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PM calls for compassion
Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2025
PM calls for compassion, reflection in her Christmas Day message
'Reflect on democratic freedoms'
...neighbours facing tyranny, oppression, says PM
PM: No freedom, democracy for many in region
She added, "Christ's earliest days were marked by flight from a tyrant ruler, King Herod, as His family escaped violence used to preserve power (Matthew 2:13-15)."
Persad-Bissessar said this scripture shows Christ's "life began in solidarity with the persecuted, the displaced, and the powerless."
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Jearlean: Caricom ties strong, no threat to trade
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Sturge warns against flying drones near airports
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Nightmare before Christmas as Piparo mud volcano awakens
The mud volcano last erupted in 1997, spewing mud up to 200 feet in the air and covering roads and homes. It has been relatively dormant since, showing occasional activity. Its last major burst of activity was in 2019, which cracked Solomon's house.
Piparo erupts: Mud volcano causes major damage
Despite heightened activity after the Piparo mud volcano erupted yesterday, no residents were evacuated.
St Mary's gets a police station
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DCP Benjamin: 29 students on 'naughty list'
"We had things like possession with a weapon, possession of marijuana and assault with a weapon. We even had one or two cases of robbery. We had quite a number of assault because of the number of fights we had. Also, there was possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Junior Benjamin in a phone conversation with Newsday on December 24.
Christmas Eve horror in Valsayn: Grandmother beaten to death
A VALSAYN family's Christmas Eve preparations were transformed into a waking nightmare in the early hours of December 24, when a 68-year-old grandmother was brutally beaten to death, allegedly by a man she shared her home with.
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