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Greater San Fernando Chamber of Commerce president Kiran Singh
RISHI RAGOONATH
The head of at least one business association is giving Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher some praise for her efforts in fighting crime. This comes amid a public debate as to whether or not Harewood-Christopher’s contract should be extended when her one-year extension end.
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Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher
SHIRLEY BAHADUR
In five days, the one-year extension granted to Erla Harewood-Christopher to remain this country’s Commissioner of Police will expire. However, despite the looming deadline, the Cabinet remains mum on whether they’ll grant a second extension.
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THA Minority Leader Kelvon Morris speaks at a media briefing yesterday at his Scarborough office.
VINDRA GOPAUL-BOODAN
Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Minority Leader Kelvon Morris is lamenting the murders of women in Tobago, as he described the killing of Nekisha Sandy as a “dark day” for Tobago.
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PDP political leader Watson Duke at a media conference yesterday at the party’s Scarborough headquarters.
ELIZABETH GONZALES
Progressive Democratic Patriots political leader Watson Duke has declared his support for Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, amid rumours of a fracture between him and THA secretaries over plans for a reshuffle.
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Relatives and close friends of Nikesha Sandy, 29, were incolsolable as they mourned her murder yesterday. The murder occurred metres from her Aros Vale, Plymouth home.
VINDRA GOPAUL-BOODAN
The murder of a mother of one has angered relatives, Plymouth residents and left Chief Secretary Farley Augustine “heartbroken.”
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Pundit Ugesh Maharaj, left, and UNC MP for Chaguanas West, Dinesh Rambally look at the remains of a damaged murti Wednesday, after the heads were knocked off by intruders at the Bharatiya Vidya Abyas Mandir, Watts Street, Curepe. PICTURE SHIRLEY BAHADUR
SHIRLEY BAHADUR
Mayaro MP Rushton Paray says the recent vandalism at the Bharatiya Vidya Abhyas Mandali Temple is “nothing short of a hate crime” and one cannot afford to “shy away from labelling attacks on religious places of worship as hate crimes.”
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San Fernando Mayor Robert Parris
RISHI RAGOONATH
San Fernando Mayor Robert Parris is denying a claim by St Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen that the Mayor’s Fund is under investigation. During a United National Congress (UNC) media briefing yesterday, Ameen called for a probe of the San Fernando City Corporation (SFCC) for other financial irregularities following the news.
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Prison Officer Lorenzo Marajh
A prison officer has succeeded in his lawsuit over being denied exemptions to keep a beard and wear special orthopaedic shoes, despite being diagnosed with medical conditions.
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A 30-year-old popular social media personality escaped serious injury, during a gun attack outside his home in St James on Thursday.
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TTSP ASP Rajesh Lal
COURTESY FACEBOOK
A warning is being made to all law enforcement officers and public officials to think before they support gang-related activities as they will feel the full brunt of the law.
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Minister of Labour Stephen Mc Clashie
ABRAHAM DIAZ
International Labour Organisation (ILO) programme officer Resel Melville says child labour in this country is “real”. In fact, a UNICEF report conducted in 2022 revealed there are almost 6,000 children between the ages of 5 to 17 who are working. The legal age for employment in T&T is 18.
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FILE: PNM supporters wave their flags.
The People’s National Movement (PNM) has called for prospective candidates to come forward to contest by-elections in the electoral districts of Morne Diablo/Quinam and Lengua/Indian Walk which fall under the Princes Town Regional Corporation.
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