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TWENTY years ago, President Christine Carla Kangaloo came face to face with her mortality in the form of breast cancer. And although getting rid of the invasive and unwelcome visitor came with a myriad of challenges, it also taught her life lessons she might not have learned otherwise. “It did change my life,” she said. […]

FR LESLIE TANG KAI bade farewell to his parishioners on October 6 after eight years at the helm of the Roman Catholic church in Tobago. In a brief interview shortly before his departure, he told Newsday, “I came as a stranger and I am leaving as a son because I now have a mother, father […]

Let’s say you got up one day and decided that what you really needed to do more than anything was a bit of rousing research on Indian hair. Even with the most pointedly phrased search questions you will be overwhelmed by sites telling you where to buy it, why to buy it and why it’s […]

THERE IS one fact about bullying in schools you will not hear religious leaders, politicians or their ilk talk about. That fact is this: 28 per cent of students – one in four – are bullied on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation or gender expression, according to one of the last surveys on […]

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A spate of shootings in Diego Martin on Friday left three men dead within a 24-hour period. Thirty-nine-year-old Sherwin Carter, of Blue Basin Road, Diego Martin, was shot and killed on Friday around 9.25 am. He was at his home with his sister-in-law and her children when the shooting occurred. Carter left his home to […]

WASA CEO designate Keithroy Halliday will assume office on December 1. In a news release on October 11, WASA said Halliday has requested “a brief one-month deferment before officially assuming his leadership role at WASA.” It said while eager to assume responsibilities here in Trinidad, this extension will allow him to address certain crucial commitments […]

MINISTER of Social Development and Family Services Donna Cox said her ministry has a whopping 175 vacancies, speaking on October 11 in the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. Mulling the budget, Chaguanas East MP Vandana Mohit had asked why the ministry’s allocation for salaries had risen by $400,000 for fiscal 2025 to […]

ATLANTIC has announced the appointment of Vincent Pereira as its new chairman, effective October 1. In a news release on October 9, Atlantic said, “Pereira is a known leader, with over 41 years of experience in senior positions in the energy sector, including president BHP TT.” It added, “His strategic insights and guidance will be […]

A BELMONT man who was acquitted of the murder of a national footballer in Cocorite in 2011 is now suing the State for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Attorneys for Abdul Charles, 26, filed the claim on October 8. Attorneys Peter Taylor and Nehanda Samuel are representing him. Charles spent over eight years […]