Hart to testify via video-link
Former executive chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott), Calder Hart, has agreed to testify before the Las Alturas Commission of Enquiry via video link.This was disclosed by...
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River limes do affect fish and their homes
Who in Trinidad doesn’t love a good river lime? Some folks leave from early in the morning to visit their favourite river spot, to picnic, splash around and just have family fun. Others have parties by...
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A beauty queen with a difference
Ann-Marie Briggs is 23 and beautiful by any standard but she is determined to change our definition of beauty. Briggs said she always dreamed of participating in a beauty pageant but could not enter...
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Dance of the footeaters
Even here where we sip hypocrisy like a slow cocktail and dotishness seems to be a major requisite for office holders, where brutality to children, women and hardback men is par for the course, the...
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More scrutiny for T&T’s food imports
A committee has been appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries to monitor the foods being imported in T&T. Avinash Singh, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture,...
View ArticleLiam Teague features in live pan and harp recital
For many, the sonorous sounds of the harp conjure images of angels and dreams. Mixed with the equally melodious sounds of the steelpan and one may have a match made in heaven and this is precisely the...
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ILO director wraps up first Caribbean visit
“Important discussions need to be had on how to diversify the economy and create new sources of growth and new engines of job creation,” said director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for...
View ArticleTrading in 14 securities for $3.1m
Overall market activity resulted from trading in 14 securities of which six advanced, two declined and six traded firm. Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 1,108,535 shares...
View ArticleHigh credit rating for Massy Holdings
Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has assigned initial Issuer/corporate credit ratings of CariAA+ (Foreign and Local Currency) on its regional rating scale, and ttAA+...
View Article$164,000 loss for Fortress Fund
For the quarter ended December 31 the Fortress Caribbean Property Fund Limited SCC—Development Fund share suffered a loss of $164,148. This was slightly better than the $166,807 loss for the same...
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Making a difference in a caring profession
Nursing continues to evolve with introduction of enhanced technical skills, but according to Phyllis Woolford, director of the Department of Nurse Education, School of Science and Technology at the...
View ArticleCrazy, absolutely crazy!
I wish I could write a love-filled soliloquy talking about how nice she was and how much I liked her, but truly, I really did not know her personally so there isn’t much I can say about her. But I do...
View ArticleCarnival season should be moved
In escaping the reliance on oil revenues, our nation ought to seriously look towards making changes in other sectors in order to be more competitive and prosperous. One such is Carnival, which should...
View ArticleSupermarkets know they can get away with it
In the midst of the whole ex-Mayor Tim Kee’s controversial comments and the tragic murder of Asami Nagakiya issues, the nation focused on these for a while until they quieted just as expected. I want...
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RIP, Joey Lewis
The Savannah was also the venue for Lewis’ funeral on Saturday morning, conducted by Pastor Rawlston Bodkyn of the Enterprise Open Bible Church, and assuming the format of a back-in-times dance and...
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Don’t lose Hart says ‘Tiger’ Phillips
WALTER ALIBEY National coach Stephen Hart is the coaching model needed to take T&T football to the point of professionalism. This is the view of former national goalkeeper and technical director...
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Carry Me Home for Holland
Carry Me Home signals the return of 43-year-old jockey Darryll Holland when the Dark Angel gelding attempts to win at the fourth attempt today. Charles Hills’ charge contests a 3-y-o Maiden Stakes over...
View ArticleChanging channels to what really matters
It is amazing to me that it took the unfortunate murder of a foreigner and the remarks from an archaic and socially-removed leader to begin this conversation about women’s rights. This issue has been...
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Jabloteh edges Club Sando on Reid penalty
Adrian Reid converted a penalty as Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh overcame a 1–0 deficit to beat Club Sando 2–1 in the remaining fixture of the Digicel T&T Pro League at the Larry Gomes Stadium,...
View ArticleTranquil, QRC in winners row at Intercol Nostalgia
Tranquility Secondary School, despite being inactive in the Secondary Schools Football League for well over a decade, showed what they were made of by winning the feature Over 50 Intercol Knock Out...
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