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NGO head: Find out cause of violence against women
Head of the Network of NGO’s for the Advancement of Women Hazel Brown says it is time for the relevant stakeholders to come together to determine the root causes of violence against women and work on...
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OWTU in protest outside Jones’ home
Police were called to the home of former Petrotrin executive chairman Malcolm Jones as over 50 Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) members protested in the driveway to his San Fernando home...
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Scotiabank income increases to $566.1m
Scotiabank T&T’s managing director Anya Schnoor says the bank’s “well defined acquisition strategy” contributed to growth in loan assets and revenue during 2015.In her report to shareholders at the...
View ArticleUnemployment higher at 3.4 per cent
Data just released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) shows that T&T’s unemployment rate increased to 3.4 percent in the third quarter of last year.According to the latest Labour Force...
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CUNA launches unified brand
Officials in the local insurance industry are eagerly awaiting word on implementation of new legislation to govern the sector, says Andre Goindoo, managing director and CEO of CUNA Caribbean Insurance....
View ArticlePrison reform before prison buildings
I wish to echo the sentiments of Orville London and his call for a new prison to be constructed in Tobago. The present offering, like most of the other facilities in Trinidad, is not even fit to house...
View ArticleReal estate used to launder money
Here’s what I think sustains sharply rising property prices:1. Flipping properties (buying low, patching up to make pretty, then selling high) to naive buyers.2. Common gutter greed to get more than...
View ArticleCrime now at the stage of war
I am a national of T&T by birth and having lived here for over 60 years I am educated sufficiently enough to know the difference between success and failure. I also have the authority to say openly...
View ArticleA ‘middle school’ may be solution to violence
Several years ago the Minister of Education, Mr Clive Pantin said, “I have visited most of the schools in T&T and was overwhelmed by the innocence, friendliness and eagerness to learn shown by all...
View ArticleRoach returns for Red Force clash
BRIDGETOWN—West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has been recalled for Barbados Pride’s ninth round game in the Regional first class championship against T&T Red Force starting tomorrow.The...
View ArticlePolice Service warns: Keep your dangerous dogs secured
On the heels of the mauling death of six-month-old Maleek Khan by the family’s pet Rottweiler, the Police Service is urging parents to be more vigilant by ensuring the dogs are properly secured. The...
View ArticleBravo honoured to be in First Citizens lineup
“I am incredibly honoured to have received this nomination. It’s definitely a nice feeling to be in the same company with some of the best athletes in T&T.”That’s how T&T and West Indies...
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Van Sertima: Call me Minister of Sno Cone and Ice Affairs
Sno cone vendor, Bertie Ivan Van Sertima, has appointed himself Minister of Sno Cone and Ice Affairs. Van Sertima, 55, gave himself the portfolio after “serving the people” for 33 years, he said. The...
View Article$50m Tobago desal plant closer to reality
Rosemarie SantTen years after the idea was first touted, the Water and Sewerage Authority says it will be issuing an invitation for expressions of interest for the construction and operation of a...
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Concern over low VAT collections
Economist Dr Ronald Ramkissoon is urging business owners to pay their taxes and assist the state in the running of the country and paying its bills. “We do not have a perfectly free market economy in...
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Big Shoes ready to run
Big Shoes should fill our satchel at Southwell today, if able to cope with fibresand!That’s always a disclaimer when selecting a thoroughbred, which races for the first time on the ‘deep stuff’, but...
View ArticleExpectations for mid-year review
Economist Indera Sagewan-Alli is hoping Government’s expenditure will be addressed in the upcoming mid-year budgetary review due to be delivered by Finance Minister Colm Imbert on April 8. When he...
View ArticleTouchstone sees increase in T&T energy reserves
Canadian oil and gas company Touchstone Exploration Inc has released the findings of an independent year-end evaluation which shows that the company is defining new reserves in T&T faster than it...
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Smith focuses on putting T&T on world sporting map
No new sporting facilities will be constructed during this term of the Keith Rowley-administration sports minister Darryl Smith has said.Speaking at the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC)...
View ArticleNGL shares now worth $18.25
Overall market activity resulted from trading in ten securities of which one advanced, six declined and three traded firm.Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 552,282 shares...
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