Starter House Programme – A Blessing For Needy Families

TWO needy families from Couva North officially received homes through the National Commission for Self Help Limited’s (NCSHL) Starter House Programme on Sunday. Prematie Jhurisingh, a cancer patient and single mother from Derrick Road, Chase Village had a two bedroom house...
Posted On 05 Jun 2013
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Attorney: House Speaker acted correctly in referring Rowley to Privileges Committee

House Speaker Wade Mark did not act prematurely by acceding to the Prime Minister’s request to refer Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley to the Privileges Committee over the Section 34 email scandal. On Monday, the PNM Tobago Council called on the Chairman of the Privileges...
Posted On 04 Jun 2013
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Mt. Hope Women’s Hospital Gets Upgrade

The Mt. Hope Women’s Hospital has been upgraded to make it more patient-friendly. The Minister of Health, Dr. Fuad Khan, toured the facilities on Tuesday and was pleased with the improvements. An elevator that was “out of order” for nine months has been...
Posted On 04 Jun 2013
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UNC: PM raised the profile of T&T

The United National Congress congratulates the Honourable Prime Minister for the leadership she has shown in the past week in handling the visits of the international leaders – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and the President of China, Xi Jinping.
Posted On 04 Jun 2013
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Name the email source

THE EDITOR: In the malpractice insurance business, there’s a principle called “subrogation”, which provides that, for a premium, professionals could hide behind the insurer whenever a claim against them arises. In the media business, originators of information can legitimately...
Posted On 04 Jun 2013
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Dookeran signs Arms Trade Treaty for T&T

Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Winston Dookeran, signed the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations on Monday morning. The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first-ever Treaty on Global Arms Trade in April this year. The Treaty seeks to regulate the $70...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
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Technology can help prevent flooding in Diego Martin

To help avoid a recurrence of the devastating floods of last year which left two persons dead, the Chairman of the Diego Martin Regional Corporation, Mr. Anthony Sammy, says utilising technology is an option.
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
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Privileges Committee meets, Rowley to appear soon

Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley will appear before the House of Representatives Privileges Committee soon. This after the House of Representatives Privileges Committee convened at Tower D of the Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre shortly after 10am on Monday.
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
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Law Association condemns alleged abuse and vilification of DCP Richardson and wife

The Law Association of Trinidad & Tobago (LATT) has strongly condemned the alleged abuse and vilification of DCP Mervyn Richardson and his wife at a supermarket in east Trinidad on 31st May 2013 by a group of shoppers.
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
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Minister of Food Production’s statement on food prices

I have noted with concern an article written by Shaliza Hassanali of the Sunday Guardian entitled “VAT OFF FOOD FLOPS”. I wish to put on record the facts as it pertain to the image of Local Food Production and Supply. Data coming out of the Central Statistical Office shows that...
Posted On 03 Jun 2013
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