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T&T spins its way to massive win
The T&T Red Force spun its way to victory over the Leeward Islands in the opening round of the West Indies Cricket Board Professional Cricket League Four-Day tournament yesterday, as Kavesh...
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BREADFRUIT The plant that keeps giving
Breadfruit dishes, from roasts to coconut milk oil-downs to crispy chips, have warmed the heart and belly of many a Caribbean person—especially in St Vincent, where breadfruit is a passion. Here in...
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Boy, 7, drowns in Gran Couva, Neighbours’ CPR too late
Dexter Jones collapsed on the banks of the Coorsal River in Gran Couva yesterday, after the body of his seven-year-old son, Jordell Jones, was pulled out of the river. Jones, a Standard One pupil of...
View ArticleCrime briefs
Gang leader held, two guns seized Two illegal firearms were seized and eight people arrested during police exercises between Saturday night and yesterday morning. One of the guns was recovered by...
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Kamla wishes opponents well
Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is wishing her opponents Vasant Bharath and Dr Roodal Moonilal good luck in their attempt to remove her from the helm of the party’s leadership. Both men, who...
View ArticleNo charge yet for man accused of bar room attack
Police are yet to charge the 36-year-old labourer captured brutally assaulting his 26-year-old girlfriend at a bar in Arima last week. The suspect, an employee of the Customs and Excise Board, remained...
View ArticlePriest: Something wrong with nation’s soul
A Port-of-Spain priest is calling on gun-toting criminals to hand over their weapons to the police and embrace God. Making the call yesterday for parents, guardians, teachers, politicians, taxi drivers...
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Priest at Remembrance service: Gun violence an epidemic in T&T
Reverend Carl Williams, of the Anglican Church, is calling on youths to “put down their guns” as one way to solve the wave of violence that is sweeping the country.“Our young men of T&T need to...
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Shaken, not stirred
My name is Bhisham Maharaj and I carry the duty-free liquor to planes at the airport.I’m from Manzanilla. Live the same place all my life. I just turned 49 and I’m working with the (same family) since...
View ArticleH1N1 drugs run low
Tamiflu, a prescriptive drug used to treat the H1N1 influenza or the seasonal flu, is running out at the nation’s hospitals. Relatives of patients who are being treated for the influenza are also...
View ArticleLaws intolerant of LGBT community
Janielee Kelly Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolThis article examines some of the laws in Trinidad and Tobago as they relate to or impact on lesbian and gay people. Many of the laws appear to be...
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Enill: Not enough innovative minds
A former energy minister says a scarcity of innovative minds locally is why T&T is struggling to hit the diversification mark. Conrad Enill, who spoke at a recent post-Budget forum hosted by Easter...
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Pizza Hut confident about market share
Even in a slow economy and competitive market Pizza Hut is not worried about losing market share.“Our business is strongly based on product innovation, so once we have a product offering portfolio that...
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New ADB directors installed
Six new directors have been appointed to the board of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), a statutory body under the purview of the Ministry of Agriculture.Deputy chairman Davini Ramoutar,...
View ArticleEstablish a ministry to oversee state boards
The Government should seriously consider establishing a ministry of state boards to oversee their overall functions. Cabinet is finding it very difficult to staff over 130 boards with about 1,000...
View ArticleSongs, movies contribute to youth violence
The delicate issue of youth violence in T&T has caused great debate. Everyone has different points of view when it comes to youth violence, but in my opinion I think that the violence is caused by...
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WICB unable to develop game
KINGSTON—A report on the state of West Indies cricket is strongly recommending the immediate dissolution of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the five-member Cricket Review Panel appointed by the...
View ArticleSport will not bring rewards without proper research
Minister Daryl Smith’s consistent public speeches and comments for sport continue to raise hope of a holistic developmental approach to sport and physical activity that was glaringly absent in the...
View ArticleMassy Holdings changes directors
Frere Delmas has been appointed executive director to the board of Massy Holdings Limited, replacing Earl Boodasingh, who retired on October 31. He has also been appointed to succeed Boodasingh as...
View ArticleFalse teachings create monsters
The ASJA president general Yacoob Ali has spoken the truth when he explained that muslims should be guided by the Holy Qur’an and not in accordance with any other school of thought or practices. The...
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