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Britain votes to leave EU
Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016
Britain votes to leave EU: Cameron to resign; markets rocked
Britain votes to leave European Union
Britain has voted to leave the European Union to take greater control of its economy and its borders, shattering the stability of the continental unity forged after World War II.
OAS expat missing for 15 days
Police are expected to meet with the wife of missing Brazilian expatriate Odair Lins, who flew into Trinidad earlier this week to assist with investigations into his disappearance.
FOOD AT LAST
THE FIRST four of 12 flights by Venezuela's military cargo planes, loaded with food and other supplies, flew out of Trinidad yesterday and arrived minutes later in Eastern Venezuela.
170 tonnes of food sent to Venezuela
Within a three-day period, some 170 tonnes of food and toiletries will be sent to Venezuela by plane, while 600 tonnes will be sent via sea next week.
Students on suicide watch
TWO East Trinidad students, embarrassed over being caught in a sex act at school on Wednesday, are now on suicide watch after one of them attempted to take his life.
Opposition blanks Govt on bail bill
THE Opposition yesterday blanked a Government invitation to discuss anti-crime laws at Tower D, Port-of-Spain International Waterfront Centre, even as both sides continued to blame each other over an inability to get talks started.
'T&T needs to do more on climate change'
Despite numerous discussions on climate change the country needs to do much more, especially as T&T is an energy-based one, says deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Planning Beverly Khan.
Duprey defends Clico's vision
CL Financial majority shareholder Lawrence Duprey has defended his family's vision for the insurance giant against criticisms from Sir Anthony Colman, chairman of the commission of enquiry into the collapse of Clico and the Hindu Credit Union.
Money could have paid policyholders
The $100 million spent on Sir Anthony Colman Commission of Enquiry (CoE) into the failure of Clico and the Hindu Credit Union (HCU) could have been better used to pay policyholders, former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj said yesterday.
Sirjoo: Public suffering daily hardships from poor planning
WHERE are the planners now?
Rambharat on sale of Bharath's Porsche Cayenne: Unsuitable for ministry's fleet
Minister of Agriculture Clarence Rambharat has deemed the luxurious Porsche Cayenne which was yesterday advertised for sale in a daily newspaper as "unsuitable for the ministry's fleet."
New textbook racket
An act of dishonesty
National Security assistance has been recruited to ascertain how new state-supplied textbooks—bearing the stamps of some schools—are being sold on the streets of Port-of-Spain, Education Minister Anthony Garcia says.
Narinesingh takes offence to 'shell company' remark
Director of Occupational Health Solutions, Indira Narinesingh, said yesterday that she had no knowledge that her company had been named in the Family and Children Division Bill 2016
$3M funding for Eid celebrations
CABINET yesterday approved a sum of $3,075,000 to be distributed among 15 organisations for this year's celebration of Eid-ul- Fitr.
Motion against AG today
THE House of Representatives will sit today from 1.30 pm to debate a no-confidence motion against Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi. The motion was filed by Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal and calls on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to fire Al-Rawi as AG, pointing specifically to the decision by State oil company Petrotrin to discontinue legal action against its former executive chairman Malcolm Jones with respect to the failed gas-to-liquids project. In his motion, Moonilal claims there was a lack of due diligence and disclosure by Al-Rawi concerning the discontinuance of this matter and this has fuelled claims of political interference in this matter. Moonilal further alleges that on this basis, Al-Rawi has compromised his office.
Cops demand speedy, fair trial for Insp Seales
MEMBERS of the 'Police for Police', which will contest the Police Social and Welfare Association (PSWA) elections next Monday, yesterday demanded a speedy and fair court trial for Inspector Michael Seales who on Wednesday was charged for making seditious comments and appeared in the Port-of- Spain Magistrates court.
No end in sight for stolen guns probe
ACTING Commissioner of Police (CoP) Stephen Williams is unable to indicate when an almost twoyear investigation into the theft of 41 firearms from the Forensic Sciences Centre in St James would be concluded.
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