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(Trinidad Guardian) Government continues to fight against what it says is further misinformation by the Organisation of American States’ (OAS’) general secretariat concerning last month’s tragic drowning of a number of Venezuelans off
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Barbados to battle Bermuda Friday - Barbados Today
The 24-man Bajan Tridents squad left the island on Sunday destined for Florida, where they will compete against Bermuda on July 2 for qualification in Group B of the preliminary round in the first-ever Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. The preliminaries, set to be held from July 2 to 6 will see 25
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Private sector groups want 2-year tax relief on digital devices
SOME of the country's major private sector groups yesterday jointly urged the Government to remove 'all duties and taxes' on digital devices for at least two years.
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Actor Geoffrey Holder born
Actor Geoffrey Holder was born on the island of Trinidad, British West Indies.
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Patricia Era Bath, a prominent ophthalmologist and innovative research and laser scientist, was the first African American woman physician to receive a patent for a medical invention.  Bath was born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York to Rupert Bath, a Trinidadian immigrant and the first black
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8-year-old Venezuelan girl takes photos to remember life in TT - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Angeles Marian Castillo Mendoza is an aspiring photographer who hopes to own her own studio some day. The Venezuelan eight-year-old most enjoys taking pictures of her friends and of nature using her camera phone. “I always have a phone in my hands, I don't know when the opportunity to take a
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Persad-Bissessar hits Rowley for blaming vigils for spike in covid19 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Tuesday accused the Prime Minister of "wickedness and lunacy" for blaming the spread of covid19 on nationwide vigils held in February after the kidnapping and murders of Andrea Bharatt, 23, and Ashanti Riley, 18. In debate on the State of Emergency o
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Reopen beaches please, Mr PM - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE EDITOR: Open letter to Prime Minister Rowley. We appreciate that you have been trying to keep the number of people infected with the covid19 virus down by putting various restrictions in place. I appeal to you to please consider the well-being of the most vulnerable members of our socie
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Harper’s Bazaar Hires 1st Black Editor-in-Chief after 153 Years | Afro
Publisher Hearst Magazines announced June 9 that Samira Nasr, most recently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, will head the title’s US edition from July
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The time has come for stronger actions against the recalcitrant APNU+AFC
I believe that many political observers and, more importantly, the Guyanese public feared this outcome from as far back as 2015 (when some decided to cast their vote for the incumbent regime because change was
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Mitchell: Carnival proposal to be sent to health ministry, PM to decide after
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Masqueraders participate in a taste of Carnival event hosted by KFC as a promotion at its Independence Square, Port of Spain branch on February 16, 2021. - File photo/Jeff Mayers Discussions on the possibility of Carnival 2022
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Dire CWI finances stalls TTCB head coach search
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has put on pause its interview process for a head coach, amidst fears Cricket West Indies’ funding for the Professional Cricket League could fall
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Trinidad Met Services head under probe after radio interview - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Hours after he appeared on a radio programme and disagreed with the decisions by the National Hurricane Centre in Miami and the Barbados Met Services to upgrade Elsa to hurricane status yesterday, an investigation was launched into the statements made by Meteorological Services
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Jamaican among four charged with murder of businessman | New York Carib News
Police have charged four people, including a 34-year-old Jamaican with murder after the body of a 64-year-old businessman was found buried behind an unfinished concrete structure in Lowlands, Tobago last month.
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Hubert Julian, first black parachutist who flew over Garvey rallies and landed at feet of Haile Selassie
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NAAA to submit official Olympic track and field team to TTOC on Friday - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) will submit its final list of Olympic-bound track and field athletes to the TT Olympic Committee on Friday. Thus far, nine athletes have confirmed participation at the Tokyo Games. NAAATT president assured on
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Deyalsingh: No oxygen shortage in public health system - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Monday rejected claims by the Opposition UNC that there is a shortage of oxygen supplies at public health facilities. Speaking in the House of Representatives, Deyalsingh said, "I can say categorically that those reports are patently untrue." At the Poi
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Sunday Brew — May 17, 2020
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Economist: marine economy has massive earning potential - Barbados Today
Prominent economist Marla Dukharan has expressed confidence in Barbados’ ability to earn significantly from, and ensure economic development through, the exploitation of its ocean space. Outlining what she described as a risk management approach to diversifying Barbados’ economy and making the
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Simmon says no concern about Holder’s fitness, Gabriel close to 100 per cent
MANCHESTER, England, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has sought to give the assurance that there is nothing to worry about as far as the fitness of captain Jason Holder is concerned, and he will be ready for the Wisden Test series beginning next
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Nikoli Edwards: PDP win signals room for third parties in Trinidad and Tobago politics
The content originally appeared on: 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
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$50,000 reward offer for tips on prison officers’ killings
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News In this file photo, Director of Crime Stoppers Darrin Carmichael, left, addressed the media during a press conference at the Police Administration Building on Sackville Street, Port of Spain. Also in the photo is Deputy
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Jamaican ex-permanent secretary devastated by son's murder in Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Former permanent secretary in Jamaica's Ministry of Mining and Energy Godfrey Perkins says his family is shaken and devastated by his son's murder in Trinidad and Tobago. Perkins' son Garth Perkins, 34, was gunned down outside a Chinese Restaurant on Broadway, Port of Spain on Monday night. Po
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NFM keeping eye on grain prices
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News FILE PHOTO: National Flour Mills, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. - THE National Flour Mills (NFM) is closely monitoring global grain prices. NFM CEO Ian Mitchell made this comment recently, when asked by Newsday, if changes in
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TRINIDAD-Nearly half a million dollars forfeited to the state following a seizure in 2019 - Caribbean Times
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Financial Investigations Bureau (FIB) says it has been successful in filing an application resulting in the forfeiture of TT$410,000 (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) that had been seized from a chartered accountant in December 2019. In a statement, the FIB said that
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T&T on track for phased re-opening of borders in July
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Saturday said plans remain on track to have a phased re-opening of the borders by the second week of July as the island is also looking...
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FIFA to defend itself against TTFA in local court
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – FIFA has signaled it will defend itself against a legal challenge filed by the former executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), by filing an entry of appearance in the High Court here on
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TT Foreign Affairs Ministry congratulates Agard on UN appointment | New York Carib News
The Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs in Trinidad & Tobago congratulated UWI Professor John Agard on his appointment as co-chair to the UN’s 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report team.
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What will CARICOM do now? - Stabroek News
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