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By Sue-Ann Wayow SEVEN Venezuelans who entered the country illegally have been fined a total of $14,000. The group which included one man – Mauricio Jesus Areyan and six women: Athena Sarai’s Perez Farias, Astrid Angexix Leaf Rodriguez, Adriangela Josefina Caracalla Valderr, Jose Merry Coromoto Areyan Munoz, Karina De Carmen Ramos Condea and Sthefani Sarai’s Perez Farias, were each fined $2,000 by […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow TRINIDAD and Tobago has received the highest score in Latin America and Caribbean after a recent validation assessment for meeting the requirements for implementing the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard. The EITI Standard is a multi-stakeholder initiative that promotes greater transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors. Trinidad and Tobago scored of 89 out of 100, a […]Read More
FOR the inauguration ceremony of Christine Kangaloo as Trinidad and Tobago’s seventh president, 500 invitations are being issued to members of the public. The invitations available from today (Monday March 13, 2023) are being given on a first-come, first serve basis. A statement from the Office of the President stated that the invitations would be available at five locations at […]Read More
By Prior Beharry BOTH former United National Congress (UNC) minister Dr Devant Maharaj and video blogger Rhoda Bharath have denied the authenticity of an invoice circulating on social media on Sunday. The invoice purported to be from Maharaj, of DM Consulting of Tumpuna Road, Arima, has his email address and a local phone number. […]Read More
FORMER Chutney Soca Monarch Kris “KI” Persad says he was beaten by six men in a Florida restaurant on Friday night. In a social media post, he said he was going to a washroom in Tropics Restaurant and Nightclub in Pembroke Pines, Florida, where he was slapped and a beer bottle broken on […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow RUNNING frantically up a lonely hill in Princes Town, the father heads towards the sound of the voice of his son Steven. We will never know if he finds him as the douen has dragged him away into the bushes. For those of us who may not know or cannot remember, the douen- […]Read More
FEW people would disagree that there are communities within developed countries that have strikingly similar socio-economic conditions existing in developing countries. An illustration is the slums and overcrowded towns within the developed countries. It is these cities and slums that are sometimes the magnets for unemployed migrants and refugees. Everyone has a role […]Read More
SLOPE stabalisation works are expected to be conducted along the Tarouba Link Road. The works will cause a temporary traffic disruption in the vicinity of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) San Fernando Campus, effective March 13 to March 27. The Ministry of Works and Transport has advised that the hours of work are from 9 am to 4 pm. No shoulder access would […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow A 48-YEAR-OLD woman who allegedly stole more than one million dollars from her employer has been charged. Nirmala Tambie, of Cunupia, was charged with 91 counts of larceny and one count of embezzlement, by officers of the Southern Division Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Investigations were conducted by CID officers over a two-month […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow EIGHT pistols and over 3,200 rounds of assorted ammunition were among several illegal items seized by officers during sustained anticrime exercises conducted across the country. Police reported that the main seizure took place in the Western Division between 12 noon and 5 pm, on Thursday and was carried out by officers of […]Read More