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Still no sign of abducted teacher
Police mounted a manhunt in a forested area along the Central Range yesterday as they widened their search for abducted schoolteacher Keston Mahabir. However, there was still no sign of him up to last...
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NGC leasing platforms to Repsol but Workers’ futures still uncertain
The future of over 40 contract workers at the National Gas Company (NGC) remains doubtful although their contracts were yesterday extended by one month. The workers operate on NGC platforms in the Teak...
View ArticleJudge strikes out UNC’s late election petition
High Court Judge Mira Dean-Armorer yesterday struck out one of six election petitions from United National Congress (UNC) which challenged the results in six marginal constituencies of last year’s...
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New EBC, PCA appointees told: Don’t play politics
President Anthony Carmona yesterday urged four new appointees not to put politics in front of their duties.In addressing Andrew Stroude, Mark Ramkerrysingh, Danielle Chow and Dexter Joseph, who were...
View ArticleTwo injured after grenade attack
Gang warfare in the country literally exploded on Wednesday night when a hand grenade was thrown at a group of men at Sixth Avenue, Malick, Barataria, injuring two men and damaging a car and a nearby...
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Pensioner victim of land fraud: Victory after house bulldozed
Attorney Larry Lalla is calling on police to establish a task force to target specifically land fraud. He made the call on Wednesday after successfully obtaining a judgment for 71-year-old pensioner...
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Sando mayor admits: Some unaware they have Zika
San Fernando Mayor Kazim Hosein says there may be a lot more than seven people in Trinidad with the Zika virus as he says many people have the virus and did not know. He said so during the San Fernando...
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Windy Hill farmers bring fresh hope: Using agriculture to erase crime
A group of young men from Windy Hill, Arouca, have turned to agriculture in hope of removing the negative stigma associated with their community. Their initiative has caught the eyes of experienced...
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Ex-husband guilty of attempted murder
Despite a refusal by a woman to give evidence against her former husband charged with attempting to murder her, a jury found him guilty on Wednesday. Trevor Creft, who had been out on bail, was...
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Bhoe: Govt right on ArcelorMittal
Former Planning Minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie said the People’s National Movement (PNM) government made the right decision not to purchase the ArcelorMittal steel plant at Point Lisas. The global steel...
View ArticleCentral Bank: TT dollar depreciates by three per cent
Although Value Added Tax (VAT) was reduced to 12.5 per cent from 15 per cent on February 1, the widening of the range of items subject to the sales tax contributed to an increase in food prices. In its...
View ArticleRBL bond gets ‘high creditworthiness’ ratings
Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the ratings of CariAA+ (Foreign Currency Rating) and CariAA+ (Local Currency Rating) on the regional rating scale, and...
View ArticleSagicor leads with $289,000 in shares traded
Overall market activity resulted from trading in 12 securities of which three advanced, seven declined and two traded firm.Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 112,925...
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Trade Minister wants more exports to Cuba
Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has told members of the Penal/Debe Chamber of Commerce that structural reforms currently being undertaken by Government are intended to unlock T&T’s growth and...
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Massy Stores opens in Guyana
On March 17, Massy Stores opened its first supermarket in Guyana. The regional supermarket chain, which currently operates 45 retail locations in T&T, Barbados, St Lucia and St Vincent, has now...
View ArticleT&T must take lead in regional anti-terrorism fight
There is an urgent need to have a special Caricom forum involving key states of the region to begin exploring a unified stance and strategic intervention that complements the strengths and addresses...
View ArticleThe true secret of the cross
Human beings are not free moral agents! We were created to always serve or channel the Holy Spirit. The true sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was not that they ate a fruit that was forbidden...
View ArticleIntroduce a road toll
With respect to the possible removal of the gas subsidy I put in my two cents.1. Remove the subsidy over a four-year period by 25 per cent per annum; 2. Simultaneously reduce personal income tax by...
View ArticleBra billboard offensive
There is an offensive billboard advertisement posted on the west bound lane just outside Valpark. It features two women wearing bras with the word “bra leluliah”—an obvious conflation of the words bra...
View ArticleAbandoned lot posing danger
We the residents of Cascade, between Foncette Rd and Pomme Rose Avenue, have a serious problem that is gong on for years at the top of Foncette Rd. There is an abandoned lot which is not maintained or...
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