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FLOW builds links in south Trinidad during covid19 Kurleigh Prescod, country manager, FlowTT. TELECOMMUNICATIONS company FLOW is playing its part in providing connections between people and communities during the covid19 pandemic. FLOW Trinidad country manager Kurleigh Prescod underscored this point at the opening of FLOW's new store on the upper level of the Gulf City Mall, La Romaine on Friday morning. Owing to the challenges caused by the pandemic, Prescod said, "We think it's critical especially because of covid, our customers need to be connected more." Of covid19 protocols, he said, ...

Wednesday 23 December 2020 A mourner wears a " Fonclaire forever " mask at the funeral service for founding member of Fonclaire steel orchestra, Milton "Wire" Austin at St Paul's Anglican church, Harris Promenade San Fernando. Photos by Lincoln Holder Considered a steelband warlord and a man with musical gifts, 79-year-old Milton "Wire" Austin received tributes from mourners on Wednesday. The funeral for the founding member of the San Fernando-based NLCB Fonclaire Steel Orchestra took place at the St Paul’s Anglican Church at Harris Promenade in San Fernando. City mayor Junia Regrello sa...

Pork lovers lined up for hours outside the San Fernando Market yesterday, after the lone pork vendor, Wayne Attong, said there will be no pork on sale for Christmas Eve. Attong operates from the market and supplies pork to scores of people in the lead-up to Christmas Day. Yesterday, however, he said since the chiller broke down at the market three months ago, his sales have been affected. He claimed that he had complained to the market authorities and officials of the San Fernando City Corporation about the problem but instead of fixing the chiller, he started facing victimisation. “The mar...

NLCB Fonclaire SAN Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello has expressed his sadness on the death of leader of NLCB Fonclaire Steel Orchestra, Milton "Wire" Austin, on Sunday. Newsday understands Austin, 79, died at his home in Pleasantville on Sunday morning. Regrello, who is also the leader of TCL Skiffle Bunch, said, "We have lost one of the real warlords of pan who would have transcended the decades, from the days of Terror." He said Austin was able to seamlessly make the transition through several changes in the steelpan fraternity. Regrello also said Austin served San Fernando very well. "He has ...

Trinidad: Destitute Venezuelans roam Sando streets Two Warao women and their children beg for assistance to buy food on High Street, San Fernando yesterday. December 20, 2020 (Trinidad Guardian) Amidst the bustle of Christmas shopping on High Street, San Fernando, Venezuelan migrants are roaming the streets in search of work and food. At the corner of Penitence Street, five members of the Warao tribe stood with a placard, begging for help. Four young Warao children played nearby. A woman who identified herself as Rosanna held up a placard which read, “Please Help me. I don’t have a job.�...