Policemen charged with extortion
Four police officers have been arrested for attempting to bribe a Chinese businessman. According to reports, the officers, all police constables assigned to the North Eastern Division, were arrested at...
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Unpaid bills to companies could worsen recession
Economist Dr Vaalmikki Arjoon is appealing to the Government not to dip into the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF) to pay local contractors who are owed $2 billion, even as he admits that failure...
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Teen mom beats tough life to help others
Abandoned by her mother at age nine and left to care for three younger siblings she later lost, Melanie Daniel endured a life of pain and tragedy. But she was determined to survive.Today, at 45, Daniel...
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Nobby pushes right buttons at Kaiso Showcase
Calypsonian Carl “Nobby” Barrington stole the show at the opening of the Kaiso Showkase 2016 on Friday night with his composition, Marriage Advice.Barrington and 22 other calypsonians performed at the...
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Approval sought for oil sands project
President of the Quarry Association of T&T Ramdeo “Dan” Persad is predicting said the country will get a new crude oil production centre if a large scale mining and processing project gets off the...
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Farewell to a genius
Jit Sukha Samaroo was known for shrinking in the background of over-abundant adulation. Some close to him would conclude that the current period of gushing praise would most likely not have been a very...
View ArticleWork ethic too poor for tourism industry
Year after year, government after government, we have heard the cries from ministers and the public alike for the urgency of diversification. This has become an even more pressing matter now due to the...
View ArticleFuture of food is technology
I have been following the recent letters and posts about the recession and the long touted need for diversification and the even longer touted need for agriculture to be a major mechanism for...
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Elsa keeps 2016 fashion
My fashion forward friend and media maven Judette Coward showed up for our lunch date in a black and white eyelet romper, and red high heels with a splattering of sequins on the tips. On point, as...
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Soca from Tortola
Carnival 2016 holds promise of good things for aspiring soca artiste Hashim Lewis, who is now based in Trinidad. Born and raised in Tortola, BVI to Trinidadian/Nevisian parents, Lewis has been...
View ArticleSando upsets Connection to climb out cellar
Club Sando moved off the bottom of the Digicel Pro League (DPL) standings on Saturday with a 1-0 upset win over W Connection.It was the second consecutive win for the Anthony Streete-coached Sando in...
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Wallace off to join pro ranks Down Under
Samantha Wallace, T&T’s standout goal-attack at the 14th Netball World Cup in Sydney Australia, last year, leaves today to join the professional ranks in England. In an early Christmas gift,...
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Graceless Gayle, tactless and unprofessional
Chris Gayle’s comments toward Australian Ten Sports’ presenter Mel McLaughlin were tactless, graceless and categorically unprofessional, whether it was said in Australia, Kazakhstan, Myanmar or any...
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Alexander cops first road race
National and Team Foundation endurance cyclist Adam Alexander got past the consistent Phillip Clarke to win the first leg of the 2016 Road Series, yesterday. The race, which took riders from the...
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Glory for Hannon
‘Glory’ for trainer Richard Hannon and stable jockey, Sean Levey, in the 3-y-o Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Wolverhampton Tapeta; they certainly have one to go to ‘War’ with!Three weeks ago War...
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Red Force looks to delight Tobago
While crowds in Trinidad have been disappointing for the Nagico Super50 series, a difference is expected when the T&T Red Force hosts the ICC Americas in their third match of the tournament at...
View ArticleFutsal squad steps up prep
The T&T futsal squad will continue its training today under the watch of head coach Clayton Morris at the Central Indoor Facility in Chaguanas. Preparations will continue on Wednesday at UWI...
View ArticleWI claim top spot in ICC T20 rankings
West Indies have claimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20 rankings after Sri Lanka, who had largely occupied the top rung since they won the World T20 in 2014, were caned by New Zealand in Auckland...
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Man murdered in Cocorite
A Cocorite man who was recently released from prison on a marijuana charge was killed this morning by gunmen who police believed were waiting for him. According to police reports, Kevin Greene, 26,...
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Double road fatality in Laventille
A late night vehicular accident along the Eastern Main Road has claimed the lives of two people. The victims have been identified as Mark Guy and Shamarke Pascall. Another passenger, Akila Lane, 21,...
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