Ministry slams maxi taxi abuse of PBR permits
In response to recent media reports concerning the issuance of Priority Bus Route passes to certain maxi taxi operators, the Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to provide some clarification of the...
View ArticleFeed the Needy, stop Food Dumping
Local transformation resource, ReThink, has launched an initiative aimed at bringing an end to hunger in T&T through a novel way practised in several parts of the world. The idea is quite simple,...
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Machel, Skinny Fabulous ‘Go Hard’ on ESPN
T&T’s Machel Montano and St Vincent’s Skinny Fabulous are today smiling from ear to ear no doubt, having recently sealed a deal with ESPN’s publishing rep, PILOT, for the use of their collaborative...
View ArticleGet on the road to good breast health
Avril Harry, RN, BSc Oncology Nursing Pink Hibisåcus Breast Health SpecialistBreast health is a critical part of our overall health and well-being. The current statistic is that one in eight people...
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Hosein to Govt on economy: Stop the talk, take some real action
Q: Dr Hosein, which is most appropriate to describe our economic condition today: recession, regression, downturn, or what have you?A: (In his office at the St Augustine Campus of the University of the...
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Put an end to domestic violence, know the signs
When I was in my abusive marriage I displayed all the classic symptoms of Battered Women’s syndrome. However, since there was so little awareness about the condition at that time, no one realised this...
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Transformative T&T theatre impresses Atlanta audience
T&T has once again graced the global stage, following the recommendation that locally developed theatre programme, Transformation through Theatre and Technology (TTTaT), be internationally...
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Sweet Cassava
RECIPESCassava dumplingsIngredients 1 cup grated cassava 1 cup flour 1 tbsp salt 8 tbsp water pinch baking powderMethod• In a bowl add flour and baking powder to grated cassava. • Knead into a firm but...
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By boat to Ciudad Bolivar
My friend, fellow Guardian columnist and erstwhile adventurer, Marc De Verteuil, through his company, WOW Expeditions, regularly visits the Orinoco Delta, escorting tour groups in a journey which seems...
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Diamond Vale, Maraval repeat at Milo Games
In front of one of the largest crowds in the history of the Milo Games, inaugural winners from 1987, Diamond Vale Government School, showed their new principal David Weekes that they have continued the...
View Article250 foreign cyclists for Arima Grand Prix
WALTER ALIBEYIt’s shaping up to be the biggest and most exciting Easter International Cycling Grand Prix in T&T ever. With just four days to go before the official start at the Arima Velodrome on...
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Paul gets silver medal
T&T boxer Nigel Paul received a silver medal after he was beaten in the Super heavyweight final of the AIBA Americas Olympic Boxing Qualifiers in Argentina by Cuba’s Lenier Pero 3-0 yesterday....
View ArticleHelp our youth, lead by example
It is so heartbreaking when you read and hear so many unpleasant stories concerning the behaviour of our nation’s youths. Gone are the days when young people will gather to listen and take advice from...
View ArticleSports programmes needed in schools
Recent reports of violence and disruptive behaviour in some of our nation’s schools coupled with intolerable actions among youth in communities prompted me to take a closer look at how a focus on the...
View ArticleMcDonald must be expelled from PNM
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was forced to do the unimaginable and fire one of his heavyweights, Marlene McDonald.For months, Rowley and pious Al-Rawi tried to explain away the actions of the former...
View ArticleReview all constituency offices and take necessary action
A 2014-Assessment Report was submitted to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in T&T titled Constituency Relations of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. This...
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Bovell swims to Milan 50m free bronze
T&T’s George Bovell III resumed his competitive preparations for this year’s Rio Olympic Games with bronze and fourth-place finish at the Sixth Trofeo Citta di Milan Swimming Championship, in...
View ArticleKantasingh wrecks Comets in National League
National left arm spinner Kavesh Kantasingh snatched 12 wickets yesterday to put Powergen in a winning position against Alescon Comets at the end of day two in the T&T Cricket League three-day...
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Gayle sells out Stadium
West Indies star Chris Gayle will play in front of a packed Chinnaswamy cricket stadium today, when the West Indies face Sri Lanka in their ICC World T20 clash at 10 am (TT time).Checks with...
View ArticleRed Force fighting back
A brave fightback by the T&T Red Force on day two led by leg spinner Imran Khan gave the home team some optimism going into the third day’s play today against the Windward Islands Volcanoes in the...
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