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Monday, May 13, 2013

Terrence FarrellMonday, May 13, 2013

Many people buy goods on hire purchase such as fridges, stoves and washing machines (“white goods”), electronic items and furniture. 

Raphael John-LallMonday, May 13, 2013Labour Minister Errol McLeod

Trade unionists can enter politics if they choose as that is their democratic right says Labour Minister Errol McLeod. 

Radhica SookrajMonday, May 13, 2013Savitri Tahal, owner of Southern Hardware warehouse in Penal, looks at a stack of burnt water hoses destroyed by fire on Saturday night. PHOTO: RISHI RAGOONATH

Sparks from a bush fire are believed to have caused a fire which destroyed Southern Hardware warehouse in Penal on Saturday night. However, the owner, Savitri Tahal, of

Sascha WilsonMonday, May 13, 2013Kenneth Leacock

The widow of a patient, whose naked, bruised and bitten body was found in a drain the day after he walked out of San Fernando General Hospital, has filed a negligence l

Derek AchongMonday, May 13, 2013

A 17-year-old teenager who was wounded in a mid-afternoon shooting near his home in East Dry River, Port-of-Spain, on Saturday, has died in hospital. Jesse Chris, of An

Melissa DoughtyMonday, May 13, 2013Justice Minister Christlyn Moore and Prison Commissioner Martin Martinez speak to reporters at Friday’s news conference. PHOTO: BRIAN NG FATT

Justice Minister Christlyn Moore sees no obstacles to the ministry’s attempts to curb cellphone use in prisons.

Radhica SookrajMonday, May 13, 2013A group of children have fun during the Gift for Life Foundation Mother’s Day pool party held at Seaview Parkway, Gulf View, yesterday. PHOTO: RISHI RAGOONATH

Teachers and other professionals who want to give back to society are being asked to provide free tutoring and mentorship to orphans and abandoned children. 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Julianne Malveaux,
NNPA Columnist
 

Rhonda Krystal RamballySunday, May 12, 2013

Plans for the construction and operation of two renal dialysis centres have come to a grinding halt since the Government is holding its hand in giving consent for the a

Yvonne WebbSunday, May 12, 2013Family members comfort Leanette Alfred, mother of Sunshine Alfred, during the funeral service yesterday at Belgroves Prayer Room, Coffee Street, San Fernando. PHOTO: TONY HOWELL

There would be no Mother’s Day celebration at the Orchid Gardens, Pleasantville, home of Leanette Alfred today. Instead, family members will gather around to remember t

Ucill CambridgeSunday, May 12, 2013TTUTA general secretary Peter Wilson

General secretary of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) Peter Wilson is disputing that more than 10 per cent of the nation’

Sunday, May 12, 2013Trade Minister Vasant Bharath

T&T has taken steps to increase its investment prospects by implementing measures the business community has been clamouring for over the years. This according to Trade Minister Vasant Bharath,

Shaliza HassanaliSunday, May 12, 2013Dr Bishnu Ragoonath

A report by the West Indies Group of University Teachers (Wigut) has raised several concerns about management of the St Augustine campus and threats made to its members

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Former Senate president Linda Baboolal

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Tremaine Soca WarnerSaturday, May 11, 2013Charge d' Affairs of the Delegation of the European Union Daniela Tramacere, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Winstion Dookeran toast on the occasion of Europe Day 2013 at a reception hosted by Tramacere at the Casablanca Ballroom, Movietowne on Thursday. PHOTO ANDRE ALEXANDER.

The European Union (EU) will continue to work together with its partners in the Caribbean to address issues relating to climate change, sustainable d

Derek AchongSaturday, May 11, 2013

Magistrate Ejenny Espinet has again denied the accused in the Piarco II fraud inquiry a lengthy adjournment of the case. 

Camille Clarke and Melissa DoughtySaturday, May 11, 2013

The Education Ministry has referred the problematic mathematics question of Thursday’s Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).