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Saturday, May 25, 2013

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Melissa DoughtySaturday, May 25, 2013President Anthony Carmona moves in close to listen to Renese Jardine as she presents him with a gift during the launch of the Social Integration of Persons with Disabilitiy national awareness and education campaign, at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, yesterday. PHOTO: MARCUS GONZALES

President Anthony Carmona said yesterday that while this country is a signatory to the United Nations (UN) convention on the rights of people with disabilities, unlike

Yvonne BaboolalSaturday, May 25, 2013Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley listens to a woman after the PNM’s Public meeting at the Croisee, San Juan, on Thursday night. PHOTO: ANDY HYPOLITE

Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley says he would rather spend time with criminals in jail than with criminals in Parliament. “If all 36 of them want to send me to jail,

Kevon FelmineSaturday, May 25, 2013A police officer serves an eviction notice to Lawrence Augustus, a resident of King’s Wharf, San Fernando, yesterday. PHOTOS: KRISTIAN DE SILVA

Seventy-six-year-old Lenora Rodriguez now faces life on the street. Rodriguez, who is disabled, was one of many squatters at Old Trainline, King’s Wharf, San Fernando,

Radhica SookrajSaturday, May 25, 2013Noel Lochan

Noel Lochan, the young Princes Town labourer afflicted with a rare form of cancer, has been readmitted to hospital. And he is now begging Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bi

Saturday, May 25, 2013

These results are from a nationwide survey on current issues by the ANSA McAL Psychological Research Centre, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, for the T&

Kalifa ClyneSaturday, May 25, 2013

A fire still burning in the Beetham landfill is causing smoke to continue spreading into Port-of-Spain, but president of the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (

Saturday, May 25, 2013

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by a Mayo man convicted of raping his underage stepdaughter. However, the three appellate judges on the appeal panel, decided to reduce the man’s

Gail AlexanderFriday, May 24, 2013

The whistle-blower who provided Opposition Leader Keith Rowley with a package of e-mails last December confirmed to Rowley the substance of the information was true,

Friday, May 24, 2013

Friday, May 24, 2013

With regard to this question, more than half of respondents gave a rating of “poor” performance on healthcare.

ANNA-LISA PAULFriday, May 24, 2013

Two people charged with 23 fraud-related offences who were held in England last Friday had their bail revoked yesterday. Warra

Derek AchongFriday, May 24, 2013

Relatives of ten men convicted of the murder of Dole Chadee’s brother, Thackoor Boodram, protested outside the Hall of Justice yesterday asking for their relatives’

Geisha KowlessarFriday, May 24, 2013

The Public Service has grown massively in size but has not developed.

Geisha KowlessarFriday, May 24, 2013

The answer to the street-dwelling problem is not handouts, says Port-of-Spain mayor Louis Lee Sing. He was speaking yesterday

Derek AchongFriday, May 24, 2013

Five Law Lords of the Privy Council ruled yesterday that the High Court and Appeal Court incorrectly calculated the compensation awarded to a victim of malicious pro

ANNA-LISA PAULThursday, May 23, 2013The marijuana which was discovered in a container at the Port-of-Spain port yesterday.

Investigations are continuing into the seizure of 96.64 kilos of high-grade marijuana from a container at the Port-of-Spain port yesterday. The marijuana, of a type ref

Thursday, May 23, 2013

These results are from a nationwide survey on current issues by the ANSA McAL Psychological Research Centre, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, for the T&T Guardian.

Kevon FelmineThursday, May 23, 2013

A hard day at work ended in tragedy for three Mayaro men after their car crashed into a utility pole, killing the driver and leaving the others in a

Derek AchongThursday, May 23, 2013

Stop the abuse and advantage. This was the message sent to acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams from residents of Beverley Hills, Laventille, who claimed police