Swiss return to Brazil US$120 m from Petrobras probe
BERLIN—Swiss authorities are handing Brazil more than US$120 million that was frozen as part of corruption probes involving Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras, prosecutors said Wednesday. The...
View ArticleFired CDA director sorry for racist rant
An apology from former Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) board member Jaishima Leladharsingh has sparked further outrage on the social media site Facebook, as many have accused him of being a...
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Clico profits dip
At almost the same time that about 30 Clico policyholders marched into the company’s St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain head office demanding information on their Executive Flexible Premium Annuities...
View ArticleTeen alleges sex assault during therapy, Pundit held
Freeport police were last night moving to lay charges against a 55-year-old Hindu pundit in connection with the grievous sexual assault of a teenager. Police said the incident is alleged to have...
View ArticleMinister’s adviser to Integrity body: Probe Al-Rawi
Hershael Ramesar, the adviser to Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj, has written to the Integrity Commission asking for an investigation into Opposition Senator Faris Al-Rawi. He claims the probe...
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Bruce new top fire officer
Deputy Fire Officer Roosevelt Bruce is now acting Chief Fire Officer of the Fire Service. In a phone interview yesterday, Bruce, who has 35 years service, said on Tuesday he received a call from the...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death in Sangre Grande fight
The killing of two men in the Eastern Division are engaging the attention of Region Two Homicide Bureau. In the most recent case a 21-year-old man was stabbed to death by a man with whom he had an...
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Political ‘gunfire’ on East-West Corridor
Certain parts of the East-West Corridor rang with the sounds of political “gunfire” on Monday and Tuesday. The major parties did battle back-to-back with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bisssesar’s PP in...
View ArticleFollowing walkout Khan vows to bring in nurses from India, Philippines
Health Minister Fuad Khan says he will be bringing 1,000 nurses from India and an additional 1,000 nurses from the Philippines to work in local hospitals as he fears local nurses do not want to work....
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Emailgate probe still ongoing—CoP
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says the Emailgate probe is still ongoing by the Police Service and information will only be released when investigations are over. This follows calls from...
View ArticleImmigration chief tells CCJ in gay rights lawsuit: Caricom homosexual...
Caricom nationals who are homosexual are not barred from entering T&T, despite immigration laws to contrary. So said acting Chief Immigration Officer Gerry Downes as he gave evidence on Tuesday in...
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Las Alturas site ‘obviously a quarry’
Expert witness in the commission of enquiry into the Las Alturas Housing Project, geotechnical engineer Derek Gay, says it was clear prior to purchase of the land at Lady Young Road that it had...
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Hinds gets another shot
Incumbent MPs for Laventille East and Laventille West—Donna Cox and Nileung Hypolite—will be spending their last days in office ahead of the impending general election which are constitutionally due no...
View ArticlePM slams Rowley’s ‘sexist’ platform talk
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday condemned what have been termed a degrading statement against women by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley earlier this week. Speaking during an...
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Law body boss admits former AG wanted him but says: I turned down Rowley case
President of the Law Association Seenath Jairam, SC, has admitted he was approached by former attorney general Anand Ramlogan to handle the matter involving Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley but says...
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$100,000 bail for pundit on sex charges
Pundit Harripersad Panday yesterday was granted $100,000 bail after he appeared before Chaguanas Magistrate Bramanand Dubay charged with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old twice earlier this year....
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After walkout by workers, Cubans for Grande hospital
Following reported threats to Cuban medical personnel, Health Minister Fuad Khan has sought police protection for the Cubans while they work at the Sangre Grande district hospital where workers...
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Ex-minister denies signage claim
For moments under cross-examination, former national security minister Jack Warner looked agitated as Senior Counsel Hendrickson Seunath questioned his business and political ethics as the $1.2 million...
View Article109 special teachers for primary schools
Some 109 teachers will be placed in primary schools to assist students with various forms of learning disabilities, ranging from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, autism, Down...
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PNM candidate: Sando East can be marginal
PNM candidate for San Fernando East Randall Mitchell warned on Wednesday night that the constituency could be transformed from the jewel in the PNM crown to a marginal constituency. Mitchell said there...
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