Juvenile court system punitive—Archie
Chief Justice Ivor Archie says the Juvenile Court System in T&T has historically been “very punitive” rather than rehabilitative to young offenders.He was speaking at the induction ceremony hosted...
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Two Angostura directors resign
Joel Julienjoel.julien@guardian.co.ttIn less than two weeks both the chairman and the chairman of the audit committee at Angostura Ltd (AL) and Angostura Holdings Ltd (AHL) have tendered their...
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Chinese offer help for Benjamin’s wife
CherrieAnn Foster, the widow of PC Anson Benjamin broke down in tears yesterday as members of the local Chinese fraternity offered to provide long-term assistance for her and her children.Collecting a...
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Like Farther, Like Daughter
Robert Ecksellwww.wbanews.comBoxing is for men, and is about men, and is men. A lost art of masculinity all the more trenchant for being lost.” —Joyce Carol Oates (on boxing) There are many father-son...
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The comfort of knowing
Avril Harry, RN, BSc Oncology Nursing Pink Hibiscus Breast Health SpecialistIn our population there isn’t a person that can say they have not been affected by breast cancer. We all know at least one...
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Bravo, Pollard fail as Narine makes triumphant return to KKR
MUMBAI—West Indies all-rounders, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, both failed, but new boys Gujarat Lions remained unbeaten with a three-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians off the last ball, in the...
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Yetming, Bachan, Samuel eyeing COP leadership
After the Congress of the People (COP) National Council settles a date for the party’s leadership elections today, at least three people—veteran politician Gerald Yetming, former COP chairman Carolyn...
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China Jiangsu sends warning letter to Ibrahim
JOEL JULIENChina Jiangsu International Corporation T&T Ltd has warned Mustapha Ibrahim, the chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the Las Alturas housing project to desist from making...
View ArticleDoes TCL Chairman have some explaining to do?
A filing captioned Notice of Trading in shares Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) was posted on April 14 on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Limited (TTSE) website and reads as follows:“The TTSE received...
View ArticleRecession is an opportunity to retool, rebuild
Why the scaremongering from so many in the business community?That the economic situation is ‘serious’ and it is not temporary?What an absolute load of crock (trust me I wanted to use harsher...
View ArticleCouva Sec opens fitness centre
The Couva East Secondary RBC Young Leaders officially opened their Fitness Centre on April 15, 2016. Founded by the CESEC RBC Young Leaders, this venture culminated the Young Leaders programme for...
View ArticleGenerate revenue from waste
We can no longer ignore the environmental costs of our economic activity. In fact, we have overlooked this cost for far too long. Successive governments have paid mere lip service to the ideas of...
View ArticleClearing the air on ‘austerity measures’
I refer to an article headline “IRO on Imbert’s Austerity Measures” in your paper today.I am surprised that the Guardian would write a story of this nature based on a misleading and inaccurate article...
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Ministry: Lockdown part of routine exercises
Security, which was increased around the Port-of-Spain State Prison over the weekend, was part of routine exercises being deployed around the facility since the July 2015 jailbreak and not due to any...
View ArticleASJA Imam on Isis threat: It’s real
An ASJA (Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association) imam is warning the Isis threat in T&T is so real, “if somebody pats you on your shoulder it could be one of them.” At the same time, Jamaat al...
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Al-Rawi on Isis ‘red-flagging:’ Strict monitoring exercise ongoing
Amid growing concerns of T&T nationals being part of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) and operating in this country, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said there have been “significant...
View ArticleCause for great concern—Doma
The Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (Doma) is seriously concerned about the claims being made by a State witness which allege that terrorist training and activities have been planned in an...
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Woodland residents in dust protest
Frustrated over thick dust blowing from an unpaved road in their area, Woodland residents yesterday staged a protest, calling on the Government for help. The residents said they have been suffering...
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Rising crime keeps guests away from pan event: PM promises to rebuild Laventille
JOEL JULIENHundreds of specially invited guests stayed away from an event in Laventille on Saturday, in which Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was the feature speaker, because they were afraid of rising...
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Vanguards vows to oust Ramesar
As the June 27 election of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association draws closer, Team Vanguards is confident of victory. For the past two terms, the association has been led by Insp Anand...
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