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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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Smythe, John Henry (1915-1996)
Jurist and Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Lieutenant John “Johnny” Henry Smythe was born on June 30, 1915, in the West African port city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He received a grammar school education and had worked as a civil servant before joining the Sierra Leone Defence Corps (part
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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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Trinidadian dancehall artiste shot and killed
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 6, CMC – Trinidadian Police are investigating the death of 26-year-old dancehall artiste, Kyle Roberts, who was shot several times on Sunday night during a home invasion at Viceroy Crescent, Bon Air Gardens. It is...
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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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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Guyana, Trinidad Foreign Ministers to meet for formal talks - Stabroek News
Hugh Todd, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held informal discussions with Senator, Dr Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, last
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Inexperienced T&T suffer record 0-7 defeat to US - Stabroek News
ORLANDO, Florida, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago equaled their worst-ever result when they were savaged 7-0 by a second string United States, in an international friendly at Exploria Stadium here Sunday. The article Inexperienced T&T suffer record 0-7 defeat to US appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Greenidge chides ‘inappropriate’ claims of sovereignty - Stabroek News
Foreign Secretary Carl Greenidge has cautioned against the recent invocations of sovereignty by some, including senior government officials, who have sought to reject concerns voiced by the international community and CARICOM over the still to be settled March
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Trinidad suffers storm damage
(Trinidad Express) Heavy rainfall, accompanied by high speed wind, toppled trees and caused flash flooding in parts of Trinidad on Saturday
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Actor Michael B. Jordan To Rename Rum After Cultural Appropriation Criticism
PORT OF SPAIN — 'Black Panther' U.S. actor Michael B. Jordan said he would rename his recently launched rum, 'J’Ouvert,' after nationals in the Caribbean accused him of cultural appropriation. J’Ouvert — which refers in Creole to the crack of dawn — is the name of the first official day
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More woes for Guyanese stranded overseas
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
England series in CWI best interests, says Bishop
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Well-respected television broadcaster, Ian Bishop, believes it would be in the best financial interests of Cricket West Indies and regional players, to take up the England and Wales Cricket Board’s offer of the three-Test series in the United Kingdom this
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Caribbean social justice NGOs emphasise right to free and fair elections here - Stabroek News
A group of Caribbean NGOs have iterated their support for Guyanese to enjoy a free, fair and democratic system of election that expresses the will of the people and have also posited the need for a more inclusionary process of government going
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Hinds tells new Defence Force members: Don’t take job for granted
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds, left, and Chief of Defence Staff Air Vice Marshal Darryl Daniel stand next to the Best Recruit Female at the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force joint recruit passing out parade at
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Bath, Patricia (1942- ) - Birthday
Bath was born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York to Rupert Bath, a Trinidadian immigrant and the first black motorman in the New York City subway system, and Gladys Rupert, a domestic worker.
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Trini fraudsters using new strategies to steal money
Assistant Superintendent of Police Curtis Julien told a news conference that scammers have now resorted to using point-of-sale machines in business places rather than automated teller machines (ATM) to get cash from unsuspecting
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Persad-Bissessar returns as UNC leader | New York Carib News
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar has been retained as the political leader of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC) after her main challenger for the post, Vasant Bharath, a former trade minister, confirmed on Monday that he had conceded defeat.
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Trinidad closing down again over COVID - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) A worrying increase in Covid-19 coronavirus infections has resulted in a rollback in public health measures to reduce public exposure of risk. The article Trinidad closing down again over COVID appeared first on Stabroek News.
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CWI treatment of territorial boards always ‘equitable’, says Grave - Stabroek News
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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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Defiant Abdullah: Boycott safe-zone businesses - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Leader of the First Wave Movement Umar Abdullah is calling on people to boycott “safe-zone” businesses which will reopen on October 11 and require both customers and employees to be vaccinated. Abdullah made the call during a protest on Friday at the Royal Princes Casino at South Park, San Fer
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PNM, UNC open nominations for Debe South by-election
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News The death of councillor Purushottam Singh made the Debe South seat vacant prompting the by-election on February 7. Photo courtesy UNC Facebook page THE PNM and the UNC got the ball rolling on Tuesday for nominations for potential
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Trinidad and Tobago crosses 600 covid19 deaths - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
With 17 deaths reported on Wednesday, Trinidad and Tobago has now recorded over 600 covid19 deaths. The current toll is 616. It has been eight days since the threshold of 500 deaths was reached on June 1. After relatively low numbers of new cases on Monday and Tuesday, 454 cases of covid19 w
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Ramps acquires land for major expansion of oil support services - Stabroek News
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Registered Venezuelans want more time in Trinidad & Tobago
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Ministry expands covid19 step-down care to make more room in hospitals
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Calypso mourns Winsford Devine, shaper of the craft - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
He was known as one of Trinidad and Tobago’s best and most prolific songwriters. It was no surprise then that news of Winsford “Joker” Devine’s death on Tuesday drew widespread mourning and sadness. Devine gave TT some of its most memorable calypsoes including Sparrow’s Marajhin, Saltfish, Phi
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UNC calls for Hinds to resign over high crime, covid
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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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