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Allegations of deep-rooted corruption within the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) have sparked political controversy. This, after Rural Development and Local Government Minister Khadijah Ameen accused the former People’s National Movement (PNM) administration of turning the initiative into a “feeding frenzy” for friends, family members, and financiers.
Minister of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development Leroy Baptiste says any worker who loses his or her job is a concern to him.
Farmers on the Retrench Estate in San Fernando are calling for a formal investigation into what they describe as land grabbing by a private contractor allegedly linked to a former government minister.
The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government has rejected claims that any project plans have stalled due to a lack of property tax funds.
Rampaging bison are destroying crops and threatening livelihoods in Berridge Trace, South Oropouche, where a group of farmers say they are losing thousands of dollars in produce.
Despite topping the nation in the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) and earning a place at her first-choice school, Naparima Girls’ High, Sandhya Divya Maharaj is calling for the abolition of the exam she just conquered.
While the results of the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examinations have been out for well over a week now, the excitement is still very much in the air for thousands of students, especially those still beaming with excitement from their excellent results.
As this country continues to grapple with crime, Canada’s High Commissioner to T&T, Michael Callan, is reiterating his country’s commitment to strengthening security ties.
Even now, as he endures the pain of stage four Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, 19-year-old Kristopher Mohamed is thinking about others.
In a narrow passage between two buildings on High Street, San Fernando, 42-year-old Mervyn Baisden has built a bookstall that supplies second-hand schoolbooks to students across Trinidad.
One man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a relative during an argument.
It could take up to ten years to resolve the persistent flooding affecting residents of the South Oropouche Basin, according to a community environmentalist.
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