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Chutney Monarch reaches 20-year milestone
It started on a makeshift-plywood stage, covered with two borrowed tents and marked with a stigma that it did not belong in the Carnival season. Twenty years later, it is hailed as one of the biggest,...
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Shot cop on mend back home
Police constable Kashyap Ryan Lochan, who was shot twice while responding to a robbery at a bar in Barrackpore two weeks ago, says he remains committed to the T&T Police Service (TTPS) and will not...
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Litter wardens, dog catchers for Carlsen Field
A septic tank, still full of waste and a dead bloated dog were among the truckloads of garbage removed from the Carlsen Field area by the Couva Tabaquite Talparo Regional Corporation (CTTRC), Friday....
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Police hold wrong man in case of missing 12-year-old
The parents of a missing 12-year-old girl, who went missing on Boxing Day last year, still believe she is alive and are pleading for help to reunite with their daughter. Police detained a man last week...
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Couple accused of beating boy in video held
Two relatives of a 10-year-old boy featured in a video crying and clearing bushes with a garden hoe were detained by police yesterday, even as members of the public expressed outrage that the child was...
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Narine: My back was against the wall
“You shoot me or I shoot you” That was the ultimatum Sgt Dhanraj Narine says he was given, before he pulled out his personal gun and shot his father-in-law Krishna Rajkumar dead on Monday night....
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Ravi B, Rikki Jai sweep competition
They took the Chutney Soca Monarch (CSM) stage dressed as kings and when the night was over, Team Raja left with a royal flush, copping first place in both categories and walking away with $2.5 million...
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No compensation for landslip damage
The owners of a $4 million property in Princes Town which was severely damaged by a landslide will not be compensated by the Ministry of Works. This was according to Works Minister, Dr Surujrattan...
View ArticleCabinet to get report on school bullying today
Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh is expected to report to Cabinet today on the issue of school bullying and resolutions to solve the problem. So said Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the...
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Facebook furore over wine with Rowley
Teenaged model Ravina Rampersad yesterday defended the actions of herself and Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley in the face of a raging social media firestorm which developed over photos of them wining...
View ArticlePensioner, two sons homeless after fire
A Rio Claro pensioner and her two mentally disabled sons were left homeless after a fire gutted their home last week. According to reports, Shiroon Dookie, 75, was at her Rajpaul Trace, Ecclesville...
View ArticlePTSC drivers staying away
Commuters who depend on the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) for transportation will have to make alternative arrangements again today as bus drivers are staying away once more from work....
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Transport woes hit commuters
Commuters who usually use the Public Service Transport Corporation (PTSC) bus services this morning opted to heed the warnings that bus drivers were on a work-to-rule protest action and sought...
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Union queries disparity in wages: PTSC drivers want level field
Public Service Transport Corporation (PTSC) bus drivers are expected to return to work this morning but will continue their work-to-rule action until their demands for salary negotiations are met. The...
View ArticlePTSC negotiations on hold...pending approval by Howai
Salary negotiations between the Transport and Industrial Workers Union (TIWU) and Transport Minister Stephen Cadiz are expected to resume over the weekend.The delay comes after Cadiz indicated that...
View ArticleMiami promotor sues NCC
The National Carnival Commission (NCC) is being sued for over $3m by a Miami based manager/promoter for a breach of contract. In an application filed in the Port-of-Spain High Court, Diane Bissoon...
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Political names for tiger cubs
‘Kamla’ and ‘Rowley’ are the top two names that have been suggested by members of the public so far for the two rare white Bengal tiger cubs at the Emperor Valley Zoo, in Port-of-Spain. So said...
View ArticleBus drivers, and Cadiz to talk salaries
The Transport and Industrial Workers Union (TIWU) is expected to meet again today with Transport Minister Stephen Cadiz and Junior Finance Minister Rudranath Indarsingh to discuss salary negotiations...
View ArticleFunding delay hits water taxi service
Residents of the southwestern peninsula will have to wait at least another year for the introduction of a water taxi service to Point Fortin.Clyde Paul, mayor of Point Fortin, has blamed the delay on...
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14 per cent wage hike for PTSC workers
The bus driver’s union has accepted a 14 per cent salary increase for Public Service Transport Corporation (PTSC) employees, bringing an end to nine days of work-to-rule action. Officials of the...
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