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Proud Moment: Professor Selwyn Ryan greets Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar at the launch of Rhona Baptiste's book, Kamla: Ascent of a Woman, in November 2010

Professor gets $1M to write a report THE five-member Committee appointed by Cabinet to “enquire into the root causes of the problems identified and shown by crime statistics, particularly as it affects Trinidadian males, and to suggest solutions to problems they identify” has hit a snag over money. The delivery  read more…

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Inspector SEWAK BARAN has received a legal challenge against putting haberdashery vendors in Sangre Grande on the run and seizing their property

Vendors fight back against corporation

May 11th 2012 8:06 PM

HABERDASHERY vendors who use the pavements and walls of stores to sell their goods and have run afoul of the law are fighting back. TnT Mirror learnt that attorney Carl Quamina, whose office is at Brierley Street, Sangre Grande, has dashed off a letter to Insp. Sewak Baran of the  read more…

Minister of Food Production, Land and Marine Affairs Vasant Bharath delivering his address at CARDI’s Week of Activities and Public Lecture – ‘Food and Nutrition Security as a basis of a new Development Model’ at the Regency III, Hyatt Hotel, Port of Spain on May 2011

Gov’t moves on 60 squatters in Vega de Oropouche

April 22nd 2012 12:01 PM

SHOW cause notices have been served on more than 60 squatters who have invaded the Ministry of Food Production forest reserve on the Toco Main Road, north of the village of Vega de Oropouche. This was disclosed by Sangre Grande Regional Corporation chairman Alderman Keshwar Maharaj, who said this was  read more…

Cumuto–Manzanilla MP COLLIN PARTAP at left while corporation chairman Alderman KESHWAR MAHARAJ addresses the meeting. CEO RAYMOND SEEPAUL is at right

No URP work for Grande residents

April 6th 2012 2:28 PM

UNEMPLOYMENT Relief Programme (URP) bosses at the Guaico Tamana Road, Sangre Grande office are abusing their authority. They are even defying attempts by MPs Dr Rupert Griffith (Toco-Sangre Grande) and Collin Partap (Cumuto-Manzanilla) to persuade them to give jobs on the programme’s projects to the people of Sangre Grande and  read more…

Haberdashery vendor John Romero (with cap) deals with a customer at his new sales venue, the wall of the Westport store, Eastern Main Road, Sangre Grande

Vendors still ‘homeless’ after court ruling

April 6th 2012 2:10 PM

SERIOUS efforts are being made to facilitate haberdashery vendors who have been on the run in Sangre Grande ever since the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation municipal police officers launched a campaign to stamp out vending on the pavements of the eastern town. This was disclosed by corporation Chairman Alderman Keshwar  read more…

Councillor TERRY RONDON (from left) welcomes Mayor LOUIS LEE SING to his office, while PNM stalwart FITZCLARENCE WALDROPT, Sangre Grande Regional Corporation CEO RAYMOND SEEPAUL and Chairman Alderman KESHWAR MAHARAJ look on

Stay away from Toco

April 1st 2012 12:11 PM

No toilets for campers AT last Thursday’s statutory meeting Councillor Martin Terry Rondon, the Toco-Fishing Pond electoral district representative, said he is not going to lift a finger to help the estimated 10,000 campers who will flock to Toco for the long Easter weekend that starts on Good Friday, April  read more…

From left to right:  KESHWAR MAHARAJ Chairman S./ GDE. Reg. Corp. presents Honourary Certificates to Spiritual Leader FRANK TIFFERSON and his wife LINDA as LAWRENCE LALLA Vice Chairman S.G.R.C. looks on

Grande Corp celebrates Shouter Baptists

April 1st 2012 11:59 AM

SHOUTER Baptists from Sangre Grande and environs had an early celebration of their annual holiday on Thursday, instead of Friday March 30. The celebration was especially staged by the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation directly after members of council led by chairman Alderman Keshwar Maharaj held their monthly statutory meeting. The  read more…

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