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Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Seymour has died

Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Seymour Arthur is dead. He was 70-years-old. A brief government statement has confirmed Mr. Arthur died during the early hours this morning. It said Mr. Arthur, the longest serving head of government, died at 12.26 am. … Continue reading

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MSJ says it has faith in Elections and Boundaries Commission

The Movement for Social Justice is expressing faith in the Elections and Boundaries Commission to conduct free and fair elections. This as the opposition United National Congress expresses concerns about the possible absence of Commonwealth Observers as suggested by Prime … Continue reading

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MET office closely monitoring low pressure system in Atlantic

The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service says it is closely monitoring a low-pressure system in the Atlantic. It says the system has an 80% chance of development into a tropical depression over the next 48 hours. The MET office says … Continue reading

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Another person test positive for coronavirus

Another person has tested positive for the coronavirus bringing the tally to 148. A release from the Ministry of Health says the case is pending epidemiological investigation and all established protocols have been implemented. The Ministry of Health says the clinical … Continue reading

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Joint exercise between TTPS and TTCG results in capture of 32 Venezuelan nationals and 1 Trinidadian

A joint exercise between the police and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard results in the capture of 32 Venezuelan nationals and 1 Trinidadian. A release from the police service says at 4:36 pm on Saturday 25th July 2020, officers … Continue reading

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PM says yes to debate but only if the Opposition Leader is attending

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says yes to a debate but only if the leader of the Opposition will attend. Dr. Rowley he will only consider it but says there was a Debates Commission and Mrs. Persad Bissessar pulled out. … Continue reading

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Warner believes August 10th election will be close and he is confident he would win the seat

Independent Liberal Party candidate for Lopinot/Bon Air west, Jack Warner believes the August 10th General Elections would be a close race. And he is confident he would win the seat and become an Independent MP in the House of Representatives … Continue reading

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Abu Bakr says he is not sorry for attempting to over throw government in 1990

On the 30th anniversary of the 1990 attempted coup, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, the man who led the insurrection says he is not at all sorry for attempting to over throw the government. He says while he regrets that 26 … Continue reading

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ODPM ready to co-ordinate relief efforts in Tobago

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management say it is well prepared to co-ordinate relief efforts in Tobago. Chief Executive Officer of the agency retired Major General Rodney Smart tells us preparedness work has been ongoing for some time. Speaking … Continue reading

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Another appeal from Opposition Leader to bring nationals stranded in foreign countries home

Another appeal from the Opposition Leader for the government to bring nationals stranded in foreign countries home. Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar says there are thousands of nationals who want to come home, but the government is using questionable reasons to … Continue reading

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