies cricket, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has called time on his international career. Throughout his career, Chanderpaul wore the maroon West Indies cap...
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Privy Council rules: Section 34 repeal legal
The Privy Council has ruled the repeal of the controversial Administration of Justice (Indictable Offences) Act was lawful. Delivering a 19 page judgement at the United Kingdom's Supreme Court in...
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Mc Collin, Allan keep UTT perfect
National shooter Kalifa Mc Collin and Jillisa Allan combined for all the goals as defending champions, University (UTT) crushed Police Y 71-13 to improve to 2-0 in the Premier Division of the All...
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Mullins, Walsh a winning tag team
Willie Mullins nigh on dominates the Irish racing scene and with stable jockey, Ruby Walsh, appears to win every important race, often finishing second with other runners. Do serious-minded Irish...
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Elcock pedals to road series win
Barbadian and Team Drive Phase Sport (DPS) cyclist Russell Elcock snatched the second leg of the T&T Cycling Federation (TTCF) Road Series on a windy course in South Trinidad, on Sunday.Elcock...
View ArticleGordon runs blistering 300m in New York
T&T quartermiler Lalonde Gordon braved severe cold weather to not only compete in the men’s 300 metres dash but win the event at the New Balance Games in New York which was postponed to Sunday.A...
View ArticleCricket boss praises Red Force effort
The T&TCB has praised the performance of the national cricket team following their emphatic victory over Barbados on Saturday night in the final of the 2016 Nagico Super50 regional tournament at...
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Gunmen ‘threaten’ priests at funerals
Religious leaders, including priests and lay ministers in Laventille and environs, are very fearful and exercise extreme caution about what they say to their congregations because gunmen often sit...
View ArticleI did not kill teens
The man at the centre of reprisal killings to avenge of murders of teenagers De-neilson Smith and Mark Richards last week, claims he is being made a scapegoat. Those reprisal killings took the life of...
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Stark messages for law-abiding citizens
Schoolmates of murdered Success Laventille Secondary students Deneilson Smith and Mark Richards, described as “real madness,” the shooting of both teens shortly after they were pulled out of a PH taxi...
View ArticleBrian Lara: Chanders deserved proper send-off
DUBAI—Brian Lara believes recently retired West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul should have been afforded the time to make a graceful exit from the game. Hailing Chanderpaul as one of the “giants of...
View ArticlePride performance leaves Holder stumped
BRIDGETOWN—Captain Jason Holder is at a loss to explain Barbados Pride’s poor showing in the final of the Regional Super50 last Saturday. The star-studded side, boasting 10 current and former West...
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T&T Chamber: Appointment of top CoP needed
Even as it expressed support for the resumption of joint police/army patrols in crime-plagued communities of east Port-of-Spain, the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce yesterday reiterated its...
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Blake’s lifetime ban reduced to one year
Eight-time national women’s badminton player Nekeisha Blake is set to return to the court in August after a lifetime ban was reduced to one year by the Appeals Committee on Friday. After a series of...
View ArticleOpposition on ruling: We have been vindicated
Former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says her PP administration stands vindicated by yesterday’s Privy Council judgment which stated the repeal of the controversial Section 34 of the...
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