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Father, son killed in crash
The quiet, rural village of New Grant reacted with shock yesterday after a horrific accident in Princes Town which claimed the lives of a father and his son and left two other members of the same...
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Crash survivor discharged from hospital
Hawantee Harriram, one of the survivors of Monday’s tragedy which claimed the life of her husband Namdeo, and son Lalchan, was discharged from the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH) today.Her...
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Accident survivor, 7, asks for dad, brother
Seven-year-old Karishma Harriram is unaware that the accident which caused her to suffer a broken arm and leg also claimed the life of her father and brother, Namdeo and Lalchan Harriram.However, her...
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Three killed as truck, car collide
Yvonne Webb and Alana Boodoo-Suraj Police believe speed and a wet road may have led to another fatal collision between a car and a ten-tonne truck which claimed the lives of three more people in Mayaro...
View ArticleFAO: Challenge to feed increasing population
Lisa Martinez, the programme associate of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations country office in T&T and Suriname, says the world is facing a major challenge to feed...
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Wife says final farewell to husband, son killed in crash
Hawantee Harriram stood between the two simple white coffins bearing the bodies of her husband and her first-born son, yesterday, torn as to which one she should touch as she pleaded with them to wake...
View ArticlePoS to Sando fare up by $2
Consumers were caught by surprise yesterday as they had to fork out an extra $2 one way for taxi fare between Port-of-Spain and San Fernando.The increase from $15 to $17 has caused division among the...
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Be ready to return to the polls—Moonilal
United National Congress (UNC) leadership candidate Dr Roodal Moonilal told supporters that they should be prepared to go back to the polls.He was speaking hours after the Appeal Court, in a majority...
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Kamla: Is PNM Govt legitimate?
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said there was a strong case that the Elections and Boundaries Commission acted illegally in the September 7 general election by extending the voting time by...
View ArticleDoctors: Consultants’ hours must be negotiated
The Medical Professionals Association (MPATT) is reminding Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh that any change to working hours for doctors must be decided across the negotiating table.The reminder...
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Workers on breadline as ArcellorMittal scales down
With 17 days before Christmas, ArcelorMittal has sent home 600 workers with immediate effect. However, Christopher Henry, president of the Steel Workers Union of T&T which represents the workers...
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Kidney patients in the cold
The Ministry of Health has reportedly ceased an arrangement with a private medical facility which allowed kidney patients to get free dialysis treatment.And as a result six critical patients who need...
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Doctors make history
Three local doctors have made medical history. The trio — urologist and lead surgeon Dr Lall R Sawh, general vascular surgeon Dr Steve Budhooram and Dr Peng Ewe, anesthetist and intensivist — removed...
View ArticleArcellorMittal layoffs slammed
President of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) Joseph Remy has described the laying off of 600 workers from ArcellorMittal, “as a direct and brazen attack on trade unions in T&T.”He also...
View ArticleRipple effect to ArcelorMittal layoffs: Sub-contractor sends home 40
Days after ArcelorMittal laid off a reported 600 of its workers and Labour Minister Jennifer Baptiste-Primus called on companies to only send home workers as a last option, one of the steel company’s...
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Don’t dismiss body aches as gas pains
A local doctor is urging citizens against dismissing body pains as “gas” and to instead seek a medical opinion for any discomfort they may experience.Anesthetist and intensivist Dr Peng Ewe, one of the...
View ArticleJudge’s plea at human rights forum: End gay laws
A High Court judge yesterday used a human rights forum to make a strong call for an end to discrimination based on sexual orientation and matters of privacy, starting with the amendment of laws which...
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It’s a yoke around our necks
Whether the continuing imposition of the death penalty which has not been carried out since 1999 continues to be a deterrent to capital offences was argued by Justice Frank Seepersad as he made a case...
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I begged for my life
Chutney soca artiste Samraj “Rikki Jai” Jaimungal had to beg for his life after a gunman who shot at him and missed kept the loaded gun pointed at his waist for approximately three of the most...
View ArticleAs more workers go home, Bosses urged to find alternatives
As energy prices continue to plummet, the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) is appealing to employers to find alternatives to sending workers home. The statement follows confirmation from bhp...
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