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T&T Opposition Leader: Warner’s victory will damage Trinidad’s image
(Trinidad Express) The re-election of Jack Warner as the Member of Parliament for Chaguanas West will do “untold damage” to this country’s international image, Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley warned yesterday. On Monday, Warner, interim leader of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP), scored a resounding victory in the Chaguanas West by-election against his main rival Khadijah Ameen of the United…
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TRINIDAD-RIGHTS-US and Trinidad and Tobago sign convention regarding abduction of children
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a treaty that will effectively afford “left-behind parents” the full remedies of the Hague Convention to resolve child abduction cases. The Hague Abduction Convention treaty goes into effect from Thursday, according to a joint statement issued by the two countries, as a consequence of decades…
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T&T Govt snaps up Clico
(Trinidad Express) The country’s largest insurance company is about to become potentially one of the State’s most lucrative and far-reaching assets. Cabinet has approved the transfer of about $8 billion worth of insurance giant’s CLICO’s pro¬fitable business to a new company called Atrius which will be 100 per cent owned by the State, sources close to the transfer decision confirmed…
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TRINIDAD-COURT-Former CONCACAF president to file legal action prominent Barbadian jurist
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Austin “Jack” Warner, the former president of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) says he is taking legal action against prominent Barbadian jurist, Sir David Simmons over the contents of a report that had been damning of him. Sir David had chaired the CONCACAF Ethics Committee that reported Warner…
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TRINIDAD-ENERGY-TT records slight drop in proven gas reserves
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s proven natural gas reserves have contracted by one per cent last year, but Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine said the figures show the authorities are “arresting” the decline in recent years. According to the figures released by the Texas-based consultants, Ryder Scott, Trinidad and Tobago’s proven energy reserves were 13.106 trillion cubic…
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UNITED STATES CRIME American national given lengthy jail term for child sex tourism offence in Haiti
MIAMI, CMC – A 68-year-old American has been sentenced to 165 years in jail, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after he was found guilty of child sex tourism offences in Haiti. Acting United States Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman, said Matthew Andrew Carter, 68, also known as “William Charles Harcourt” and “Bill Carter” was sentenced by US District…
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Will we become fully free?
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer -The calendar once again turns our focus on this period of recognition for this nation, beginning today with Emancipation Day, August 1. There will be a number of occasions over the next few days on which the National Anthem and National Pledge will be sung and said out loud with greater fervour than other months. And, among…
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GUYANA-COURT-Eight passengers suing Caribbean Airlines
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – More than two years after they were injured when a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plane overshot the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), eight of the passengers have filed a lawsuit against the Trinidad-based carrier. The passengers through documents filed through their attorneys – Sase Gunraj and Jaya Singh – last last month are each…
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GUYANA-HOUSING-Housing minister warns of fraudsters as new housing scheme launched
launched GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government is warning the public to be aware of fraudsters attempting to sell them house lots as it announced plans for the start of the 1,000 homes turn- key initiative. Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali said that the housing initiative is expected to begin in October, and public should be aware of…
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