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Met Office forecasts Sahara-dusty Xmas Day - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE public should brace itself for a dusty Christmas Day, as the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Office’s dust index forecast predicts very high levels of Sahara dust on December 25.
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Deputy Police Commissioner cleared of dangerous driving charge - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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DEPUTY Commissioner of Police Suzette Martin has been cleared of a dangerous driving charge.
on Dec 17
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NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds signed off on five agreements with the US on December 10, two of which can allow the US Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy forces to Trinidad and Tobago in the event of a "conflict" in Venezuela.
on Dec 16
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Charlotte Street vendors threaten PNM over vending plan - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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CHARLOTTE Street vendors are upset and threatening to make the governing PNM pay at the polls next year after the Port of Spain City Corporation approved a Christmas vending plan they describe as "disrespectful."
on Nov 28
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EMPLOYEES should be able to take a mental health day like any other emergency, and employers should facilitate them if they want the best from their workers.
on Nov 14
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Hope for change - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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On November 29, the Court of Appeal is expected to deliver its judgment on a landmark 2018 High Court ruling that declared sections of the Sexual Offences Act unconstitutional.
on Nov 10
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Yorke, not a magic bullet - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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The TT Football Association (TTFA) made a bold strike to success by appointing former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke, one of the country's most talented and widely respected footballers.
on Nov 3
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Future of public service work - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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GOVERNMENT will implement a pilot project for a remote-work policy for the public service in November, according to Public Administration Minister Allyson West.
on Oct 28
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A shaky start - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE virtual meeting called by the Chief Personnel Officer, Commander Dr Daryl Dindial, on October 24, was met with almost universal derision by the unions he hoped to begin wage negotiations with.
on Oct 27
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Gricklock fear: Nagar, circus, roadworks prompt emergency meeting - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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CHAGUANAS Mayor Faaiq Mohammed has convened an emergency meeting with stakeholders to discuss the borough’s traffic management after several major events are expected to occur almost simultaneously for a little over a week, prompting fears of a gridlock.
on Oct 23
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Oil spill challenge - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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IN an unwelcome reminder of the damaging oil spill on the south-western “heel” of Tobago, when an overturned, abandoned barge spilled thousands of gallons of oil into the sea, threatening beaches and marine life, Heritage Petroleum is working to clean up a spill along the Cedros coastline...
on Oct 21
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Romany laments wrong turn by rival in RBC 15K: 'I didn't really win' - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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VICTORY for national distance runner Nicholas Romany at the RBC Run for Kids 15K on October 20 was not as sweet as he expected as his main rival on the local circuit, Kenyan Alex Ekesa, was disqualified for making a wrong turn during the route through Port of Spain.
on Oct 21
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Repairing state vehicles - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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ON October 16, speaking during the discussion of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, the Finance Minister noted that his ministry had asked all ministries to make better efforts to repair and rehabilitate assigned vehicles.
on Oct 20
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Poor choices argument - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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In the wake of a teenage boy's death by suicide following years of bullying, and the murder of a mother and her baby, senior members of the national community again rang the family-life alarm bells about poor choices.
on Oct 17
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Fenty's forward home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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AFTER establishing herself as a global brand, Barbadian singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty is now bringing her billion-dollar beauty brands to the Caribbean. Nine countries will be authorised to carry the … Continue reading Fenty's forward home
on Oct 7
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3 Central cops detained in kidnapping probe - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THREE police officers assigned to the Central Division have been detained in connection with a report of kidnapping for ransom of a Cunupia used car dealer.
on Oct 2
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Let it end with Samantha - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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The decision by the Attorney General not to appeal the decision of the courts in a case that found the state to have infringed the rights of a murdered woman and her family was a formal acknowledgement that the government must take the consequences of domestic violence and partner abuse seriously.
on Sep 30
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Bravo, Bravo - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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ON Thursday, September 26, Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from cricket entirely at the end of this Caribbean Premier League series.
on Sep 29
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Strategic solutions - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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DESPITE rebuttals from the Education Ministry that St George's College was ready to resume classes, the evidence of the first few weeks of use suggests that the school's reopening was, at best, premature.
on Sep 22
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Japan funds $4m project for ICT for vulnerable people - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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RURAL residents, the elderly and people with disabilities are all set to benefit from a project aimed at increasing ICT access to vulnerable people, which was launched at the Hilton Trinidad on September 16.
on Sep 18
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Hot air over property tax - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Finance Minister Colm Imbert, at the release of the National Financial Inclusion Survey Report in August called for an accelerated transition to a cashless society.
on Sep 17
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Venezuelan children’s future is in school - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE first effort by the government to accommodate Venezuelan migrant children into the school system netted a paltry 23 students. The process has since been resumed at seven locations.
on Sep 15
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Thanks for the music, Mr Cape - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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ON Thursday evening, Roy Francis Cape, the legendary bandleader of the Roy Cape All Stars, died after a stroke. He was 82. A musician for 50 years, he founded his … Continue reading Thanks for the music, Mr Cape
on Sep 8
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The state of schools - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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EDUCATION Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly made a victory tour, of sorts, on August 30, commissioning three schools that will reopen after being closed for years.
on Sep 2
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Heat over monuments - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE debate over removing monuments to colonisers took a dark, aggressive turn during the session convened at Government Plaza, Port of Spain on August 28.
on Sep 2
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CXC secrecy unproductive - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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SINCE THE CXC results were announced on August 20, the Education Minister has been busy trying to spin the results of the 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations in May and June.
on Aug 26
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The boldest theft - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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It's astonishing that illegal quarrying, a crime that requires heavy machinery and multi-tonne trucks, continues so casually in TT.
on Aug 25
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THE TT Under-14 boys football team got their campaign back on track with a 2-0 victory over St Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean Football Union Under-14 Challenge Series at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago on August 20.
on Aug 23
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RSA Garcia’s magical Nightward: Not what it seems - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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AS a writer, RSA Garcia is fond of portents. The very first chapter of her upcoming book, The Nightward, is littered with them.
on Jul 29
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July 1990, 34 years later - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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The country marked the 34th anniversary of the attempted coup by the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen on Saturday.
on Jul 29
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An expensive update - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE world got a costly reminder of the risks of interconnected networks after cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike issued an update of its software for Windows operating systems that crippled business globally.
on Jul 22
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E-commerce strategy reaches second phase - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE second phase of the national e-commerce strategy project kicked off on July 16, with a consultation on the drafting of the strategy held at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain.
on Jul 17
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No means no - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Justice Ramsumair-Hinds recently sent an unequivocal signal of the court's support for legal defence against domestic violence.
on Jul 1
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TEMA: Tobago may need international help after Beryl - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) warned on June 30 that the island would more than likely require international help to rehabilitate itself after the passage of Hurricane Beryl.
on Jul 1
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Address underage vaping - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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The Health Minister offered ritual concerns about vaping among children in the Senate on June 11.
on Jun 25
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Taken for a ride - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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PATRONS of the ICC Cricket World Cup game on Wednesday evening were understandably unhappy about the park-and-ride arrangements offered by the organisers.
on Jun 25
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Budget for Tobago's culture - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has promised that the 2024-2025 THA budget on June 24 would focus on building human capacity, along with “the roads and drains that everyone wants.”
on Jun 25
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A conscience vote - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE hard, though largely unspoken rule for representatives of a political party in Trinidad and Tobago is that a vote in Parliament runs along party lines.
on Jun 24
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Trinidad and Tobago writer RSA Garcia wins top award for sci-fi story - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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LOCAL science-fiction (sci-fi) writer Rhonda Garcia, who writes as RSA Garcia, is over the moon, as she is the first woman from Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean region to win a Nebula Science Fiction Award for Short Story.
on Jun 24
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Return of the wrecker - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Four cars were wrecked in the capital city soon after the return of forcible towing, when the removal of illegally parked vehicles began on May 29. Two of them belonged to police officers.
on Jun 24
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THA sees the (green) light - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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LAST WEEK, Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley Augustine described illegal excavation at Turtle Beach in Courland Bay as the work of a madman.
on Jun 23
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The La Borde legacy - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Kwailan La Borde, widow of Harold La Borde and first mate on his voyages of high adventure, passed away at the age of 91 on Wednesday night. Mr La Borde preceded her in 2016.
on Jun 2
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US energy giant to go after Venezuela's Dragon gas $$ - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE HIGH COURT has recognised a US$1.1 billion arbitration award to a United States energy giant against the Venezuelan government for unlawfully expropriating its investments in Venezuela in 2007.
on Jun 1
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People with disabilities deserve better - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Speaking at a seminar on the sexual and reproductive health of women with disabilities on Wednesday, Social Development Minister Donna Cox announced that a bill to improve the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities is nearing completion.
on May 27
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Root out school violence - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Police officers responding to a report at the Siparia West Secondary School on Thursday found the aftermath of a fight, leaving five children with minor stab wounds.
on May 26
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Heat in the place - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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On Wednesday, the Health Ministry issued a formal warning about what would have been clear to anyone stepping outdoors during the day over the last few weeks.
on May 20
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State must protect domestic abuse victims - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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It took the brutal murder of Samantha Stacey Isaacs, a known victim of domestic violence to bring overdue light on the multiple failures of the State to protect her.
on May 19
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An equal place? - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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THE continuing attacks on Hindu places of worship has raised political concerns about organised efforts to perpetrate religious intolerance in TT.
on May 12
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Why defiance on body cameras? - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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It continues to be disturbing that after body cameras have been made a mandatory part of police gear, officers either won’t wear the devices or fail to turn them on.
on May 6
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Hard decision on HDC tenants - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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At the beginning of May, the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) warned that it was “targeting” tenants of its housing developments for rent and mortgage collection.
on May 5