Trinidad Express
Parents protest prolonged closure of school
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- Parents protest prolonged closure of school
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Marabella West councillor John Michael Alibocus joined parents in protest over the prolonged closure of the Holy Cross Anglican School.
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- US Ambassador tours Trinidad's military academy
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- 3:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Trinidad-born David Greene, J7/9 Deputy Director, US Southern Command Exercise and Coalition Affairs, brings US Ambassador Candace Bond up to scratch on the US donation of two field hospitals to Trinidad and Tobago, during a tour of one of the hospitals at the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Military Academy in Corinth, San Fernando.
US Navy Commander Charles Castephens also shed some light on the work being done in keeping with Continuing Promise 2023 Mission.
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- How did the cocaine get here?
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Naparima Member of Parliament, Rodney Charles, said national Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds needs to explain how some $21 million of cocaine washed up on beaches on the east coast of Trinidad on August 17, instead of advising citizens to stay away from the illegal drugs.
Charles condemned the lack of patrol by Coast Guard vessels and labelled Hinds as being incompetent after the drugs seemed to trigger a spate of attacks on residents in communities on the east coast,
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- Denyse Plummer funeral service embodied her life
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Former Calypso Queen and gospel singer Denyse Plummer-Boocock was given a fitting send-off at Queen’s Hall in Port of Spain on September 6.
Plummer’s funeral featured a mix of calypso and soca, tassa, drums and mas, as well as a “Time of Praise" led by Gospel Minister Sean Daniel and Company.
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- Lynch: I will not be deterred
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Commission of enquiry chairman Jerome Lynch, KC, said he has been accused of bias and is being called upon to recuse himself from the enquiry into the deaths of four divers who were undertaking work for Paria Fuel Trading Co Ltd.
In a press conference on September 6, Lynch said lawyers from State-owned Paria and Heritage Petroleum Company Ltd sent letters to the commission on Sept 5, and prior to that, attorneys from Kenson—a service contractor to oil and gas companies—sent letters on August 2 and previously, all claiming bias.
He said despite this turn of event, he will not be deterred in completing the enquiry's final report.
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- New gas station opens in Franklin Khan’s honour
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Energy Minister Stuart Young cut the ribbon to officially open the new NP service station in Mayaro on September 5.
The station was opened in honour of former Energy Minister Franklin Khan, who helped turned the sod at the site back in 2019 before his untimely passing.
Khan was lauded by many for his contribution towards the project.
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- UNC threatens social disorder over lack of water
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Siparia’s first mayor, Doodnath Mayrhoo, warns of uprising by his burgesses i they do not get their supply of water restored, and threatened “fire” to Port of Spain if that is not done by this week.
Some citizens in South and Central Trinidad have been without water or a low supply since September 2 after electrical problems at Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Desalcott) caused a shutdown.
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- Biker dies in Freeport crash
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Motorcyclist Aasaf Mohammed, 29. loses his life when he crashes into a BMW along Mission Road in Freeport, Trinidad, on September 4.
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- Pledges of patriotism as new school term begins
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Pupils of the Arima Boys' Government Primary Schools sing the national anthem and recite the national pledge during assembly on the opening day of the new school term on September 4.
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- Duke wants peace with Farley
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Political Leader of the Progressive Democratic Patriots, Watson Duke, calls on Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly Farley Augustine to make peace and work for the good of Tobago.
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- David Lee: Is State hindering Paria Report
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The United National Congress (UNC) is calling on Chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the Paria diving tragedy, Jerome Lynch KC, to say if the delay in the submission of its final report is being caused by a ‘State entity.’
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- Moonilal on handing over of Firearm
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- MEMBER of Parliament for Oropouche East Dr Roodal Moonilal has said that the United National Congress has been in consultation with its attorneys about seeking responses from Commissioner of Police (CoP) Erla Christopher on critical issues in the public domain.
Moonilal made the statement as he spoke at the UNC’s weekly media briefing yesterday, as he said there were many questions to be answered on the handing over of a firearm to a special unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service allegedly by a government minister.
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- Title
- Remembering Michael Anthony
- Runtime
- 6:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Carlos Anthony, the son of distinguished author and historian Michael Anthony, talks about his experience with his father.
Also sharing about Anthony was trade unionist and economist David Abdulah.
The Mayaro-born author passed away on August 24 at the age of 93.
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- Mayrhoo is Siparia's first mayor
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Doodnath Mayrhoo, councillor for Avocat/San Francique North, is appointment the first-ever mayor of the newly-minted Borough of Siparia.
Mayrhoo, who followed in his grandfather and father's footstep of working at the former Siparia Regional Corporation, has 17 years service with the institution.
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- Robert Parris is new San Fernando mayor
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Robert Parris is installed as the new mayor of the city of San Fernando.
Parris, the councillor for Pleasantville, is now serving his fifth term as a member of Council.
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- Domestic airbridge contributes to economic progress
- Runtime
- 4:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Tobago House of Assembly's Chief Secretary Farley Augustine calls for Caribbean Airline to reinstate the 24 daily domestic flights between the islands of Tobago and Trinidad.
He said while the argument of non-profitability is not to be discounted, the domestic airbride plays a greater role in support the overall economy of the country.
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- Agustus Long to be converted to oncology centre
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Augustus Long Hospital in Pointe-a-Pierre will become a new oncology centre under the South-West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA).
Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsngh said the facility, which was transformed into a Covid-19 centre following the closure of State-owned oil company Petrotrin, will be handed over to the SWRHA.
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- Hospital employee shot dead at workplace
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Hospital employee Marvin Safe, 29, was fatally shot on the compound of his workplace on August 28.
Safe, who arrived at the Arima General Hospital at around 7.00 a.m. had just walked past the security booth when when a black Nissan X-Trail pulled up next to him, and the occupants opened fire, before driving out of the hospital.
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- Ameen: Bad Roads affecting students
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- WITH one more week until the reopening of schools across the country, the United National Congress has expressed concern over the lack of road repairs and the impact of the school commute on children.
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- Nakhid on Caribbean Airlines
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition Senator David Nakhid has questioned whether Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is leasing a dozen Boeing 737 aircraft for $168 million annually whilst pilots are being treated with “indignity”.
Speaking at the United National Congress (UNC) media briefing at the Opposition Leader’s Port of Spain office yesterday, Nakhid slammed the Dr Keith Rowley led Government for the ongoing debacle surrounding the breakdown in the collective bargaining process between CAL and the pilots.
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- Title
- Tobago Pride - Two Tobago teams top youth football tournament
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Video shot on July 30, 2023 at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Brother Ry Football Academy vs Lambeau FC U12. The article in support of the video published on August 26, 2023
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- Tobago Pride - Two Tobago teams top youth football tournament
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In this video Oropune Police Youth Club vs Brother Ry Football Academy U16 square off.
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- Hospital staff complain over collection of bio hazard bags
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Workers at San Fernando General Hospital complained of a stench coming from hundreds of biohazard bags.
In a response on August 25, management stated it had switched from using a furnace to destroy the bags to a new autoclave unit, and the bags would have accumulated as a result of some transitional staffing issues, which is being rectified.
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- Pilots reject 7.5% wage increase
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Pilots at Caribbean Airlines have rejected the company's off of a 7.5 per cent wage increase over the five-year period 2015-2020.
On August 20 the pilots stage a major sick-out which grounded many flights and led to CAL incurring a $15 million bill as a result rescheduling efforts.
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- High-handed hiring system by local government CEOs and chairmen
- Runtime
- 3:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- National Union of Government and Federated Workers president James Lambert said local government has deteriorated over the years.
He said the CEOs and chairmen have bypassed the standard procedure for hiring, and are taking on their friends and family members, contrary to the agreed to process, which dictates the involvement of the union.
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- Despite operating at a loss, domestic airbridge an essential service
- Runtime
- 5:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Tobago West Member of Parliament, Shamfa Cudjoe, said the domestic airbridge between Tobago and Trinidad is heavily subsidised by the Government, and Caribbean Airlines is operating at a loss on the airbridge.
She noted that despite this, the airbridge is an essential service as it’s about people getting to school, and the movement of goods and services.
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- Councillor Persad takes oath of office
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Councillor for Perseverance/Waterloo, Dubraj Persad, takes his oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony for the 15 council members of the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation.
The ceremony was held on August 22.
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- East coast water woes lead to fiery protest
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Residents at Ortoire Village staged an early morning fiery protest on August 22, over a five-week gap in water supply.
They blocked the roads with burning debris before daybreak, leading to the police having to be called out to quell the situation.
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- EPA knocks inefficient operations of private security firms
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- President of the Estate Police Association (EPA) Deryck Richardson highlights the deficiencies at Telecom Security Services, which led to the death of one of its officers on August 17.
Security officer Hasley Augustine was fatally shot by a group of armed men while depositing cash at an RBC Royal Bank automated teller machine in Cunupia, Trinidad.
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- Scrap dealers want answers on probe into copper export
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Trinidad and Tobago Scrap Iron Dealers Association wants Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher to clear the air on the investigation into allegations of containers of copper ready for export, being discovered at the nation's ports.
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- Worker slain while cutting grass
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Jonathan Matthew Prescott, 21, is fatally shot by a group of men on August 21, while he was cutting grass along the pavement off Pedro Alfonso Street, Cleaver Road, in Arima.
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- Moonilal alleges minister had high-powered gun
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Member of Parliament for Oropouche East Roodal Moonilal yesterday called on the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) to investigate the role of the police and a government minister who is alleged to have handed over a high-powered gun to officers of a special unit in the police service.
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- CHAOS AT PIARCO AS CAL CANCELS FLIGHTS:
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Chaotic scenes at the Piarco International Airport on Sunday, after travellers turned up, only to be told that all Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flights had been cancelled. CAL staff, including pilots, took industrial action overnight after negotiations broke down, passengers were told.
Video by Express photojournalist Jermaine Cruickshank.
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- Saddam Hosein on the Lengua/Indian Walk seat
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- BARATARIA-SAN JUAN MP Saddam Hosein slammed the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) yesterday claiming that a rejected ballot would be “disenfranchising a valid proper elector and vote,” because of their own negligence.
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- Title
- Toddler dies after choking on chenette
- Runtime
- 2:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Taxi driver Keron Scipio is left devastated after his two-year-old niece Raniah Lewis choked and died after swallowing a chenette he had brought home.
Scipio said he did not want any chenette but only purchased a bunch in support of a schoolmate of his, who was selling the fruit to earn a dollar.
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- NWRHA daily-paid workers air grievances
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Daily-paid support workers of the North-West Regional Health Authority attended a meeting on August 17 to highlight their frustration over a number of grievances including the non payment of overtime for duties performed on weekends.
NUGFW president-general James Lambert said they were being rostered to work seven-day weeks without being paid overtime for the weekends.
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- Three charred bodies found in burnt house
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Following the destruction of a house at Cooblal Trace in Sangre Grande, the burnt remains of three persons, believed to be a 47-year-old woman and her two sons, aged ten and 19, were discovered.
While the source of fire is yet to be ascertained, residents told police they heard a loud explosion before the house was engulfed in flame.
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- Barrackpore suffers flooding again
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Heavy early morning rainfall on August 16 left several communities in South Trinidad under flood waters.
The community of Barrackpore was severely affect as flood water rose from as early as 7.00 a.m.
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- Lengua/IndianWalk recount ends in tie
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The winner of the Lengua/IndianWalk electoral district may required a second recount before being declared after a recount called by the United National Congress resulted in a tie.
The Elections and Boundaries Commission had declared the People's National Movement candidate Pastor Autly Granthume as the winner with 1,430 votes compared to the 1,425 amassed by the UNC's Nicole Gopaul, when it announced the results at the August 14 local government election.
However, following the recount, both candidate collected 1,428 votes each.
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- PNM joyous over winning seat at Princes Town Regional Corporation
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The People's National Movement (PNM) celebrated capturing a seat at the Princes Town Regional Corporation at the 2023 local government election.
Speaking after the results were announced, PNM political leader Dr Keith Rowley said it was a particular seat they enjoyed winning as previously they did not capture any of the 10 seats at Princes Town.
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- ‘The UNC has risen’
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Despite the result of the 2023 local government election ended in a 7-7 stalemate, similar to 2019, leader of the United National Congress, Kamla Persad-Bissessar said her party has gained tremendous ground on the People's National Movement, and has captured the popular votes at the election.
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- Non-removal of Rowley's photo sparks concern on election day
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Voter Colin Chandler airs his displeasure with the Elections and Boundaries Commission failure to ensure a photograph of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was removed from the Vistabella Regional Complex due to the fact that the venue was used as a polling station for the August 14 local government election.
Chandler said the removal of the photo was in keeping with the election day rules , thus, it meant that the EBC dropped the ball where that was concerned.
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- Paramsook: I can win again
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Former councillor for Montrose, Andell Paramsook, said he believes he can win the electoral district again.
Having served under the United National Congress in the 2016-2019 term, Paramsook, now a People's National Movement candidate, said he's a home-bred, home-grown candidate who know a lot of his burgesses by name.
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- Smooth voting experience at 2023 local government election
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Government Senator Richie Sookhai appeals to citizens to come out and vote after casting his vote at this year's local government election at the Chaguanas RC Primary School.
Also voting at the Chaguanas RC Primary were Seiwdal Mykoo, 74, and Ramdeo Sampath, 57, who arrived in a vintage 1963 Ford Consul motor car.
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- Rowley: Election success mean holding on to what we have
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said success at the local government election would mean holding on to what the regional corporations the People's national Movement already has, or not losing any significant ground.
Commenting shortly after he voted at the International School in Westmoorings on August 14, he added that if the PNM was to we pick up anything beyond what they had before, he would deem that to be great.
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- UNC rally in San Fernando
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In her final speech before the local government election tomorrow, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called on the people to unleash their anger and release the “Hulk” to “light up” the People’s National Movement (PNM) because of the suffering they have inflicted on the country.
This video was taken by Express photographer Trevor Watson at the UNC rally held yesterday in San Fernando
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- Title
- Venezuelans deported
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Anny Dique is here, consoled by human rights activist Yesenia Gonzales, after her son was taken to Staubles Bay to be deported from Trinidad to Venezuela yesterday morning. This video was taken by Express photographer Ishmael Salandy.
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- Title
- Elderly couple beaten, robbed
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- An elderly couple is beaten and robbed by four bandits who scaled the front wall to their Dry River Trace, St Augustine South, home on August 11.
According to police, two of the perpetrators were armed with knives.
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- Increase in minimum wage a possibility, says Prime Minister
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- An increase in the minimum wage to $30 per hour may not be something the Government can afford, says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.
However, he said he's hoping there would be an increase, but it would be dependent on the country's economic position at the next budget presentation in September.
The current minimum wage is $17.50 an hour.
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- FUL authorisation process needs to be reviewed, says Prime Minister
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said there's the need for a new process to authorise the issuance of Firearm User’s Licences (FULs) for citizens.
Noting that the current was not aiming to arm everybody in the broad sense, he stated that more guns may not necessarily lead to greater protection, but may be a catalyst for more killings in society.
