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Groceries closed as holiday curfew takes effect
Posted: Monday, May 31, 2021
Groceries closed as holiday curfew takes effect
At a conference on Sunday, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi confirmed that groceries won't be permitted to open under the Emergency Powers (No. 2) Regulations, 2021, issued last night. Stores that are members of the Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) already announced that they would be closed on the upcoming holidays.
Cops called to control crowd at Marabella market
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Belmont family assaulted by men posing as regional health workers
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