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Court blanks repatriation of women, children from ISIS refugee camp in Syria Hall of Justice, in Port of Spain. - Jeff Mayers A HIGH COURT judge has ruled that it cannot order the Minister of National Security to repatriate a group of 12 women and children being held at the Kurdish-run al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria. In ruling on Monday, Justice Joan Charles said there was neither a legislative nor a policy framework in place for  repatriating nationals from conflict/war zones. Nor does the minister have the legal power or discretion to repatriate or facilitate the repatriation of the...

PM recovers from covid19 Prime Minister D Keith Rowley Photo by Jeff K Mayers - Jeff Mayers THE Prime Minister has recovered from his recent bout of covid19, said a statement on Monday just after midday from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). "Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley was tested today for covid19 and the result is negative," it said. On April 6, the OPM issued a statement saying that Rowley has tested positive for covid19, after developing flu-like symptoms the evening before, saying he was then put in isolation and under medical supervision. In the period from April 6 to h...

[UPDATED] Hinds to be replaced as National Security JSC head 2 Hrs Ago MP Fitzgerald Hinds arrives at his new office to assume his new role as Minister of National Security on Wednesday. - Jeff Mayers NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds will be replaced as chairman of the Parliament's National Security Joint Select Committee. The change has become necessary as a result of Hinds assuming his new ministerial portfolio on Monday. Hinds was assigned to this portfolio by the Prime Minister, after his immediate predecessor Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Stuart Young was ...

Help pours in for St Vincent from Trinidad and Tobago 4 Hrs Ago Items both bought and donated for relief aid to those affected by the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Photo by Jeff Mayers Online donations for relief efforts to St Vincent and the Grenadines are now being facilitated by the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) as the country pleads for support. Donations can be made ranging from US$10-$5,000 or any other personalised amount on the helpstvincent.com/ website. The La Soufriere Volcano erupted on April 9, displacing over 20,000 Vincentians, many...

Photos of the day: April 21, 2021 A mermaid rests on a coconut tree stump at Maracas Bay. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale Newsday photographers captured some of these images reflecting the past 24 hours in Trinidad and Tobago. Other photos were submitted by readers like you. If you'd like to be featured in our daily photo galleries, please e-mail us a photo to news@newsday.co.tt with the caption "Photo of the Day" and we will pick one photo each day to feature, with a few sentences about the photographer. Phillip De Verteuil shows off his catch of king fish at the Blanchisseuse fishing depot on the...