DirecTV adds first local channel
DirecTV Trinidad has added local Channel CNC3 as part of its channel lineup on Channel 131. This marks a milestone for the company, bridging the gap between international and local content, offering a...
View ArticleAusterity hard to swallow
The Government seems to be on an ongoing plan to implement revenue related strategies which they say have become necessary because of the depressing oil and gas situation, exacerbated in no small...
View ArticleThank God for the PNM
Like the Prime Minister, I believe that Carnival should not be any government’s priority. Who want to play mas, let them play. Who want to fete, let them fete. Who want to organise shows and charge a...
View ArticleRented-out homes should be licensed and registered
Permit me the opportunity to highlight a few facts with respect to the new property tax which will be imposed in the not too distant future. Firstly and most importantly, salaries have not kept pace...
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Kenyans run away with T&T marathon
New champions were crowned when the T&T International Marathon was held yesterday, as the Kenyan pair of Mark Kipkosgei Chepses and Leah Kigen won the men’s and women’s categories...
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Education Minister saddened by Sister Paul’s passing
Sister Paul D’Ornellas, a tenured educator and Sister of St Joseph of Cluny, passed away yesterday at the age of 85 from cancer.Paul, who had 35 years of teaching experience, had been principal of St...
View ArticleDriver, pedestrian killed on north/south highway
A Gasparillo man died on Sunday when his Nissan Tiida car flipped while he was heading south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway.According to reports, Ashay Jaggan, 52, was driving along the south-bound...
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Garcia to testify next month
The fifth evidence hearing of the Las Alturas commission of enquiry got underway yesterday with chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott), Noel Garcia, being ordered to give...
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Christie: bpTT committed to T&T
Regional president of bpTT Norman Christie said the energy giant spent close to US$1.5 billion in T&T last year and is prepared to spent even more this year “If the above surface conditions are...
View ArticlePolicy ease for en route foreign used cars
Foreign used vehicles already en route to T&T will be exempt from the revised policy which sets a new age limit of four years on the importation of gasoline powered cars.The revised policy was...
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Down but not out
Stalwarts behind regional Carnival across the country vow they will do all that is necessary to keep traditional mas alive in rural communities despite the dip in funding and lack of interest from the...
View ArticleChaguanas Chamber president: VAT on books and computers bad for literacy
President of the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce Richie Sookhai yesterday warned that the imposition of value added tax (VAT) on books and computers will have a negative impact on literacy,...
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Is there still room for the griot?
President of the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce Richie Sookhai yesterday warned that the imposition of value added tax (VAT) on books and computers will have a negative impact on literacy,...
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The posh up and comer
This is the second of Huawei’s premium smartphones that I’ve been able to try, and there’s no doubt that the company is committed to raising its game with its mobile communications offerings. The...
View ArticleLook to cut waste where it really exists
We must slow this economic free fall but we must do it sensibly.Instead of penalizing our families with retrenchment, we must first stop the typical wasteful spending, an example being those exorbitant...
View ArticleAn argument for political objectivity
Football is my favourite sport bar none, it has been my favourite sport since I was 11 years old. Although there is a very large base of football fans in this country I find it increasingly difficult...
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Happiness is in the journey
The goal, the goal, the gold! It’s so easy to get carried away, especially for athletes in an Olympic year. Every four years there is a mass neurosis in elite sport as the looming Olympics Games are...
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Sam, Montano share SSFL 2015 top players awards
Forward Brent Sam of San Juan North Secondary School was adjudged the boys Player of the Year, while midfielder Ray-ann Montano of Fyzabad Secondary School took home the girls Player of the Year...
View ArticleShooters on show as Fire battle Prisons today
Rachael Kingrachael.king@guardian.co.ttFire will go after its second win in as many matches in the Alternative Division when it takes on Prisons, which also began the season successfully winning its...
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Belgrave extends D/Force Super League lead
Forward Josimar Belgrave scored a goal in each half as Defence Force whipped Tobago FC Phoenix 1976 3-1 in their top-of-the-table CNG National Super League Premier Division clash on Sunday to widen its...
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