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Hairdresser on gun charge not police youth club official
The Marabella hairdresser jointly charged with two men for possession of a gun and ammunition yesterday admitted she was not speaking the truth when she claimed to be the secretary of a police youth...
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Relative: Detractors were for his jugular
Former Petrotrin executive chairman Dr Malcolm Jones was an icon who possessed values yearned to see emulated by young people in this country, said his close friend Winston Rudder yesterday during his...
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Girl, 8, aunt perish in fire
Trapped in a raging fire at their Moruga home in a suspected arson attack early yesterday morning, eight-year-old Alliyah Primus and her aunt Nolene Neisha Gopaul perished while another child was...
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Father guilty of child neglect
A single-father who left his two-year-old son alone at home to get something for the child to eat was scolded by a magistrate when he appeared in court charged with child neglect.Micheal Harewood...
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An unbreakable bond
Overcome with the grief of losing her only child and a sister when their Moruga home was deliberately set on fire, Nicole Gopaul screamed for answers when the single casket bearing both their charred...
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Woman charged in ‘fake rape’ case
A judiciary employee who allegedly made a false report to the police of being raped by a taxi driver has been granted $10,000 bail on a charge of wasting the police time.Wendy Isahark, 45, a telephone...
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5 months jail for bribe offer
The Chinese national who offered a $2,000 bribe to a police officer to to turn a blind eye to her relative’s illegal status in the country has been jailed for five months.Lu Wuying, 34, who was...
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OWTU condemns US military threat
The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) has condemned the threat of a military intervention in Venezuela by the Donald Trump US administration.OWTU’s Chief Education and Research Officer Ozzi Warwick...
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$55,000 fine for smuggling US $
Former flight attendant Vinosh Maraj was yesterday fined $55,000 for trying to smuggle close to US$40,000 into the country.Maraj, 32, of Morang Village, St Augustine, was ordered to pay the fine in one...
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Marathon court session as 444 charges against cop’s wife read
The time consuming task of having to read 444 charges of fraud, money laundering and larceny against a policeman’s wife yesterday caused the Princes Town Magistrates’ Court to sit late into the...
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Woman stays in jail on 444 fraud charges
Despite being granted bail on 444 fraud-related offences and nine wildlife charges, the wife of a police inspector was still behind bars at the Woman Prison in Arouca last night.Relatives of Tinisha...
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Man killed incrash after lime
Although Ameena Manoo knew it is a bad omen to dream about her dead relative, it never crossed her mind that her two sons would be involved in a serious accident and one would die.Ashmeed Manoo, 29,...
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Coconut vendor ambushed, slain
A Cedros coconut vendor on his way to buy foodstuff for Sunday lunch was ambushed and shot to death in his wagon, not far away from his home yesterday morning.Errol Sookbir’s murder left relatives and...
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Couple charged with stealing from casino
A 33-year-old casino supervisor and her husband, who are accused of stealing $153,000 from her employer, are expected to appear in court today charged with 50 counts of larceny by trick.The couple was...
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Woman stole from casino to buy fertility drugs
A pregnant woman who, together with her husband, stole $153,330 from her employer was described as cold-hearted by a magistrate yesterday before she ordered the couple to pay $186,000 in fines in three...
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Anger management for cursing cop
One day after police officers were mobbed by Princes Town villagers, a "PH" driver was ordered to attend anger management sessions for two years for cursing the police in an unrelated matter.Andy...
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Sando traffic plan stays in place
The effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the recent traffic management plan rolled out in heart of San Fernando will be put to the test when school reopens tomorrow, says Mayor Junia Regrello.On a usual...
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Magistrate jails ‘small fish’ mom held mailing drugs
A single mother who claimed she accepted a job to export $1 million in cocaine stashed in picture frames and a car part because she needed money to buy food has been jailed for a year and a half.Melina...
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Kidnap accused remanded
A Carapichaima man accused of kidnapping and robbing a 17-year-old student has been denied bail.Daniel Spencer, 25, was not called upon to plead to the indictable charges when he appeared before San...
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School shut down after just 2 hours
Education Minister Anthony Garcia had promised all schools would be open on the first day, but yesterday the Princes Town East Secondary school remained open for all of two hours.It was not long after...
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