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Pensioner victim of land fraud: Victory after house bulldozed
Attorney Larry Lalla is calling on police to establish a task force to target specifically land fraud. He made the call on Wednesday after successfully obtaining a judgment for 71-year-old pensioner...
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Sando mayor admits: Some unaware they have Zika
San Fernando Mayor Kazim Hosein says there may be a lot more than seven people in Trinidad with the Zika virus as he says many people have the virus and did not know. He said so during the San Fernando...
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Windy Hill farmers bring fresh hope: Using agriculture to erase crime
A group of young men from Windy Hill, Arouca, have turned to agriculture in hope of removing the negative stigma associated with their community. Their initiative has caught the eyes of experienced...
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Ex-husband guilty of attempted murder
Despite a refusal by a woman to give evidence against her former husband charged with attempting to murder her, a jury found him guilty on Wednesday. Trevor Creft, who had been out on bail, was...
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Bhoe: Govt right on ArcelorMittal
Former Planning Minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie said the People’s National Movement (PNM) government made the right decision not to purchase the ArcelorMittal steel plant at Point Lisas. The global steel...
View ArticleCentral Bank: TT dollar depreciates by three per cent
Although Value Added Tax (VAT) was reduced to 12.5 per cent from 15 per cent on February 1, the widening of the range of items subject to the sales tax contributed to an increase in food prices. In its...
View ArticleRBL bond gets ‘high creditworthiness’ ratings
Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the ratings of CariAA+ (Foreign Currency Rating) and CariAA+ (Local Currency Rating) on the regional rating scale, and...
View ArticleSagicor leads with $289,000 in shares traded
Overall market activity resulted from trading in 12 securities of which three advanced, seven declined and two traded firm.Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 112,925...
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Trade Minister wants more exports to Cuba
Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has told members of the Penal/Debe Chamber of Commerce that structural reforms currently being undertaken by Government are intended to unlock T&T’s growth and...
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Massy Stores opens in Guyana
On March 17, Massy Stores opened its first supermarket in Guyana. The regional supermarket chain, which currently operates 45 retail locations in T&T, Barbados, St Lucia and St Vincent, has now...
View ArticleT&T must take lead in regional anti-terrorism fight
There is an urgent need to have a special Caricom forum involving key states of the region to begin exploring a unified stance and strategic intervention that complements the strengths and addresses...
View ArticleThe true secret of the cross
Human beings are not free moral agents! We were created to always serve or channel the Holy Spirit. The true sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was not that they ate a fruit that was forbidden...
View ArticleIntroduce a road toll
With respect to the possible removal of the gas subsidy I put in my two cents.1. Remove the subsidy over a four-year period by 25 per cent per annum; 2. Simultaneously reduce personal income tax by...
View ArticleBra billboard offensive
There is an offensive billboard advertisement posted on the west bound lane just outside Valpark. It features two women wearing bras with the word “bra leluliah”—an obvious conflation of the words bra...
View ArticleAbandoned lot posing danger
We the residents of Cascade, between Foncette Rd and Pomme Rose Avenue, have a serious problem that is gong on for years at the top of Foncette Rd. There is an abandoned lot which is not maintained or...
View ArticleSupporting local is a lifestyle change
It takes “you” to start a trend: shop local, eat local, spend local and enjoy local. There is a serious issue that plagues our society today where we believe that everything foreign is above the...
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Steup up says Hart
Soca Warriors coach Stephen Hart has called on his younger and less experienced players to step up to the plate and take advantage of the forced absence of some of his regular starters in tomorrow’s...
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Is Fashion Really Sustainable?
Over the next two weeks the T&T Guardian will explore the creative sector, looking at fashion, music and food, and the extent of local support for these sectors. Today, our first installment is...
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Forestry workers trapped, burnt by raging bush fire
Four forestry officers were trapped and burnt while trying to extinguish a bush fire at Lady Chancellor Hill, St Ann’s, yesterday.Three of them were treated for their injuries, while one of their...
View ArticlePrayers for safe return of teacher
Relatives of abducted teacher Keston Mahabir spent Good Friday praying for his safe return. It’s been five days since Mahabir, 26, was snatched outside his Pitiman Trace, Mc Bean Village, Couva, home....
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