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WHO RETURNED $22M SOU-SOU?
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020

GRIFFITH ORDER PROBE – WHO RETURNED $22M SOU-SOU?
HOURS after police counted and ascertained that the money found hidden in a house in La Horquetta on Tuesday amounted to a staggering $22 million, eight of the nine people held in connection with the find were released and under the cover of darkness, all of the money was returned.

Griffith orders probe after $22m sou sou returned by police
LESS than a day after a large quantity of cash was seized by police from a building in La Horquetta, the money was eventually returned to administrators of the DSS sou sou group, by the La Horquetta police.

Security minister warns: 'That is not a sou-sou'

County Victoria has 30% of covid-positive patients
The County of Victoria is responsible for housing 30.1 per cent of all COVID-positive patients in Trinidad and Tobago that are currently under home isolation.

The home isolation process explained

PNM meeting flouts covid19 regulations
Secretary of Health Tracy Davidson-Celestine may have played a part in covid19 health regulations being flouted.

Young: Venezuelan repatriations not a breach of any rules
Minister of National Security, Stuart Young is dismissing claims that the government is breaking any rules as they continue to repatriate Venezuelan migrants who entered Trinidad and Tobago illegally.

Budget must help link farming with agro-process and manufacturing
T&T remains vulnerable to externalities because of its high food import bill estimated to be around $ 7 billion.

Walcott quits TSTT, Agard to act as CEO
State telecommunications company TSTT announced on Wednesday that CEO Dr Ronald Walcott has resigned, effective October 1. In a statement, the company said Walcott was leaving after six years at the helm to pursue other career opportunities.

Improved results in 19 CSEC subjects - MOE issues congrats to students
The Ministry of Education has announced that Trinidad and Tobago students writing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) in 2020 had an improved performance in 19 subjects compared to the previous year.

Ekka McPhee: A leader in sign language inclusion
As the world commemorates International Day of Sign Languages, one local interpreter and teacher hopes to influence inclusion for the hearing impaired.

More younger men using Viagra compared to older men
He said some of the mental health issues faced by men include depression; substance abuse (typically a co-problem); anxiety disorder; sleep disorder; mood disorder; schizophrenia, which is the most difficult to manage; and sexual disorders. He explained the sexual disorders men experience are male erectile disorder, premature ejaculation, sexual desire disorder and impotence.

CJ on Ayers-Caesar: She lost credibility
Chief Justice Ivor Archie has repeatedly denied that he threatened or forced former chief magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar to resign as a High Court Judge.

Des Vignes: Don't change hands during pandemic
ALTHOUGH no date has been announced for the THA elections, constitutionally due in January, the People's National Movement (PNM) Tobago Public Relations Officer (PRO) has issued a reminder to all that now is not the right time to change hands.

More 'step-down' billboards go up
More billboards were erected yesterday calling for Political Leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Kamla Persad-Bissessar to step down as head of the party.

Kamla knocked for blocking UNC revival

Protection needed for global travellers
Faraaz Abdool is looking out for high-flying tourists. He tells us how climate change and human expansion now threaten the amazing life and travels of shorebirds, many of which may be seen on the beaches and coasts of Tobago at this time of year.

Restrained but not repressed
The signs that the central government of Trinidad and Tobago was not supportive of the Tobago House of Assembly as the autonomous body as had been conceived by its main protagonists, became very evident during the first three years of its operation.

Artistes come together for regional concert of hope
Patrice Roberts, Barbadian Alison Hinds, Vincentian Skinny Fabulous and Grenadian Mr Killa are among a regional line up of performers set to entertain at the first ever CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank's virtual walk for the cure and concert of hope.

Woman kidnapped in Sangre Grande
Police have launched a manhunt for a group of people who kidnapped the mother of a supermarket owner in Sangre Grande on Wednesday morning.

Gunmen attempt to kidnap young woman after home invasion
THE screams for help from an 18-year-old University student echoed through the village of Lime Fruit Road in Freeport early Monday morning as masked gunmen attempted to kidnap her. Minutes earlier, the men invaded the teen's home where they tied up her parents, beat and then robbed them of cash and jewellery.

Bloody trail leads to murder scene
Trotman, 70, appeared to have several chop wounds to the head when the body was discovered.



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