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Police on mobile patrol today in the Carli Bay area which lies in the constituency of Couva North, discovered a man in the swamp behaving suspiciously. As they pursued him, he retaliated by launching a grenade at them. He was later apprehended and is in police custody. We are now...

THE EDITOR: The present administration embarked upon a structured programme to regain control of the government. Since 2011, the PNM had been engaged in a political campaign to return that party to power. At the centre of its campaign, both then and even as it continues today, is...

As Chairman of the United National Congress I would like to offer condolences on behalf of the UNC to the friends and family of the Late Holly B who passed away this morning. Holly B – as he is popularity known – was the original host of Scouting for Talent on the...

It is with as deep sense of loss that I learned this morning of the death of Mr. Holly Betaudier, a giant in the world of media, who devoted his lifetime to the exposure and uplifting of our culture. Holly B, as he was affectionately called by all, was a national icon who began...

One hundred and seventy-one years later we have become the inheritors of a nation which our forefathers helped to build and, it is our duty is to continue to do our part as preservers of what has been achieved as well as creators and guardians of the future. In numerous ways our...

The Women’s Arm of the United National Congress on Thursday expressed alarm at the number of homicides recorded in Trinidad and Tobago this year and has called on the relevant authorities to step up their act to protect citizens and solve the 200 murders. In Central Trinidad,...

Also addressing an Opposition media briefing today at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition was Couva North MP, Ms. Ramonal Ramdial who, in collaboration with other Opposition MPs and community stakeholders was unsuccessful in a request for an urgent meeting with the...

Today at a media briefing, held at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, Leader of the Opposition announced that she wrote letters to the Acting Commissioner of Police, Director of Public Prosecution and the Director of the...

Member of Parliament for Fyzabad and shadow Minister of Health Dr. Lackram Bodoe wants Prime Minister Keith Rowley and the Minister of Health to clear the air on the misinformation from the government on the budget for non-­communicable diseases (NCDs). Dr. Bodoe asked about the...

The issue is that of Child Marriage, and the current position where it is permitted by law for children to be married at from the age of 12 years old. Our very clear position is that it must not be allowed by law; it must not be seen as right or permissible by society and whether...