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Siparia Corp settles $840,000 debt
Six weeks after the Siparia Regional Corporation (SRC) was levied upon for failing to pay compensation to an injured worker, the corporation has found all the money—$840,000—to settle the matter.As a...
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No bail for $4.3m coke, gun charges
A Venezuelan who was held by police as he came off a boat in Cedros allegedly with $4.3 worth of cocaine, a gun and ammunition was yesterday denied bail when he appeared in the Point Fortin Magistrates...
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Valencia squatters withdraw lawsuit against State
While the State has to protect its assets it must ensure that its approach is characterised by fairness and justice.This was the view of Justice Frank Seepersad yesterday as Valencia squatters...
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$345,000 for false gun, drug charges
The State has to pay more than $345,000 in compensation to two men who were beaten by the police and framed on firearm, ammunition and marijuana charges.In awarding the money to friends Richard Caesar,...
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Father claiming ‘woman problems’ jailed for cocaine
A father of 13 who claimed he turned to cocaine to ease his “woman problems” was jailed for five months yesterday.Atherly Williams, 47, seemed amused by the incident, chuckling as he explained how he...
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Retiree fined for having bogus car insurance
For uttering a fake insurance policy at a police station after an accident, a 62-year-old man was yesterday ordered to pay a $1,800 fine forthwith.Ramchan Ramdass, a retired messenger from the Ministry...
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No bail for burn victim on robbery charge
The Moruga man who claimed that police officers set him on fire in a police station five years ago has been denied bail on a robbery charge.Jamerson John appeared in the Princes Town Magistrates’...
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Scotia worker needs blood after shooting outside bank
A Sociabank employee remains warded at hospital in a serious condition, after he was shot in the abdomen and robbed in front his workplace yesterday morning.Rostan Mahabir, 28, of Carapichaima,...
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Couple jailed for stealing security cameras from PriceSmart
A woman and her husband who stole a security camera system because the wife “liked it” and she is often alone home were each jailed for nine months yesterday.Mala Rampersad-Deonarine, 46, a geriatric...
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Wife burnt to death
After escaping through a window with his two children, police officer Shane Ramdath risked his life and ran back into his burning home to rescue his wife. However, the flames and smoke were just too...
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Judge calls for proper framework for campaign financing
A High Court judge yesterday called for proper regulatory framework for election campaign financing as he ordered former government minister Jack Warner to repay $1.5 million to a prominent...
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Pundit tied up, family robbed
Unaware that her family was being robbed, the two-year-old daughter of a pundit greeted one of the intruders and went to hug him. This innocent act of kindness did not stop the bandits from grabbing...
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Fatal accident near Interchange
A 27-year-old Charlieville man died in an early morning accident near the Couva Interchange yesterday.Ricardo Ramjattan, a facilities co-ordinator with Prestige Holdings, died instantly when his body...
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Police still questioning shooting suspect
Police were up to late yesterday still questioning the suspect held in connection with last Tuesday’s shooting of Scotiabank employee Rostan Mahabir. They confirmed that charges have not yet been...
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Five years jail for fiery death
Doubles vendor Nizam Mohammed will spend the next five years in jail for killing a man by setting him on fire.Mohammed was charged with murder, but he was found guilty on March 28 to the lesser offence...
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Housewife accused of faking kidnap ordeal
A Couva housewife has to appear in the Couva Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with falsely reporting to police that she and her son were kidnapped by four men. Sapna Chinyan, 32, claimed the...
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‘Don’t jail my client for killing homeless man’
A Vistabella man who in a fit of rage killed a homeless man after the man threatened his wife and child with a bottle should be spared a prison sentence.This is the position of both the defence and...
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Court gives Warner 120 days to raise $3.7 million
Former government minister Jack Warner has 120 days to raise to $3.7 million or sell three of apartments at his Emerald Plaza Hotel at St Augustine to settle an outstanding judgment debt. Warner agreed...
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Gambling addict faked kidnapping
A Couva housewife lied to the police about being kidnapped along with her son for a $30,000 ransom because she gambled away all her husband’s money.Sapna Chinyan, 33, gave the excuse when she appeared...
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Sat eases up Kamla for Arrival Day celebration
Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha secretary general Sat Maharaj yesterday pulled back slightly on his Indian Arrival Day ban on United National Congress leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. His decision to pull...
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