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PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has written President Anthony Carmona calling the President to take such action as he sees fit in relation to the disclosure last week of a secret meeting between chairman of the Integrity Commission Ken Gordon and Opposition Leader Dr Keith...
Posted On 18 Jun 2013
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Ministry of Tertiary Education launches Hop-a-Bus service

A new free bus service has been launched in the St. Augustine area, by the St. Augustine Education City, under the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training. The brightly branded bus, called the Hop-a-Bus is the first CNG powered bus being run by the PTSC. The bus...
Posted On 17 Jun 2013
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Email document a fabrication, SC Khan says someone should be charged

The document purported to be a chain of email exchanges by the Prime Minister, the Attorney General and other key Government officials is a forgery. That’s the opinion of Mr. Jon Berryhill, a US engineering computer scientist with extensive experience in computer crime...
Posted On 17 Jun 2013
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Dangerous Dog Bill debate today

THE House of Representatives will tackle the issue of dangerous dogs when it sits today at 1.30 pm to debate the Dog Control Bill 2013. Attorney General Anand Ramlogan will open debate on the bill which requires a three-fifths majority for passage. This means Government needs 25...
Posted On 17 Jun 2013
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E-mails “of a fradulent nature,” says US Forensic computer scientist

A US forensic computer scientist has concluded that the alleged emails presented by Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley are “of a fraudulent nature.” The scientist with extensive experience in computer crime investigation Jon Berryhill has come to that conclusion...
Posted On 16 Jun 2013
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No end to Caroni matter

THE EDITOR: Former workers of Caroni (1975) Limited like myself have been waiting too long on the housing lots offered to us in the VSEP packages. Last year, only a fraction received theirs but what about the thousands more who are still waiting? Almost a decade has passed and...
Posted On 16 Jun 2013
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GORDON’S BIG ERROR

THE ACTIONS of the chairman of the Integrity Commission chairman Ken Gordon in holding a private meeting at his Glencoe home with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley was a serious error of judgment which has now compromised the Commission as well as the Office of the President,...
Posted On 16 Jun 2013
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PM salutes fathers

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday saluted father figures, single fathers and all those fathers who make sacrifices so their children can have food, shelter and clothing. In her Father’s Day address, the PM said her heart goes out to those who do not known the love...
Posted On 16 Jun 2013
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…Private meeting was not proper, says Daly

Former Law Association president and former independent senator Martin Daly yesterday questioned the propriety of a meeting between Integrity Commission chairman Kenneth Gordon and Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley on May 15 which took place at the personal residence of the...
Posted On 16 Jun 2013
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‘Protected Agriculture’- a good investment opportunity

The landscape of agriculture is changing as it is now one that is perceived as embracing new technologies. With this comes the interest of the youth population in the sector. One such young person is Derron Shepherd who participated in a three-day workshop hosted by CARDI and...
Posted On 15 Jun 2013
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