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Louis Lee Sing welcomes Ministry of Youth Development and National Service

Former Port of Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing is welcoming the government’s decision to create a Ministry of Youth Development and National Service. Mr. Lee Sing says this is long overdue. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley announced the details of … Continue reading

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Police investigate several murders over the weekend

Twenty-eight-year-old Nathan Julien was shot and killed on Saturday night in Maloney Gardens. Three others were wounded and are now hospitalised. That incident occurred at Thrush Lane, while Mr. Julien and a group of friends were playing a game of … Continue reading

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Chinese national killed during attempted robbery

A Chinese national has been killed during an attempted robbery at his business place on the Eastern Main Road in Barataria. The name of the victim has not yet been released. Several of his employees were also wounded during the … Continue reading

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PCA rejects CoP’s statements

The Police Complaints Authority says it rejects all suggestions from the Commissioner of Police that publication of findings by the PCA, in the disciplinary aspect of the case involving ACP Irwin Hackshaw, is other than in the public interest. In … Continue reading

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CoP says the PCA will not bully him

Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith says he will not be bullied by the Police Complaints Authority. Commissioner Griffith made the statements as he posed a series of questions lashing out at PCA Director, David West. It stems from the ongoing … Continue reading

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Newly appointed Minister of Education visits Primary Schools today

Newly appointed Minister of Education Dr. Nyan Gadsby Dolly has visited 2 schools in Port of Spain just before the students began writing the Secondary Entrance Assessment today. Speaking with reporters outside the St. Ursula’s EC Primary School, Minister Gadsby … Continue reading

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Argentina announces local lab to start manufacturing & distributing Astra Zeneca Oxford vaccine

Argentina is battling a surge in coronavirus cases, with at least 312,000 infections now confirmed and more than 6,000 related deaths. The government says intensive care admissions and hospital bed occupancy rates have become unsustainable. Last week, Argentina announced a … Continue reading

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Office of the President of Guyana warns its citizens about a fake Twitter account soliciting money

The Office of the President of Guyana says it has become aware of a fake account on social media seeking to solicit money from “unsuspecting citizens” for a fake United Nations fund. In a brief statement, the office of the … Continue reading

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MET service says Tropical Depression poses no direct threat to T&T

The MET service says Tropical Depression 13 is getting closer to the northern Leeward Islands. The system is moving towards the west-north west near 33 kilometers per hour. This motion is to continue for the next 2 days. According to … Continue reading

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President of the Republic called on Ministers to deliver good governance

Addressing the swearing in ceremony Her Excellency, President Paula Mae Weekes congratulated all who participated in the election, particularly, the youth. President Weekes said among the challenges facing the country at this time is the issue of race, which she … Continue reading

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