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Longing to return to one-room shack
Today marks one week since the Chance family were ejected from their one-room shack by flood waters brought on by Tropical Storm Bret.The life of the seven members of the family have changed...
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Single mom shot dead
The mother of a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy was found murdered at her home in Gasparillo yesterday.Ornella Philip, 28, was found sprawled on the living room floor of her home on Thompson...
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Illegal dumping adds to flooding woes
Local Government Minister Kazim Hosein is appealing to citizens to stop their indiscriminate and illegal dumping as he said this is partly to blame for the devastating floods the nation has experienced...
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Flooded out twice in a week
Still reeling from the damage caused by flood waters which swept through her home , Gloria Ramgobin broke down in tears as her family tried to salvage pieces of furniture and appliances that were under...
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Penal family gets help to rebuild
Braving the pouring rain yesterday, Sameer Ali began trying to piece together the small wooden home he shares with his wife and five children which was destroyed by floods from Tropical Storm Bret last...
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I humbly apologise
The Rio Claro man who posted a Facebook message which threatened harm to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s family has apologised for his statements.However, Rayad Mohammed may yet face legal sanction as...
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Lexi Balchan is top SEA student
A girl has topped the country once more in the Secondary Entrance Assessment examination. Lexi Balchan, 12, of Fitz Lane, Vance River placed first in the examination beating out over 18,000 other...
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Lexi wants to be a scientist
Although she often fantasised about placing first in the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination, Lexi Balchan was at a loss for words when her dream came true yesterday.The 12-year-old Point...
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Pensioner jumped outside PCA meeting
Fed up of alleged police inaction over a spate of robberies in his community, a Freeport pensioner went to a Police Complaints Authority (PCA) meeting on Tuesday hoping to air his grievances.Instead,...
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Murder victim’s relative on chat with PM: I want justice not fancy talk
Since the mysterious death of her eldest child five years ago, tragedy has hounded Point Fortin grandmother Nicole Anthony.Her eldest child, Miguel Anthony, 23, was found dead behind the home of his...
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Man held after sex attack on girl, 16
A Tarouba man was remanded into police custody yesterday, after being charged with sexually penetrating and sexually touching a 16-year-old girl.Robert Persad, a father of three, cursed and threatened...
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Deyalsingh: No soft drinks in new school term
When the new school term opens in September, all sugary drinks including soft drinks will be banned from schools across the country. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the move was aimed at...
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South Oropouche murder accused in court tomorrow
A South Oropouche man will appear in the Siparia Magistrates’ Court tomorrow charged with the murder of 17-year-old David Sancaro. The accused is a 37-year-old mechanic.Sancaro, of St Mary’s Village,...
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Weeks after rescue from Tropical Storm Bret: Chance family marooned again
Just over a month after the Chance family had to be rescued from rising flood waters at their Sunrees Road, Penal, home, they awoke yesterday morning to murky brown flood waters at their doorstep....
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Fire officer freed of causing death of friend in car crash
Brennon Rampersad was freed yesterday of the 2007 charge of causing the death of his friend and neighbour, Craig Harripersad.Harripersad, 15 was a passenger in a white Sunny sedan driven by Rampersad,...
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Six years for PH driver in robbery
For his part in the robbery of a passenger in his vehicle in 2016, Edmund Sewlal was sentenced yesterday to six years hard labour.His co-accused, Felix Bhola, was sentenced to four years hard...
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Man jailed for buggery
A Princes Town man was sentenced to four years and eight months in jail for the buggery of his four-year-old cousin in 2006. When he is released from prison he will undergo counselling for three years...
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Judge sets Sept 28 for ruling
High Court judge David Harris will rule on September 28 whether former chief magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar can take legal action against the Judicial Legal Services Commission (JLSC) and President...
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Pervert jailed for 20 months
Christopher Julien, the man who exposed himself to students at a primary school in San Fernando on two occasions, was sentenced to a total of 20 months with hard labour when he appeared in court...
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Truckers, chamber, passengers happy with Cabo Star—Sinanan
Works Minister Rohan Sinanan says based on the feedback he has been getting on the use of the Cabo Star vessel, it is more than adequate to service the sea bridge between Trinidad and Tobago.Sinanan...
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