No bail for teen on robbery charge
A teenager was denied bail yesterday when he came before a San Fernando magistrate charged with assault with intent to rob, while armed with a firearm.The youngster, who cannot be named because of his...
View ArticleThree shot in Gulf attack
Cedros fishermen continue to face life-threatening attacks at sea by pirates and robbers.In the latest incident, on Thursday, three fishermen were injured after Spanish-speaking bandits opened fire on...
View ArticleMinister promises full use of Couva Children’s Hospital
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has assured that the Couva Children's Hospital will be utilised and become fully operational once it is commissioned and handed over, either to the Ministry of...
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Mother wants justice for son bullied at school
Sally Sammy is seeking justice after her seven-year-old son was beaten by a bully at a school in south Trinidad.The 32-year-old Tabaquite woman said she was disappointed after the bully was only...
View ArticleCalliste gets nod for Malabar South by-election
The PNM has selected former CEO at the Arima Borough Corporation Merlyn Joan Calliste as its candidate for Malabar South in the December 5 local government by-election. Nomination Day is November...
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Move to stamp out gangland killings
The resurgence of brazen gangland killings on the streets of the capital city has jolted the T&T Police Service’s top brass to come up with new strategies to suppress instances of reprisal...
View ArticleBusiness groups welcome forex change
Three major business groups yesterday applauded the decision by the Central Bank to act on a directive from Finance Minister Colm Imbert to revert to the system for foreign exchange distribution that...
View ArticlePetrotrin plans for improved profitability
State owned energy company Petrotrin has embarked on a series of strategies aimed at ensuring the substantiality of its operations in the face of continued low oil prices. The measures, focused on key...
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Sissons opens Colour Studio in Diego Martin
Sissons Paints has beaten off competition from regional and international brands to be recognised and trusted by people across the Caribbean, managing director ofr ANSA Coatings Roger Roach said on...
View ArticlePoliticians don’t deserve special treatment
Former health minister Dr Fuad Khan has condemned the management of the Eric Williams Medical Complex for denying former health minister Kamaluddin Mohammed an ambulance service to take him home after...
View ArticleMinister right, ambulances not for ‘home delivery’
The present Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh is perfectly correct. The ambulance service is reserved for transporting ill and injured patients to a health facility from home, workplace or...
View ArticleCorporal punishment T&T
There was a proverb in the French Caribbean in the time of slavery: “Battre un nègre, c’est le nourrir:†To beat a nigger is to feed him. More loosely translated: Licks is food to a nigger.In...
View ArticleEncroachment make animals easier targets
Having been a regular letter contributor in the past to your daily newspapers there started to appear another contributor with the same name; we never acknowledged one another nor had any opposing...
View ArticleWhere is the NIS Appeal Tribunal?
Where is the NIS Appeal Tribunal and why is this board not fully constituted? I ask these questions because, for the past two years I’ve been in a constant back and forth with the NIB over my...
View ArticleIndustrial Court ‘condoning’ absenteeism
I read an article in yesterday’s newspapers that T&T was fifth in the world with respect to worker absenteeism. That surprised me in that I thought that we would have copped first place. As well,...
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Mansion of Bliss facing ruin
When you look up at the creatures perched on top of the Lion House on the Chaguanas Main Road, you may wonder what they are, exactly. Are they really lions? Or are they monkeys? Or perhaps some...
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Minister Smith wants constitution check on NSOs
Sports Minister Darryl Smith wants a constitutional health check of all national sporting organisations (NSOs).To achieve this, he has directed the legal team to lead heads of departments at the...
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Senior prisons officer killed in Morvant
A senior prisons officer was executed outside his Morvant home this morning. Police said Superintendent of Prisons David Millette, 50, has been shot dead in his car in around 9 am. Millette, of Second...
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Lazabeam Unleashes Cyah Help it
BY NYERERE HAYNES As far as music is concerned, Keshav Singh better known in the music world as Lazabeam, is interested only in one thing—the future. He believes, mixing traditional musical elements...
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Approaching El Capitan
Longtime readers of this column will be aware that I’m an Apple guy when it comes to computers, though not necessarily so when it comes to computing.I’ve run Windows in emulation since the old,...
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