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Douglas: All but parade route ready for Carnival 2015
There will be no holding back of funds or downsizing of Carnival 2015 because of falling oil prices, nor will the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism be responsible for any downscaling. The line...
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Falling oil prices no impact on South mas
While many sectors of the country are bracing for the backlash of falling oil prices, band leaders in South Trinidad say this has not dampened preparations for Carnival in the city of San Fernando. The...
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Security alert, not state of emergency
No limited state of emergency (SOE) and no community lock downs will be included in a national security alert state of readiness, National Security Minister Gary Griffith gave the assurance yesterday....
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Gunmen attack French satirical magazine in Paris
At least 12 people, including two police officers, were killed when gunmen attacked Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, in Paris, Al Jazeera reported. Two heavily armed men entered the Charlie...
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Mom of shot baby thanks God for life but says: Port-of-Spain getting scary
A couple of inches was the relatively short distance which proved to be the difference between life and death for 18-month-old Imani George whose head was grazed by a bullet in a brazen shooting attack...
View ArticleRamnarine sees strong year for investment
On the eve of a statement today from Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar about the impact of falling oil prices on the state of the economy, Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine says he is certain the...
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‘Need for better police training’
Sacrificing quality for quantity. That was how president of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association Insp Anand Ramesar summed up the training of police officers. He said if modern policies...
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‘Fellow officers failed Lochan’
Relatives of wounded police officer Kashyap Lochan are disappointed that his colleagues left him at the mercy of gunmen when he responded to an armed robbery in progress at Vietnam Bar in Barrackpore...
View ArticleGovt may need loan to finish South highway
In the light of falling oil prices, Government may have to seek a loan to finance the completion of the $7.5 billion Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Point Fortin. This was revealed by Finance and...
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Manning: Martin a real crime fighter
Former prime minister Patrick Manning says if the People’s Partnership Government had continued with some of the security initiatives implemented by former national security minister Martin Joseph,...
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London refuses to close Grange beach
Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly Orville London yesterday dismissed a call to close Grange Bay to the public following the drowning of former minister of national security Martin Joseph....
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NCC announces parade route
Newly appointed National Carnival Commission (NCC) Chairman Lorraine Pouchet yesterday announced the approved route for the parade of the bands and the return of the Socadrome for Carnival 2015. The...
View ArticleRoman Catholics still await $2.2m for ‘Christmas cheer’
Roman Catholic Archbishop Joseph Harris says the Catholic Church has not yet received the $2.2 million promised by the Government for bringing “Christmas cheer” to the less fortunate. In an interview...
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Pupil at his alma mater asks Carmona: Where do you live?
President Anthony Carmona was stumped momentarily during a tour of schools at his former hometown of Santa Flora yesterday when a Standard Three pupil innocently asked him where he lived. “That’s a...
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Missing teen found dead in Santa Cruz
An emotional group of relatives looked on in sombre silence as police excavated a body believed to be 19-year-old Shabana Mohammed, missing since January 3.The body, which was found after a foul stench...
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Missing teen found in grave behind home
Missing teenager Shabana Mohammed’s family were left distraught yesterday after five days of intensive searching by the police ended when her badly decomposing body was discovered buried in a shallow...
View ArticleCops nab 2, seize $6m in cocaine
Central Division police have seized $6 million worth of cocaine. They believe the drugs were seized minutes after it was shipped into T&T yesterday when they arrested two men following a high-speed...
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Sudden changes can’t come now
Declaring that this is not the time for “sudden changes in the direction of economic development policies,” Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night announced that the national budget will now...
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Al-Rawi: PM’s statement made no sense
Opposition Senator Faris Al-Rawi says the Prime Minister’s statement on the economy last night “just made no sense.”He said during her address she looked “jolted as she read from a prepared text that...
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Dookeran and Carolyn out of this year’s polls
Two senior members of the Congress of the People (COP) are out of the running for this year’s general election.The party has decided to remove its founder, Tunapuna MP Winston Dookeran, and his...
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