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Stalin doing well after stroke but Docs unsure he’ll sing properly again
Five-time calypso monarch Leroy “Black Stalin” Calliste continues to recovery “beautifully” at his San Fernando home, his wife Patsy Calliste has confirmed. However, doctors who treated him are unsure...
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Deacon: Love one another
The Trinity Cathedral in Port-of-Spain was packed with mourners yesterday attending the funeral service of Marlene Grant, the 57-year-old grandmother who was killed outside her St Paul Street home last...
View ArticleHealth Minister: Ebola is not in T&T
Despite advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that travel bans and visa restrictions should not be imposed on countries where the Ebola virus is most rampant, officials are currently seeking...
View ArticleGriffith:Jamaicans denied entry into T&T breach regulations
The 13 Jamaican nationals who were denied entry in T&T were found to be in breach of several regulations, according to National Security Minister Gary Griffith. The Jamaicans were denied entry at...
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Bus drivers protest for better fleet
Hundreds of commuters were left stranded yesterday at several of the Public Transport Services Corporation’s (PTSC) terminals following protest action by bus drivers. The terminals at Port-of-Spain,...
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Kublalsingh blanks IRO appeals: Mediation the only answer
Leader of the Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM) Dr Wayne Kublalsingh was yesterday unmoved by prayers and pleas from various members of the Inter-Religious Organisations (IRO) who implored him to give up...
View ArticleRowley tells PM: Review highway contract status
Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley is calling on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to commission an immediate status review of the entire Solomon Hochoy Highway extension. He said that during a news...
View ArticleHighway Re-route Movement lawsuit- State wants ‘irrelevant’ evidence out
State attorneys in the Highway Re-route Movement (HRM)’s ongoing civil lawsuit challenging the Debe to Mon Desir segment of the Point Fortin Highway have applied to have “irrelevant” aspects of the...
View ArticlePM doesn’t want Wayne to die: I’m no monster
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar broke her silence on the impasse with environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh on Thursday night. But while she did not deal directly with the Highway Re-route...
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Land owners block OAS
Armed police escorted construction workers out of a job site at Guapo yesterday, as angry residents shut down the multi-billion dollar highway, accusing Government of bulldozing private lands and...
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Mother, son slain days apart
Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne quickly arrived on the scene of what was believed to be another revenge killing this week.The deceased was identified as Jason Nero. Nero was gunned down on October 5 in...
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510 Caroni workers get new land leases
More than 500 former Caroni (1975) Ltd workers collected their agricultural leases for two-acre parcels of land on Wednesday, 11 years after the company was shut down. The workers, 510 in total, were...
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Bandleaders cautious but preparing for mas
Harts bandleader Luis Hart says if the National Carnival Commission (NCC) shuts down Carnival because of the threat of the Ebola virus, it will break the backs of the tourist and Carnival industries....
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More support for Kublalsingh
He has been criticised severely for the past four weeks, but more support is coming for environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh in a candlelight gathering in St Clair, today. Saying that his hunger...
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Rambachan to take civil society groups on aerial tour
Works and Infrastructure Minister Dr Suruj Rambachan plans to meet with 29 civil society groups concerning the proposals made by the Highway Re-route Movement. Rambachan said he plans to meet with the...
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‘Use mediation to resolve emotionally charged conflicts’
In the tiny village of Trinogo, all lived peacefully harvesting their special mangoes and sorrel from their fields and fishing from the Peace River. Everyone used the Peace River until one day, a new...
View ArticleDoctor: He binged and prepared mentally
It has been 26 days since activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh began his second hunger strike in less than a year. Kublalsingh has been the face of the Highway Re-Route Movement’s fight to have the Mon Desir...
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Dookeran saddened by hunger strike
Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said he is saddened over environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh’s continued hunger strike, but believes Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has done all she can....
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...HRM to ramp up litigation, protest action
Leader of the Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM) Dr Wayne Kublalsingh says despite the intercession of members of the Inter-Religious Organisations (IRO), he is resolute in continuing with his hunger...
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‘Govt, activist in suicide pact’
An online petition has been started by heritage educator, author and researcher Dr Kris Rampersad as well as open letters to President Anthony Carmona and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar calling...
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