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THE EDITOR: All lawyers must vehemently condemn Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds for his obnoxious attack on the impeccable character of the judges of our country. The judges recently came under an unprecedented attack by Hinds, who stated publicly that criminals have friends in the judiciary: he inferred that in performing their duties there

Residents of Caroni and villages near the Caroni River are once again calling on the authorities to properly fill the riverbanks that are constantly eroded by any amount of rain and especially with the rainy season approaching. Addressing the media on Monday was David Looknanan, president of the Kelly Village Council, who pointed to the

PARLIAMENTARIANS will be busy with three major activities taking place at the Red House in Port of Spain this week.

United Way TT will celebrate its National Day of Caring 2023 on May 21. The theme of this year’s volunteer event is Show You Care Everywhere. Speaking at the launch on Wednesday at the Marriott Bonvoy, Port of Spain, UWTT chairman Ian Benjamin said young people represent the best of the country and the region.

Police are probing an incident where two masked men, one armed with a gun, threatened a school safety at the Belmont Secondary School on Friday morning, while the school was in session

ORIGINALLY scheduled to begin at 9am on Wednesday, the North Central Regional Health Authority's (NCRHA) free pet spa day kicked off around 7.30am, as there were already several people waiting with their pets at that time. The event was held to commemorate World Veterinary Day, April 29. It took place at the Veterinary Hospital carpark

Months after he was shot during an attack which killed 16-year-old Darshan Ramnauth and Geno Shah in Train Line Village, St Augustine, 30-year-old watermelon vendor Dillon Joseph was gunned down at his Caroni stall on Wednesday afternoon.

EVERY life is precious. And the impact of the loss of life through crime cannot ever really be quantified. Yet we must acknowledge that the moral and social failures represented by each and every murder committed in our country also come at a tremendous cost. The Prime Minister’s feature address at the recent regional symposium

THE EDITOR: The local rice industry has been dormant for years. It costs hundreds of millions annually to import rice for local consumption. Last year, after the Agri Investment and Expo in Guyana, the government announced it would invest $20 million to revive the local rice industry. The plan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture,

THE Amalgamated Workers Union is relieved that daily-paid workers of the Port of Spain City Corporation are set to receive back pay by May 31.