Warning to motorists after 48 hours of bad weather- Beware of landslips
Although the heavy rains were forecast to ease up around 7 pm yesterday, officials of the Diego Martin, Tunapuna/Piarco and Sangre Grande regional corporations remained on high alert last night in...
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Doctor: Vital signs declining
Although the medical condition of environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has been described by his doctor as “critical,” he has refused to be hospitalised or to take intravenous (IV) drips. Dr...
View ArticlePolice officer fails to attend court- Another case dismissed
Police officers who fail to attend court should be disciplined, acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams said yesterday as he commented on yet another matter which was thrown out before it...
View ArticleMP’s departure forces screening shakeup in PNM
Member of Parliament for Port-of-Spain North/St Ann’s West Patricia McIntosh’s refusal to return to politics or recontest her seat has now affected the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) Point Fortin...
View ArticleMinshall: It’s horrible, repulsive
As a weakened Dr Wayne Kublalsingh enters the 19th day of his hunger strike today, some members of the public and civil society groups are promising their continued support for a man who they described...
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‘My action is about life not death’
Environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has never promised anyone, including his family, that he would commit suicide. Instead, he is leaving his personal health up to his doctors to do whatever...
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South people clean up, brace for more bad weather
Flood victims from San Francique, Cap-de-Ville, Woodland and Barrackpore began cleaning up their flood ravaged homes even as they braced for more bad weather over the weekend. In the Oropouche West...
View ArticleBoy, 9, dies after being set on fire
A nine-year-old boy was put in a wardrobe and set on fire on Friday night, Central Division police has said. A woman, who was found at the scene with a candle in her hand, was detained by police....
View Article3,000 squatters to get leases
Three thousand squatters will receive 199-year deeds of lease for the property they occupy. Jairam Seemungal, Minister of Lands and Marine Resources, said this while speaking to squatters at a...
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Opposition leader to write to IC: GISL spends $26m to campaign for PP
Political leader of the People’s National Movement (PNM) Dr Keith Rowley intends to write to the Integrity Commission (IC) about the United National Congress using millions of dollars in state funds to...
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Rowley asks: Is Dick related to McLeod?
Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley is calling on Labour Minister Errol McLeod to clarify whether Assistant Police Commissioner Wayne Dick is a member of his family. On Wednesday, acting Commissioner of...
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Roulette machines, whe whe linked to laundering
Chinese nationals operating new businesses in T&T are latching on to a fast and easy money-making venture—gambling through unregulated and unlicenced gaming machines and bush whe whe that can make...
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Trinis surface in Isis videos
Two separate videos have been posted on the internet allegedly showing fighters with T&T links involved in the Isis conflict in recent weeks. One of the videos, which runs for 47 seconds, was...
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No need to attract Isis eyes on T&T
People’s National Movement (PNM) leader Dr Keith Rowley is again warning that the People’s Partnership Government has put the lives of citizens, including those abroad, at a greater risk by...
View ArticleRowley clears air on Isis comment
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley says the People’s National Movement (PNM) has no problem with this country voting to support a United Nations resolution against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...
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Sweet Thing
My name is Sonya Singh and I sell homemade sweeties.I’m from Maracas Bay. But I don’t sell shark-and-bake. There’s too many people selling shark-and-bake. I rather come in town and sell fudge.I grew up...
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Mom of teen shot by cop’s gun: SRP knew my family well
The mother of teenager Recardo Mohammed has raised fresh questions over the circumstances surrounding her son’s death, as she claims the Special Reserve Policeman (SRP) whose gun fatally wounded the...
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EMA under fire months after oil spills- Residents still suffering—MP
La Brea MP Fitzgerald Jeffrey is calling for independent environmentalists to monitor communities stricken by oil spills attributed to State-owned Petrotrin. Jeffrey made the call after pointing out...
View ArticlePersuade PM on my behalf
Leader of the Highway Re-Route Movement Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has rejected an appeal by Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran to end his hunger strike and to drink a glass of water. Instead,...
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$1 million allocated in last budget but Heritage site in shambles
Valued by archaeologists around the world, the sacred 7,000-year-old pre-Columbian burial grounds in Penal are falling into ruins, despite the allocation of money in the 2013/2014 budget for protection...
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