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STUART STRIPPED
Posted: Friday, July 3, 2026
STUART STRIPPED OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT
Former PM levels claims of political victimisation after Govt revokes his VIP travel privileges
Dowlath: SEA results show significant improvement
A total of 17,509 pupils wrote this year's SEA examination on March 26, compared with 17,870 candidates in 2025.
Last year, 11.65 per cent of candidates (2,082 pupils) scored 30 per cent or below, while 66.18 per cent (11,827 pupils) achieved 50 per cent or above. A total of 421 pupils, representing 2.36 per cent of candidates, scored 90 per cent or higher.
Penny: One exam does not determine your future
SEA results released last night...
Earthquake disaster 'heartbreaking'
Venezuelan Ambassador:
Man rescued alive 8 days after twin earthquakes in Venezuela
Birchwood condemns MiLAT suspension
OPPOSITION MP for Laventille East/Morvant Christian Birchwood has condemned the suspension of the Military-Led Academic Training Programme (MiLAT), rejecting Defence Minister Wayne Sturge's claim that the decision was because it was not economically viable.
Opposition Pleased TT Will Be Represented At CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting In Saint Lucia
$36m In Children's Authority Debts Settled By Ministry
Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services, Vandana Mohit, on Thursday July 2, 2026, presented cheques to the Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, to cover recently audited outstanding payments totalling Thirty-Six Million, Thirty-Nine Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty-Four Dollars and Fifty-One Cents (TT$36,039,734.51).
Young questions Ramdeen's involvement in Hadeeds' case
Opposition MP Stuart Young is questioning the Government's decision to retain attorney Gerald Ramdeen as part of the State's legal team in the high-profile matter involving businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife Genevieve, arguing that the appointment raises concerns given that Ramdeen remains a defendant in a civil lawsuit brought by the Office of the Attorney General.
Gazetted detention orders on Hadeeds, Sabga outline full allegations
The legal notices setting out the grounds for the Preventive Detention Orders (PDOs) issued against business executives Dominic Hadeed, Genevieve Hadeed and Star Sabga have now been published, alleging they were involved in an ongoing conspiracy to assassinate members of the Government.
CoP fires 17 officers from TTPS amid recruitment drive
Acknowledging the surprise the firings would have generated among the workforce and the public, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of Administration, Junior Benjamin, said they are part of the thrust to provide an improved T&T Police Service.
He said, “This forms part of the zero-tolerance approach by the TTPS in dealing with matters of indiscipline and corruption. It is one of the things we are doing to ensure the standard of the TTPS remains above what is expected, so that the public can see a more improved police service."
T&TEC appoints two new managers same day as executive dismissals
Aniel Jairam, an internal audit manager, assumed his position the following day, while Bisnath Maharaj, the head of security, will take up his post on August 1.
According to the memo, Jairam is an internal audit professional with more than 17 years of progressive experience across both the private and public sectors.
PNM rejects claims of Balisier House financing probe
The People's National Movement (PNM) says it has no fear of any investigation into the financing of the reconstruction of its Balisier House headquarters, as it dismissed online speculation as political intimidation by the Government.
Dookeran: Is 'one per cent' concept reality?
Dookeran said yesterday, "In modern times, this term was coined out of the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement in the US in response to the 2008 global financial crisis. It was given economic credence by noted economist, Joseph Stiglitz in his May 2011 article titled 'Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%', which he described as a dangerous concentration of wealth and political power.
US $2 million in crocus bag seized at Piarco
The money originated from NCB Merchant Bank (Trinidad and Tobago) Ltd and was scheduled to be transported by aircraft to Miami, with a stopover in Jamaica.
However, it was seized following an inspection by Customs and Excise officials, who red-flagged the transaction, citing “certain transactional and accountability deficiencies".
Teen killer freed after nearly two decades
Rampersad was accused of murdering 17-year-old mother of one Navisha Crystal Bedaysie on June 27, 2008.
Months before Bedaysie's death, she and her two-year-old daughter moved into an apartment beneath Rampersad's home. She occasionally left the baby with Rampersad when she went out.
Big jail for ex-soldier who kidnapped, buggered children
A 40-year sentence was yesterday imposed on an ex-soldier who was found guilty of kidnapping and sexually penetrating two boys ages 12 and 14 years.
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