• Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is assuring the nation that the promised laptops will be given to students by the end of September. 

  • Dr Aubrey Armstrong, a former senior Guyanese politician, yesterday led Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her parliamentary team in intense discussions as a four-day retreat began in Tobago.

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  • Three days before T&T host the second Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Nataki Kerr says she expects everything to be in place for a smooth running of the tournament.

  • The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday said poor attitude towards fitness was responsible for its decision to refuse retainer contracts to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor and Narsingh Deonarine.

  • Standing at a mere four feet and 11 inches tall, 20-year-old David Thorpe tries to lead a normal life, but because he weighs 316 pounds, life has taken a cruel twist. Thorpe faces discrimination wherever he goes.

  • The telecom network that boasts of being the bigger and better of the two here in T&T, threw a true Trini bash on Independence Day, bringing out hundreds to the Hyatt Waterfront in Port-of-Spain from as early as 2.30 pm.

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