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Reigning Soca Monarch and Road March Champion Machel Montano (left) serenades Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at his Machel Monday Carnival Concert at the National Stadium last Monday. Also attending the concert were (from left) Public Utilities Minister Emmanuel George, Minister of National Security John Sandy, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communications, Nicole Dyer-Griffith; the Prime Minister's husband Dr. Gregory Bissessar and calypsonian Benjai

Kamla keeps up heavy party schedule Amidst fiery protests in the Siparia constituency and bitter complaints by some constituents that she is missing in action, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is keeping up a heavy party schedule of Carnival fetes, in one instance hitting three — in different parts of the  read more…

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Winner of the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey in Canada, EMILLE RAMSAMMY (left) and America Hall of Fame Jockey PAT DAY (right) with TTRA chairman DEREK CHIN

Battle of the boards

February 17th 2012 12:11 PM

Cadiz to mediate as chairmen fight over horse race THE racing industry has been thrown into turmoil as the chairmen of the Trinidad and Tobago Racing Authority and the Betting Levy Board have clashed over the dope test result of last December’s Gold Cup winner Boogie Blues, owned by the  read more…

Vera Bhajan

Young lawyer to help troubled youths

February 17th 2012 12:02 PM

Vera Bhajan continues to excel VERA Bhajan, the armless young woman who overcame all obstacles in her quest to secure a law degree, will soon be embarking on a new role – that of motivational speaker to young persons involved in crime. This was announced by Minister of the People  read more…

Sean Baptiste

Three killed in drug deal gone bad

February 17th 2012 12:01 PM

THREE persons lost their lives over the last week in connection with drug deals gone sour in South Trinidad, according to the police. The first was Kevin Ellis, a “PH” Montgomery Street, Ste. Madeleine, who was innocently killed. Police reports say that Ellis’s friend, Sean Baptiste was accused of stealing  read more…

Devant Maharaj is congratulated by Minister in the Ministry of Works and Transport Rudy Indarsingh

Aggrieved AATT security officers plan to cripple Piarco, Crown Point airports

February 17th 2012 11:59 AM

AS THOUSANDS of visitors, which Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar place at 220,000 including returning nationals, flock into T&T to witness and experience the greatest show on earth, they’re being greeted by scowling faces of Airports Authority (AATT) security officers. While the visitors are here to free up themselves the more  read more…

Minister of Transport, Senator the Honourable Devant Maharaj as he takes the Oath of Office at the Swearing In Ceremony at Knowsley, June 27, 2011

More jobs to go at AATT

February 17th 2012 11:58 AM

ONE month after the firing of the board of the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and the retirement of its general manager, Louis Fredericks, there is now word that there are to be more changes instigated by Transport Minister Devant Maharaj. AATT sources tell TnT Mirror that Maharaj has  read more…

Councillor Terry Rondon looks on as Sangre Grande Regional Corporation backhoe operator Michael Rowley piles up tree trimmings that are to be burnt, all part of the exercise to spruce up Salybia beach for campers

Carnival campers flock to Toco

February 17th 2012 11:57 AM

WHILE T&T is the land of calypso and steelband there are still hundreds of Trinis who flee Carnival celebrations, content to laze the coming weekend away until Ash Wednesday, basking in sun, sea and sand. And the expansive Salybia Beach, at the end of Galera Road, Toco is the favourite  read more…

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