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Young, Deyalsingh under fire for luxury cars
Posted: Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Young, Deyalsingh under fire for luxury cars
One, dated March 15, 2021, shows approval being given by the division to grant exemptions to Energy Minister Stuart Young in the sum of $556,571.06 for the purchase of a Mercedes Benz GLE 450. The document stated the car's market price as $1,039,460.41 with VAT as $129.932.55, motor vehicle tax as $134,955 and customs duty as $291,683.51.

Luxury car purchases: 'This is greed'
Moonilal on ministers for getting big tax exemptions when buying luxury vehicles

Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, the country's interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday.

New Coast Guard patrol boats arrive in Trinidad and Tobago
The two Cape-Class Coast Guard vessels bought by the government, each costing US$38.6 million, have arrived in Trinidad and Tobago from Perth, Australia.

COVID-19: Death toll crosses 900
MINISTER of Public Administration Allyson West said on Tuesday TT can emerge from the pandemic even better than before, as she justified the Government's amnesty on penalties on various taxes which is due to run from July 5-September 17.

Roget: Too much suffering in TT – keep the fuel subsidy
He said food prices and taxi fares will increase when the fuel subsidy ends regardless of if government says otherwise.

UWI mourns computer science pioneer
Kalicharan, born in Lengua, South Trinidad, was the first full-time lecturer in computer science at the St Augustine campus.

Trinidad and Tobago survive 8-7 penalty shootout to reach Gold Cup
TT's reward is a place in Group A, where they kick off on Saturday against Concacaf powerhouse Mexico. Also in Group A are El Salvador and Curacao. This win saw TT's interim coach Angus Eve achieve his first mission of guiding his team into the Gold Cup, a month after they failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

No relay: Banned sprinter Richardson left off Olympic team
Banned sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was not on the Olympic roster released Tuesday by USA Track and Field (USATF), a decision that means the American champion's positive test for marijuana will cost her a chance at running on the relay team in Tokyo, in addition to her spot in the 100-metre individual race.

Rambharat: T&TEC has dealt with 4,774 illegal connections

TS Elsa expected to become a hurricane overnight
The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has forecast the Tropical Storm Elsa is close to regaining hurricane strength.

Flooding across T&T with today's rough weather
An advisory from the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government indicates that much of the activity occurred in the Diego Martin, San Juan/Laventille and Siparia Regions.

Retired cop threatens to sue State over pension, gratuity
In October, last year, RBC Royal Bank threatened to sell Friday's home if he and his wife failed to clear the $147,967 balance on their mortgage plus an additional 9.25 per cent in interest over the period that they continued to fail to service the loan.

Police shoot, kill man brandishing cutlass
One man was shot dead by a police officer who intervened in a fight involving his uncle on Monday evening in Diego Martin.



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