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Kamla retains leadership of UNC
Posted: Monday, December 7, 2020
Kamla retains leadership of UNC
Incumbent United National Congress (UNC) leader Kamla Persad- Bissessar last night claimed victory in the UNC's internal polls, saying there was a clear trend that her Star slate was going to win when the official results come in.
Vasant's concession speech in full
Kamla, Vasant's teams claim irregularities
Hosein: Adolescent minors preyed upon, groomed, kidnapped or trafficked
Statistics from the police noted that so far, in 2020, the total number in this group was 273 with 210 being female, 63 male, and 222 returned. In 2019, there were 349 missing, 253 female and 96 male with 325 returned. And in 2018, 268 went missing with 208 being female, 60 male, and 257 returned.
Kamla condemns Ashanti's murder
OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar joined the Prime Minister in condemning the brutal murder of 18 year-old Ashanti Riley on Saturday.
Kamla: Disrespect of women starts at top
...Whitehall vigil for murdered Ashanti
Mother of two Summer George's first trip to Whitehall, on Queen's Park West in Port of Spain, was not for fun or admiration, but to hold a vigil in honour of Ashanti Riley and the many other women who have lost their lives by violent means in Trinidad and Tobago.
Kamla wants Independent senators to block procurement passage
OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is hoping that the nine Independent Senators would join the UNC's six senators in blocking passage of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Bill 2020 when it is debated in the Senate.
Scrap iron policy to prevent theft, safeguard industry
Theft is one of the compelling reasons the Ministry of Trade, since 2013, has been trying to regulate this industry, which has been growing globally, as reflected domestically. Statistics provided by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) show scrap metal exports escalated from $69 million in 2009 to $96 million in 2010, an increase of 39 per cent in a year.
MovieTowne crowd raises concerns
Videos have emerged of scores of young people gathered at MovieTowne, Port-of-Spain, Saturday evening without adhering to COVID-19 regulations which include the wearing of masks and not gathering in groups of more than 10.
'Zesser party' down the street from Deyalsingh
So-called "zesser parties" have been taking place in the Valsayn community, mere metres from where Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh lives.
Retired cop stuck abroad after life-saving surgery
After leaving the country for life-saving heart surgery last month, a retired police corporal is pleading with the government to allow him to return home for Christmas.
Autopsy: Sherise died from blood clot
Asked whether Williams' death was preventable or not, Deyalsingh said all of the maternal deaths recorded are "non-preventable due to patient factors." He noted that in the public sector, 40 per cent of expectant mothers only turn up for screening in the second and third trimester of their pregnancies and is a contributing factor in maternal deaths.
The 3 pundits who sat at their funerals
Police release man caught on tape with incoherent 14-year-old girl
Child Protection Unit officers on Saturday released a man caught on tape luring a visibly incoherent teenage girl into his car, after she refused to give a statement to them.
Pedestrian fatally knocked down by off-duty cop in Gasparillo
Police are investigating the death of a Gasparillo man who was knocked over by a pick-up truck on Saturday.
Cop's car firebombed
Officers suspect that the man might have been burned and have made checks at hospitals and other medical facilities.
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