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Fire truck crashes into Tacarigua church wall Wednesday 24 February 2021 Six fire officers escaped major injury in an accident early on Tuesday morning when their fire truck crashed into the wall of a church in Tacarigua. Newsday was told at about 3 am on Tuesday officers of the Tunapuna Fire Station were driving east along the Eastern Main Road in Tacarigua to respond to a report of a house fire in Five Rivers. Near the St Mary’s Children’s Home, the back left tyre blew out, and the truck ...

A gay couple from Essex have spoken out about the barriers they had to overcome in order to become foster parents.

The single-vehicle crash was reported to police just after 11am on Tuesday.

Antony and Richard Jones, from Braintree, first became foster carers in 2019. The couple are now long-term carers to a 15-year-old, who will stay with them until the age of 18 or until they can live independently. Antony, 32, said: “As a couple, fostering was something we had discussed many times as my niece and nephew went into care for several years after a family breakdown, and they are now living under special guardianship with my mother. “After seeing the help they had and how ...

Vatta out of affection. He had charisma. He was carefree. Fearless. To him, every day was a festival. Vasant Panchami was his favorite day of all. Perhaps because he was born close to Vasant. Spring was in the air. He was up at the crack of dawn. After procuring a fistful of annas (coins) from Maji, he woke up his sister Tripta. They were off like the wind on his trusty bike. They rode along Nisbet road to Gawalmandito purchase kites. The shops were decorated with multicolored guddis, pa...

FacebookTwitterEmail Snowshoeing is a great winter activity to get kid out of the house. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEIN Time is a crazy construct in these pandemic days. It both flies and crawls, and just when you think you’ve conquered the calendar and settled into a routine, you realize it’s mid-winter school recess. The kids are off for a whole week and you have nothing planned. But then what is there to do? So many go-to sites, like museums and movie theaters are still close...

Five Rivers Indian white spiced rum launches in UK Indian spirits producer the Sanghera Rum Company has launched the countrys first white spiced rum: Five Rivers. The spirit is made with sugarcane grown on the Sanghera familys farm in Punjab, northern India, and is redistilled with Indian spices including cardamom, cassia, cloves, coriander and ginger to create the final liquid. It is bottled at 40% ABV and made without added sugar or flavourings. Its producer says Five Rums has stewed fruit...

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.

Worried about job security in these uncertain times? Consider a career change and become a foster carer Five Rivers Child Care is looking for foster carers across the region Updated Advertorial The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now If one of your resolutions for 2021 is to find a career that gives you stability and security while rewarding you both professionally and personally, why not consider fostering? Five Rivers Child Care - a local fostering provider and social enterprise - is ur...

Daytonian of the Week: Dr. Anim shows love through tirelessly fighting COVID-19 Sarah Franks © Kim Bramlage Dr. Mamle Anim is the Chief Medical Officer at Five Rivers Health Centers and is our Daytonian of the Week. Through all the trials and hardships the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, one Dayton doctor has been at the front of the frontlines to protect the community. Dr. Mamle Anim is the Chief Medical Officer at Five Rivers Health Center and has worked tirelessly for the D...