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2 independents support SSA Bill
The support of two Independent Senators — Hugh Ian Roach and Justin Junkere — last night assisted in propelling Government’s controversial Strategic Services Agency (SSA) Bill towards passage.The vote...
View ArticlePumpkin vine family in Tunapuna office
A distant relative of PNM Tunapuna MP Esmond Forde is currently employed at his constituency office and UNC Cumuto/Manzanilla MP Christine Newallo-Hosein was once employed at former UNC MP Jack...
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Police kill armed Freeport man
Like many of his neighbours, Rasheed Alexander was unable to find a job and he, along with eight others, had decided on Monday to sign up for courses at the National Energy Skills Centre...
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Former OAS workers block highway firm
Protesting former highway workers made good on their threat to disrupt continuation of work on the Solomon Hochoy Highway extension project to Pt Fortin yesterday as they blocked AECOM officials from...
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Tears for teen bandit
Teenager Curtis Junior Pierre was described as a respectful, vibrant and wonderful teenager at his funeral yesterday.But when he stormed a Claxton Bay bar last month with a gun-toting accomplice, those...
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Children’s Authority: 100 reports of toddler abuse in nine months
During the nine-month period, May 18, 2015 to February 17, 2016, the Children's Authority received approximately 100 reports of children three years and under, including newborns who were physically...
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Kamla at Monday Night Forum: Rowley moves to reshuffle Cabinet
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the head of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi is on the chopping block, as Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley gets set to reshuffle his Cabinet once again....
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Republic’s HFC Bank explores T&T-Ghana links
ACCRA—HFC Bank, a member of Republic Bank Holdings Limited, hosted a cocktail reception on Monday evening with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley as part of his four-day official visit to Ghana.The...
View ArticleUnemployment was 3.5 per cent at year end
At the end of 2015, T&T’s unemployment rate was 3.5 per cent.The latest available data from the Central Statistical Office shows that the overall unemployment rate for increased from 3.4 per cent...
View ArticleUdeCOTT in talks on Carillion account
The Urban Development Corporation of T&T (UDeCOTT) is in the final stages of settling its account with construction firm Carillion (Caribbean) Ltd for base building works on the PK 3—Board of...
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Trade Minister endorses Tobago Good Foods
Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon says the Tobago Good Foods Project “epitomises what you can do with little.”Following a recent tour of the initiative from Carnbee Gardens to Charlotteville Estates,...
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Sarika first to make maxi taxi switch
The first applicant for the NGC CNG Maxi Taxi Investment grant received approval last week. Sarika Henry, of Tacarigua, applied for an investment grant under NGC CNG’s MOU with the Association of Maxi...
View ArticleHeed the pain of Trincity residents
Thank you for publication of Ms Shears-Neptune’s May 1, 2016 report on the April 30, 2016 consultation on the proposed Bhagwansingh Building in Trincity. A few items of clarification/expansion would...
View ArticleYoung doctors not being appointed
The Government of T&T continues to fund citizens of this country to pursue tertiary education through GATE. In fact, billions have been invested in programmes for medical students to pursue their...
View ArticleDecriminalise use of small quantities of ganja
Much has been said and written of late regarding the question of the legalisation or decriminalisation of marijuana in this country, and it appears to me that there is a great deal of confusion about...
View ArticleThe ‘truth’ of One Alexandra Place
I wish to correct the erroneous impression which may arise from a statement in the Daily Express editorial of May 9, 2016 which states that in the “outrageous case of the One Alexandra Place, neither...
View ArticleTelecommunications companies open to spying abuse
There is something incredibly amiss with the current debate on the Strategic Services Agency (SSA).While the debate revolves around State spying, I sincerely hope and pray that the Parliamentarians, on...
View ArticleOversight, proper recruitment crucial to effective SSA
Whilst I agree that we must give the several crime fighting agencies the tools to detect, correct and prevent crime, it is also equally important that the legislation we put in place be fair to all so...
View ArticleFogging may be worse than the mosquito
In a report published in yesterday’s Guardian, the chief medical officer at the Ministry of Health, Dr Clive Tilluckdharry, warned that, “chemical spraying must be limited as careless and ad hoc use...
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Kallis in charge
Legendary retired South African all rounder Jacques Kallis is now the head coach of the Trinbago Knight Riders team that would compete in this year’s Hero CPL T20 tournament.Kallis was part of the...
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