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Venezuela: a bomb waiting to explode?
Today’s the big day for Venezuela. If all runs smooth, results will be out this evening, and they’ll have a new National Assembly.It’s a face-off between the United Socialist Party of Nicolás Maduro,...
View ArticleKamaluddin a great loss to T&T, Indian culture
On Wednesday morning, my daughter, Leela Ramdeen, rang me with the news that Kamaluddin Mohammed, that old veteran of the PNM, had died. It was news that left me very sad. Only recently, a mutual...
View ArticleRaising the repo rate will increase interest rates
In an article in the Trinidad Guardian yesterday, page three under the heading ‘We must work to fix issues’, Governor of the Central Bank Mr Rambarran was discussing how gloomy and bleak the T&T...
View ArticlePay close attention to spending now
It is alleged that T&T is in the midst of a recession.The person making that call is an outgoing financial expert. It bears a strong resemblance to someone being given out in a game of cricket,...
View ArticleResume Spanish classes in Sando please, Madam Ambassador
It is with a heavy heart that we, the students of the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Co-operation (IVCC) at San Fernando, write to express our disenchantment over the abrupt closure of both the...
View ArticleFlow needs to explain high rates
Unexplained money is flowing into Flow’s bank accounts, drip by drip. How? Flow should be made to explain to the public, the Government of T&T, Consumer Affairs Division and all other concerned...
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Warner defends article on Kamla
Former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has defended his newspaper’s claims over a purported letter from United States (US) Democratic presidential candidate Bernard “Bernie” Sanders, allegedly calling...
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Ballouts Dumped: UNC Elections papers found it River
Defeated leadership candidate Dr Roodal Moonilal is challenging the fairness of Saturday’s United National Congress (UNC) internal election, saying it was riddled with fraud and irregularities. His...
View ArticleWin margin speaks for itself—Kamla
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says defeated leadership candidate Dr Roodal Moonilal is free to take his concerns over the partys internal election to the election committee and wherever else...
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After disappointing election loss: Vasant needs time to heal
Quite disappointed. This was how Vasant Bharath, one of the three candidates vying for the post of political leader of the United National Congress, described his lost yesterday. But in the face of...
View ArticleBrothers drown
What was supposed to be a Saturday of fun for a Barrackpore family turned into a nightmare when teenage brothers Raphael and Ricardo Rambaran drowned at the scenic Balandra Beach on Saturday.Up to late...
View Article2 EMTs injured as ambulance crashes in south
An emergency medical technician and his driver were severely injured when the ambulance they were in crashed into a concrete culvert near the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba yesterday.Police said Kerwin...
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Venezuelan among 9 held for drugs, arms
RALPH BANWARIEA Venezuelan national was among nine people arrested by members of the Eastern Division Task Force during anti-crime exercises in Toco and Sangre Grande over the weekend Police seized...
View ArticleBurger cart vendor shot
A Syrian chef is warded in a serious condition at hospital after he was shot during a robbery in San Fernando early yesterday. Police said Joseph Louison, 40, of Couva, and his wife were operating...
View ArticleChaguanas fireman murdered
Homicide detectives are investigating the murder of a 33-year-old firefighter from Chaguanas. According to reports, Alcole Charles, of Flemming Street, Longdenville, was found by his younger brother...
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Where Sixth Street Meets Crown Point
My name is Marcus Campo and I run a liquor shop in Tobago.I’m from Arima but I’m living in Tobago for the past four years. I go back to Arima to visit but I’m in Tobago to stay. I love it! I was...
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Mora Ven stops oil production
A dispute between local energy company Mora Ven Holdings Limited and Spanish energy giant Repsol over crude oil supply has led to the T&T company shutting down production on its oil platform.In a...
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Foreign language competence needed for competitiveness—CLL director
Director of the UWI-based Centre for Language Learning (CLL), Dr Beverly-Anne Carter is of the view that stronger foreign language competence has the potential to significantly boost competitiveness in...
View Article‘Competition’ in this country is a big joke
It seems like instead of a competition between two rival telecommunication giants in the country, they’re both acting as one, with the same policies and the same ideologies. But none is trying to make...
View ArticleKamla has the support of the UNC women
It would be a very foolish person indeed who wishes to ignore the fact that for many supporters, Mrs Persad-Bissessar’s popularity is intact. Like Sparrow says ‘She eat them raw.’ Whether the victory...
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