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No recession, but tough times ahead
Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Central Bank Governor paints gloomy picture of economy

Central Bank Governor on recession: No cause for panic

No recession, but tough times ahead
THE COUNTRY is not in a recession but will face hard economic times in the new financial year. This means Government may not be able to "loosen its belt" too much when it presents the 2010 Budget in Parliament next month.

Worker fatally sliced by glass pane
ONE WORKER was sliced to death, while another critically wounded yesterday, in what was described as a freak accident at a glass company in Caroni.

Victims: We need help
FLOOD victims in Claxton Bay and Tunapuna yesterday blamed clogged drains and blocked watercourses for the flash flooding in their communities on Monday and hoped Government would provide financial relief for their losses.

...Frustrated residents continue clean-up

Squatters contribute to flooding—Hazel

...East-West corridor hit hard

'There's a caiman in my yard'
Maulana Mushtaq Sulaimani awoke yesterday morning to find a six-foot-long caiman in his front yard.

Two-hour wait for snake-bite woman
Dhanmatie Lochan, 17, said she sat at her mother's side for over two hours at the Sangre Grande District Hospital, before she was admitted to a ward for medical treatment.

Hazel: It's Not in Our Books
MINISTER of Local Government Hazel Manning is seeking the advice of Attorney General John Jeremie on whether or not it is legal for private citizens to pay government workers.

AG to rule on Jack's $$ for borough workers

Manning: Smelter coming
The controversial aluminium smelter plant at La Brea is a must for Government, insists Prime Minister Patrick Manning.

...More plants for La Brea

...PM upsets anti-smelter activists
La Brea residents and environmentalists have described Prime Minister Patrick Manning's statement that the community would become the home to the nation's first aluminium smelter facility as "disrespectful" and bordering on contempt.

COP questions need for Cuban doctors

Thieves break into murder victim's home
Tears for Dorna at funeral

St Joseph officers upset over transfer
Cache found at station

Panday calls for probe into gun find at police station

Ex-cop murdered
Killers ransack, clean out house

...Retired cop found murdered at home
WITH his mouth gagged, tape covering his eyes, and hands tied behind his head, retired police sergeant Harripersad Ramkissoon, 67, was believed to have been murdered by assailants at his San Fernando home.

Gunshots fly out in Morvant; one dead

Sleeping ‘Gangster' shot dead
Stephan "Gangster" Mark, a man described as a pest by North Eastern Division police, was shot dead while asleep at his Morvant home yesterday.

High-powered arms found in Morvant
Officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force (NEDTF) were yesterday praised by Acting Police Commissioner James Philbert for their work in retrieving two high-powered firearms in Morvant.

Morvant murder pushes toll to 329

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