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Serious threat to T&T
The state has information that over 400 T&T nationals - men, women and children - have gone to Syria and undergone military training and indoctrination with the Islamic State (Isis) and have been...
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Man murdered in Marabella drive-by
Police are investigating the murder of a man who was gunned down while he was walking in Marabella yesterday.A report stated that around 10 am, residents of Centeno Street contacted Marabella police,...
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No change to abortion laws
Government has no intention of introducing any new laws to legalise abortion in this country.This according to Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh even as there is now a confirmed link between the Zika...
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Approve $$ payout in 8 weeks or face court
Eight weeks and not a day more otherwise face the courts.This was the warning from President of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association Insp Anand Ramesar to Government if the promised $1...
View ArticleNo CCTV footage of police shooting
Police Complaints Authority (PCA) head David West says the authority has to rely on witness statements to determine the outcome of an investigation of a shooting by an off-duty police officer two weeks...
View ArticleMoody’s downgrades T&T again
Moody’s Investors Service yesterday downgraded T&T’s government bond ratings to Baa3 from Baa2 and assigned the country a negative outlook.The New York ratings agency said despite recent fiscal...
View ArticleTax expert backs mid-term measures
Gillian Wolffe-O’Neil, director, Tax Services, at KPMG T&T, agrees with the changes in the tax system announced last week by Finance Minister Colm Imbert. Oil revenues have declined, she said, and...
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Positive reviews for TTBiz Link
Leaders of three business groups have applauded efforts to reduce the bureaucracy in accessing goods and services from the state. They did so following the recent launch of the TTBiz Link...
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Present action for future stability
Ravi Suryadevara, president of the American Chamber of Commerce of T&T (AmChamTT) expects 2016 to be a challenging year for the country with rising inflation, rising national debt, rising...
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Economist: Forex access still an issue
Access to foreign exchange is a greater concern than allowing the exchange rate to depreciate, says economist Indera Sagewan-Alli.Commenting on the mid-year budget review by Finance Minister Colm...
View ArticleUnions must help retrenched workers too
The Minister of Labour has comforted the trade unions with Government’s intention to examine all worker-related legislation to ensure there will never be another ArcelorMittal travesty. I want to...
View ArticleMinister willing to meet with Members Club union
I refer to Page A18 of the T&T Guardian on April 7, 2016 in an article by Kevon Felmine titled “Worry over mid-term tax increase casino workers fearful of job loses” in which Mr Joshua Johnson,...
View ArticleNeed for proper sentencing guidelines
How many times have we read in the newspapers that vastly different sentences were given out by judges and magistrates for what we believe were similar crimes and offences? This includes the very...
View ArticleGrateful for the compassion and help
Tobago is indeed a wonderful place to spend a vacation and so, nine members of the Sarafat’s family set out in April to enjoy the beautiful ambiance of Crusoe’s isle. All went well as planned, enjoying...
View ArticleReligions can arrest the collapse of society
Trinidad’s society (as distinct from Tobago’s) is collapsing. There are signs of societal collapse everywhere, and it takes a statesman to publicly recognise this. The crying need of the moment is not...
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Chinese offer help for Benjamin’s wife
CherrieAnn Foster, the widow of PC Anson Benjamin broke down in tears yesterday as members of the local Chinese fraternity offered to provide long-term assistance for her and her children.Collecting a...
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Like Farther, Like Daughter
Robert Ecksellwww.wbanews.comBoxing is for men, and is about men, and is men. A lost art of masculinity all the more trenchant for being lost.” —Joyce Carol Oates (on boxing) There are many father-son...
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The comfort of knowing
Avril Harry, RN, BSc Oncology Nursing Pink Hibiscus Breast Health SpecialistIn our population there isn’t a person that can say they have not been affected by breast cancer. We all know at least one...
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Bringing Bridgens out of the shadows
LAA: What is your new book about? JR: It’s about the pictures drawn by an English-born artist, Richard Bridgens, who spent 20 years in Trinidad, including the last few years before Emancipation; the...
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Docudrama shows children in heroic light
Super Me, a docudrama film featuring children and young people who took part in the charitable Summer Heroes art therapy program between 2012 and 2014, is a poignant reminder of what children are...
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