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After long wait, J'cans stranded in C'bean to be repatriated
CARIBBEAN Airlines will, as of this weekend, be operating flights for Jamaicans stranded in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has
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(1886) T. Thomas Fortune, “The Present Relations of Labor and Capitol”
In 1886, T. Thomas Fortune, born enslaved in Florida thirty years earlier, was already a newspaper owner and publisher in New York City and author of Black and White: Land, Labor and Politics in the Old South (1884), the first significant work to argue that class conflict rather than racial strife
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Cotton bank notes still legal tender until January 1
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News FILE PHOTO: The new TTD polymer banknotes being counted by hand. - THE deadline for the transition from cotton to polymer notes remains as January 1, 2022. Checks on the Central Bank's website shows there have been no changes to
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Ramps acquires land for major expansion of oil support services - Stabroek News
Having recently purchased land on the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara, Trinidad and Tobago headquartered Ramps logistics plans to significantly expand its oil and gas support services here and is hoping that an export free zone will be established in the future to catapult Guyana as a hub for
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Prime Minister Pierre to attend AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum
THIS ESTEEMED INITIATIVE RESULTED FROM THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE AFRICAN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ("AFREXIMBANK")
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Murkomen yaps himself out of majority seat
Within the circles of the Kalenjin political elite, Kipchumba Murkomen, the Elgeyo-Marakwet senator, is usually referred to as the “deputy
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Acting CoP on fears of gang violence: We won't let criminals take control - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
At the beginning of a multi-pronged police exercise in Laventille and Port of Spain on Thursday morning, acting Police Commissioner McDonald Jacob said the police would not allow violence and fear to control communities. He spoke with reporters outside the Excel Primary School, Beetham Gardens
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CARICOM "deeply disappointed" at Venezuela behaviour over border controversy - Stabroek News
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  today said it was “deeply disappointed” and concerned at a decree and subsequent statements by Venezuela pertaining to its border controversy with
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Economists say region needs to join forces to buy 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb.12, CMC – Two regional economists have advised Caribbean countries to join forces to buy about 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the entire region, or the pandemic will continue to devastate lives and...
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(1865) Henry Highland Garnet, “Let The Monster Perish”
On February 12, 1865, Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave and now pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., became the first African American to speak in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. His sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 12, 1865 within days
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Nikoli Edwards: PDP win signals room for third parties in Trinidad and Tobago politics - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Leader of the Progressive Party Nikoli Jean-Paul Edwards said the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) victory in Monday's Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections debunks the myth that there is no room for third parties in Trinidad and Tobago politics. Edwards used the opportunity to signal
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T&T gov't to benefit from vaccine promise by US | New York Carib News
The Trinidad and Tobago government Tuesday said it is moving to ensure that the country benefits from the decision of the United States to share an additional 20 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) virus within the world in the coming six weeks.
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Treasure Beach hotels to make push for J’can tourists
With the vast majority of the south coast haven’s business generated from overseas arrivals, small hotels and guest houses in that section of St Elizabeth are now reeling from the fallout in
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Poem: “From Thirsty” by Poet Dionne Brand
Dionne Brand OC is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was Toronto's third Poet Laureate from September 2009 to November 2012. She was admitted to the Order of Canada in 2017. Dionne Brand was born in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago. She graduated from Naparima Girls' High
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The vice-president will not be the first such to sign off Guyana’s banknotes - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I read the brief article on the oversight of the design and signing of the banknotes granted by the President to Jagdeo under the Bank of Guyana Act. The article The vice-president will not be the first such to sign off Guyana’s banknotes appeared first on Stabroek News.
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IOM distributes tablets to at-risk, migrant children - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
On December 30, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Port of Spain office donated 200 tablets to the Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ), the Office of Law Enforcement Policy (OLEP) of the Ministry of National Security and the TTV Solidarity Network (TTVSOLNET). Handed
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Virtual school in T&T from Jan 4 among latest COVID announcements - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that supermarkets and groceries will be allowed to open 24-hours from December 10 to January 3. The article Virtual school in T&T from Jan 4 among latest COVID announcements appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Guyanese man shot dead in Trinidad had lived there for 14 years - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Newsday) A relative of murdered labourer Ramesh Madoo is puzzled by his death and are fearful that nowhere is safe from criminals. The article Guyanese man shot dead in Trinidad had lived there for 14 years appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Pastors robbed at gunpoint on Sheriff St - Stabroek News
Two pastors were yesterday afternoon robbed at gunpoint by two suspects on a motorcycle on Sheriff Street, Georgetown, while they were heading to a supermarket. The article Pastors robbed at gunpoint on Sheriff St appeared first on Stabroek News.
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NAAA shifts Olympic qualification meet to Monday - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE track and field meet for Trinidad and Tobago athletes vying for Olympic qualification has been moved to Monday. The meet was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, but due the weekend's curfew restrictions forced the National Association of Athletics Administrations to shift the date.
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Trinidad to get vaccines from St Vincent, Bermuda - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) An additional 24,000 AstraZeneca vaccines have been donated to Trinidad and Tobago from St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Bermuda. The article Trinidad to get vaccines from St Vincent, Bermuda appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Wild monkey found in Trinidad hospital operating room
(Trinidad Guardian) As medical personnel at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital (POSGH) prepared to resume elective surgeries on Friday, they were delayed for a few hours more after a wild monkey was found in the operating
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$500m allocated to national agriculture stimulus - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
LEADER of Government Business Camille Robinson-Regis said a $500 million agriculture stimulus package which was mentioned in last year's budget will allow the Agriculture Ministry "to commit to the critical projects throughout the country on a timely basis." Responding to a question from the O
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Franchises livid after local players allowed to train and play games in T&T - Stabroek News
On June 3, 2020, former Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) captain Dwayne Bravo, in an interview with THE STAR, stated that none of the six Caribbean Premier League (CPL) teams will have an advantage with the Twenty20 tournament being staged exclusively in Trinidad and
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Covid kills another Trinidad police officer - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) of Police, Gary Griffith and the executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) extended condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of PC Frankie Sammy who passed away yesterday, 21st June, at the Couva Medical and Multi Training
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200,000 Sinopharm vaccines on their way to Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The country’s stock of vaccines will increase by 213,500 this week with more donations from Caricom countries and the first shipment of purchased vaccines from China. On Friday, the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard posted on Facebook that it transported 8,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from Gr
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