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Businessman detained
Chaguanas car dealer Sheron Sukhdeo was detained yesterday by police officers in connection with a report of domestic violence.Up to late last night he was at the Chaguanas Police Station being...
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Alleyne roughed up during arrest
CNC3's Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne last night vowed to clear his name and fight charges laid against him yesterday by Inspector Roger Alexander.He made the comment after securing bail at the Chaguanas...
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Valentine takes over as city mayor
Keron Valentine, who has held the post of deputy mayor for the past six years, is now the mayor of Port-of-Spain.Today, the council will hold discussions on a number of issues, including selecting a...
View ArticleUNC, ILP step up calls: Mayor Paul must now follow suit
After Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee announced yesterday he would be resigning from his office, one of his supporters, Mayor of Point Fortin Clyde Paul, clammed up.Paul, who faced widespread...
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Use Grammy Award to propel local music
Soca star Ian Alvarez (Bunji Garlin) says local artistes need to use the opportunity created by Grammy Awards featuring T&T artistes and create music which can reach wider audiences.Alvarez said...
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Estrada, Scalia and the US Senate
Orin GordonTwo developments of note occurred in the US last week, one day apart. The US senate on Thursday finally confirmed President Obama’s nominee, Trinidad born John Estrada, 60, as US Ambassador...
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Money woes threaten music festival
Officials of the T&T Music Festival Association are appealing to the corporate sector to help ensure that this year’s 31st edition of the biennial event takes place as planned over the next three...
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Villagers say innocent man killed by cops
Blaming police’s “reckless shooting” for the death of Princes Town cashier Kenton Keevin Williams on Sunday, outraged residents demanded justice as they blocked the Moruga Road with burning debris...
View ArticleExpedite tripartite body to prevent retrenchment
Leader of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM), Ancel Roget, yesterday called on the Government to expedite the setting up of the tripartite process to prevent companies from using the prevailing...
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T&T’s tourism grows
T&T has achieved the highest percentage increase in cruise passenger visits in the Caribbean for 2015, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) reported yesterday. In its State of the Industry...
View ArticleCaribbean Technology Forum in PoS this week
Senior Caribbean government technocrats will this week delve into the practice of collaboration and explore new mechanisms for facilitating comprehensive regional approaches for the planning and...
View ArticleWalk with your calculator to the grocery
My recent visit to a popular supermarket chain, made me realise they should revert to their former name, since they are charging high prices when they should be low. I was pleasantly surprised when I...
View ArticleMake price stickers mandatory
For some weeks now the major groceries in Tunapuna and El Dorado, which I frequent, have not put price stickers of a lot of food items. This, I feel, is so unfair to shoppers as they have no idea of...
View ArticlePrice gouging bordering on criminal
I was reading a letter attributed to Soraya Aziz in Monday’s T&T Guardian and when I reached paragraph eight, I was so incensed, not at what Soraya was saying, but in support of it, and I just had...
View ArticleMarch on the supermarkets
I am truly saddened and horrified at what has happened to Asami. Heartfelt condolences. I am also intrigued by the fact that usually complacent Trinis have formed a band to get the mayor out! Well,...
View ArticleBad timing; timely advice
At the death of someone, more so as a result of murder, when there is deep sadness, grief and emotions are fragile, it is not the time for rebuke or generalisations. But would the public outcry have...
View ArticleWrong gender complaining
I am in awe at the insanity in response at the PoS Mayor’s statement. I agree he was insensitive and compounded the error by repeating his message as more facts became known, but I don’t understand the...
View ArticleIn all fairness to Mayor Tim Kee
I know that what I shall be saying will be a surprise and that it will even attract the odium of countless readers. Before proceeding further, I must say that I join all right-thinking citizens in...
View ArticleQPCC repeats as Opening Day champs ...Paragon women reign
Queen’s Park Cricket Club repeated as men’s Open Division champions when the 2016 T&T Hockey Board (T&THB) season flicked off with its annual Opening Day Tournament at the National Hockey...
View ArticleSmith praises Stadium staff
Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Darryl Smith expressed his gratitude to the maintenance staff at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain, who managed to reopen the facility’s A1 track for use...
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