Doma boss wary of trading plan
Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (Doma) president Gregory Aboud is warning the People’s Partnership Government to be cautious of trading with neighbouring Venezuela since that country is...
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Creed still not at work
For the second consecutive day, new permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ashwin Creed, did not report to work. Head of the Public Service Reynold Cooper confirmed that Creed was...
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Claim CPO reneging on salary guidelines
Heads of the bargaining bodies representing the Fire, Police and Prisons Service are accusing Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) Stephanie Lewis of reneging on already agreed guidelines for their salary...
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Oily substance in WASA water supply
Panic set in across Central and South Trinidad today, as reports circulated that oily substance water was flowing through part of the nation's water supply, prompting several parents to remove their...
View ArticleRamadhar named acting PM
Prakash Ramadhar, Minister of Legal Affairs and Justice, will act as Prime Minister, as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar travels to the Bahamas for the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting, which...
View ArticleJamaica decriminalises ganja
Jamaican legislators voted on Tuesday to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use.The new law allows the possession of up to 2oz (57g) of marijuana, also called...
View ArticleGuardian names new Editor in Chief
Orin Gordon was appointed Editor-in-Chief of T&T Guardian.Gordon, a former BBC journalist, has had more than 25 years in journalism across all media platforms, starting with the Guyana Broadcasting...
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Health scare hits Central after 'oily substance' detected in Wasa supply
Don't drink the water.That's the message from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) to residents in areas of north, central and south Trinidad. The ODPM warned residents in those...
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Excavator driver, 17, crushed to death at quarry
A 17-year-old boy of Barrackpore died yesterday when a hill he was excavating at a sand quarry collapsed on the hood of the excavator trapping him inside. He died on the spot. By the time workers used...
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WASA’s Caroni plant contaminated
Although thousands of people in central Trinidad will not have a reliable pipebourne water supply today, the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) will not be able to supply everyone affected by the...
View Article60 schools dismissed
Sixty schools in central Trinidad were dismissed early yesterday due to the contamination of the water at the Caroni Water Treatment Plant. The Education Ministry also suspended school feeding meals in...
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EMA probes source of water pollution
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) last night certified that water emanating from the Caroni Water Treatment Plant was safe to drink. The EMA made the statement in a press release after its...
View ArticleProbe into former AG Ramlogan: Cops quiz Gary again
Police investigators yesterday questioned former national security minister Gary Griffith as the probe continued into Police Complaints Authority director David West’s allegation that former attorney...
View ArticleEx-BBC journalist new Guardian EIC
Guardian Media Limited has appointed Orin Gordon to the position of Editor-In-Chief of the T&T Guardian newspaper. The appointment was announced by Guardian Media Limited (GML) managing director...
View ArticlePerpetrators facing harsh action, says WASA boss
WASA’S director of customer services, Doodnath Bhola, yesterday warned of harsh action against anyone responsible for contaminating the water supply on Tuesday night at the utility’s Caroni Water...
View ArticleTrinidad Tissues on pact with Venezuela: No need to up production
Human resource manager of Trinidad Tissues Ltd, Faizan Ali, says there is no need for the company to ramp up the production of toilet paper since it was part of a Latin American conglomerate with a...
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Angry pawn shop customers clamour for cash
A rowdy and disgruntled crowd outside the More Money Pawnshop kept police officers busy on Henry Street, Port-of-Spain this morning.People were heard shouting and cursing at the police and employees of...
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EMA boss keeps info close to chest
The Environmental Management Authority yesterday was exploring new leads in the investigation into the source of the contamination at the Caroni Water Treatment Plant. A team of investigators from the...
View ArticleCentral residents blame company
The T&T Guardian checked outside the compound of a company which residents claimed was the source of the WASA contamination.There was a black substance smelling like diesel that turned the dirt...
View ArticleCourt hears of row that ended in sisters’ death
A neighbourly dispute over property damage caused by a dog has been identified as the catalyst of an arson attack in Freeport which claimed the lives of two young sisters in 2009. This was revealed...
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