Trinidad Express
Lee: Make NiQuan report public
- Title
- Lee: Make NiQuan report public
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Opposition is calling for a complete shutdown of the NiQuan plant in Pointe-a-Pierre following the death of Massy Energy Engineered Solutions Ltd (MEES) employee Allanlane Ramkissoon, who died after being burnt in an accidental flashfire at the plant earlier this month.
Point-a-Pierre Member of Parliament David Lee is also calling for the release of the report into an explosion at the NiQuan gas-to-liquids plant in April 2021- Lee asking that the plant remain shut until the finds of the report are made public.
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- Crime situation in T&T terrifying, says Opposition MP
- Runtime
- 4:02
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition MP Dinesh Rambally said daylight robberies, home invasions, murders, gang-related activity are all now as much a part of life in Trinidad and Tobago.
He made the comment during his contributed to a motion of no confidence in National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds in the House of Representatives on June 23.
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- Title
- Youth Development Minister accuses the Opposition of hypocrisy over crime
- Runtime
- 8:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Youth Development and National Service Minister Foster Cummings says the former administration which was led by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and not the current Government, has to take blame for the high crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago.
He noted that it was that administration that shut down every youth camp in this country during their disastrous tenure, resulting in many youths gravitating towards a life of crime.
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- Title
- Security Minister gets vote of confidence from Education Minister
- Runtime
- 5:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly came out in stout defence of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds during a motion of no confidence piloted against him by Opposition MP Saddam Hosein.
Gadsby-Dolly said under Hinds leadership, the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic experienced by school children, and which led to an upsurge in school violence, was curbed by the intervention of Hinds and the installing of Community Police within the at risk schools.
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- Title
- THA spends $3.9m on foreign artistes for Tobago Jazz
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The recent Tobago Jazz Experience was a subject of concern when the Tobago House of Assembly held its sitting of the Assembly Legislature on June 22.
Minority Leader Kelvon Morris questioned the expenditure for the event, and was informed by Secretary of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation Tashia Burris that the event, which had a $12 million budget, paid approximately $3.9 million to eight international artistes to perform, but only $.4 million was paid to local acts.
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- Title
- Treat teachers as extended family
- Runtime
- 4:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- President Christine Kangaloo tells the 2023 graduating class of the Trinidad Muslim League Primary School that as they transition to their new school, they should treat their teachers as part of their extended family.
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- Title
- Don't be content with academic CVs and column spaces
- Runtime
- 3:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said a university that has its pedigree in the great work done in research as the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture should not be satisfied with professional or senior staff CVs dominated by columns, inches of questionable opinionated expressions in the local daily or Sunday papers.
He made the observation during his address at the 75th anniversary of the University of the West Indies and the 70th anniversary of its Seismic Research Centre, on June 21.
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- Title
- Police on top of gang activity in St Augustine
- Runtime
- 4:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds says police have arrested and charged five “major players” of gangs operating in St Augustine.
He was responding to a plea by St Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen, for the police to intervene and utilise data to find the root cause of criminality in her constituency.
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- Title
- Farley, we are not 'dotish', says Ancil Dennis
- Runtime
- 10:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- People’s National Movement (PNM) Tobago council leader Ancil Dennis calls out Chief Secretary Farley Augustine on his attempt to play down a leaked audio clip of him discussing the use of THA's money to hire personnel to perform propaganda work.
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- Title
- Tobago Has PNM Leadership
- Runtime
- 4:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said despite his party, the People's national Movement not having control of the Tobago House of Assembly, the PNM has leadership in Tobago.
He noted that there are those who conveniently forget that the two representatives that speak on Tobago's behalf at the Parliamentary level, are members of the PNM.
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- Title
- No Property Tax, then don't vote PNM
- Runtime
- 4:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition MP Saddam Hosein told supporters of the United National Congress that a vote for the People's National Movement at the August 14 local government elections is a vote for Property Tax.
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- Title
- We're not accepting any patch work, say Barrackpore residents
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In yet another day of protest action, Barrackpore residents said they are fed up of the broken promises made by the Government with respect to the fixing of their roads.
Calling on Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan to get his act together, the residents say they will not accept any patch work, they want their road repaved.
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- Title
- Kamla: We don’t want PNM rejects
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- United National Congress political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said her party will not accept any candidates for the August 14 Local Government elections, who has been rejected by the People's National Movement.
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- Title
- Indarsingh calls defectors political grasshoppers
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Member of Parliament for Couva South, Rudranath Indarsingh, yesterday described United National Congress (UNC) members who crossed the floor to the People’s National Movement (PNM) as political grasshoppers
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- Title
- WHO chief praises T&T
- Runtime
- 3:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- World Health Organisation's director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has lauded Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, for his leadership in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said the tough decisions Rowley took helped prevent infections and save lives.
- Title
- June deadline for Vindra's missing file report
- Runtime
- 4:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, told the Senate that he expects the investigative report into the file on the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman case which went missing from the Office of the AG, to be submitted by the end of June.
That investigation is being spearheaded by Justice Stanley John.
- Title
- Attorney General withheld important disclosure, says Mark
- Runtime
- 7:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition Senator Wade Mark accused Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, of not declaring to the Senate that he was chairman of Dialogue Solutions, a firm Mark claimed played a key role in the drafting of of the Arbitration Bill.
The Bill was piloted in the Senate by Armour on June 13.
- Title
- Women, teen lucky to be alive after freak accident
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Two women and a teenage boy are lucky to be alive when a tree fell on a vehicle during high winds and rain.
The trio sustained injuries during the incident along the south-bound lane of the Uriah Butler Highway on June 14.
- Title
- Come clean Farley: Don't take us for fools
- Runtime
- 4:03
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Tobago House of Assembly Minority Leader Kelvon Morris says Chief Secretary Farley Augustine should stop taking Tobagonians for fools and come clean on the controversial audio clip.
Morris said Augustine, who has been silent on the issue for the past 21 days, should state if the male voice in the clip discussing with a woman the use of THA funds to pay workers “lucrative” salaries to spread political propaganda in order to “shape the narrative”, belongs to him.
- Title
- PTSC customer service rating improves to 69%
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The State-owned Public Transport Service Corporation has attained a 69 per cent customer service rating, up from 44 per cent in 2016.
However, vice-chairman Robin Rampersad said they may have to revisit it strategic plan of achieving 90 per cent, which is above the industry's international best practice of 80 per cent, and probably too ambitious.
- Title
- Barrackpore on road to recovery
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Barrackpore residents received assistance from the Princes Town Regional Corporation, to clear debris in the aftermath of widespread flooding on June 12.
One resident said some of the debris and rubble were brought down by the raging waters and deposited in their community.
Express chief photographer was in Barrackpore and captured this footage.
- Title
- Dream debut for Supernovas
- Runtime
- 5:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- First Citizens Supernovas made their debut at the Pan in 21st Century competition a memorable one, when they defied the odds to captured the title at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain on June 11.
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Performing Bruno Mars’ (Peter Hernandez) “Grenade”, the band amassed 289 points to triumph over their 11 rivals.
- Title
- Kamla drops hint of retiring from politics
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Political Leader of the United National Congress, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, said her party is open to discussions of joining forces with other parties to contest the August 14 local government elections.
She also hinted about the end of her political career, saying that after they win the August 14 elections and the general elections in 2025, someone from the hierarchy of the party will take over leadership.
- Title
- South Oropouche farmer loses chicken stock in floodwaters
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Oropouche South Trace, Barrackpore farmer lost thousands of full-grown chickens overnight due to severe flooding in the community on June 12.
The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service upgraded the riverine flood alert in the South Oropouche area to Orange Level, and warned of more rainfall until June 16.
- Title
- South Trinidad hit by heavy early season rain, flooding
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Oropouche West Member of Parliament, Davendranath Tancoo, speaks on the impact of the June 12 flooding in his constituency due to incessant rainfall.
He noted that some homes were under three to four feet of water, and that the flood level is expected to rise even further as water from higher ground comes down.
- Title
- Deceitful Farley
- Runtime
- 8:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley labelled the actions of Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Farley Augustine as “deceitful”.
Rowley said they met and held discussion over the appointment of a new chief administrator, yet Augustine withheld from him the fact that the THA was going to take legal action against the person recommended for the post.
- Title
- Barrackpore residents flee to higher ground
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Sumayyah Gorib, her daughter Nayyara Baksh, and their pet cat Foxtail, are evacuated from their Barrackpore home by employees of the Penal/Debe Regional Corporation.
The family was marooned after flood waters surrounded their home at Mussarapp Trace, on June 12.
Express chief photographer Dexter Philip assisted in the rescue, while trying to capture footage.
- Title
- Haynes: Equitable Education Dismantled
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- UNITED National Congress Member of Parliament for Tabaquite Anita Haynes said that education should be treated as a ‘right’ to all citizens, not a privilege, so that all may have equitable access to opportunities.
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- Title
- Highway Floods
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Express chief photographer Dexter Philip yesterday captured this footage of motorists traversing through flood waters along the Southbound lane of the Solomon Hochoy Highway.
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- Title
- Floods in Rousillac
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Express Chief Photographer Dexter Philip yesterday captured this footage of flooded roads at Grants Trace in Rousillac.
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- Title
- Aripero Flooded
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Motorists yesterday traversed through flood waters in Aripero Village, near La Brea as a result of inclement weather. Express chief photographer Dexter Philip captured this footage.
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- Title
- They turned up for $1 smartphones and laptops, they left emptyhanded
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The much-touted $1 smartphone and laptop promotional launch of Star Network’s Blue Mobile Network in Trinidad and Tobago on June 9, did not materialize.
Hundreds of people who turned up at Invaders Bay were left with nothing but disappointment after the event was unceremoniously cancelled.
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- Title
- Labour movement calls for unity on June 19
- Runtime
- 3:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Leaders of the Joint Trade Union Movement call on all citizens to join in on this year’s Labour Day march and celebrations on June 19.
Unified in their dissatisfaction with the Government, the movement said 'there's currently no hope in Trinidad and Tobago, especially for educated young people.
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- Title
- Cumuto joins protest actions over 'poor roads'
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Cumuto residents staged a fiery protest on June 9, stating that due to deteriorating road infrastructure, their children are unable to attend school when it rains.
The residents said they were “fed up” of the temporary patchwork, paying high taxi fares, and they are in dire need of improved infrastructure.
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- Title
- Mayaro taxis strike
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Taxi drivers operating the Mayaro to Sangre Grande route withheld their services on June 9.
The drivers held up placards and pleaded with the authorities to improve the Manzanilla Bypass Road, which had severely deteriorated in recent months.
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- Title
- Protesting granny arrested
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Barrackpore resident Shairah Ali, 61, is arrested and charged for disorderly behaviour and resisting arrest.
Her arrest stemmed from her conduct during a protest by resident over the poor condition of their road on June 6.
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- Title
- Manta Lodge lying 'idle' after #32m upgrade
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Government Senator Laurence Hislop expresses his disappointment that with some $32 million being spent to repair and upgrade Manta Lodge, the Tobago Tourism Agency Limited did not seek to tender for a buyer or operator at the earliest possible time, leading to the hotel remaining 'unused' until such is done.
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- Title
- Crime not an issue for tourists
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Tourism Trinidad Ltd chairman Clifton Hamilton said visitors to Trinidad are not concerned about crime.
He said having spoken with stakeholders on this matter last week, the general feedback from ground tour operators is that they do not see the crime affecting the visitors.
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- Title
- Decentralisation at play in local government reform
- Runtime
- 5:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Independent Senator Anthony Vieira says the Boroughs and Municipal Corporations represent decentralisation.
He noted that the Local Government Reform and the upcoming Local Government elections will allow citizens to get representation from their local community and it will enable those from the local community to directly impact the decision-making process.
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- Title
- Hunt on for jaguar
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A team of hunters led by Vallence Rambharat, captain of the Hunters’ Search and Rescue Team, conducts a search expedition in the forests of Palo Seco, after sighting of a Jaguar were reported on June 5.
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- Title
- Sabotage in Sangre Grande
- Runtime
- 3:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar accuses the Government of sabotaging the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation via reduced funding.
She said over the past two years funding for development works at that Corporation was slashed by $19 million.
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- Title
- Regional crime symposium was a big waste
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Opposition MP Dr Roodal Moonilal says the $3.4 million spent on the two-day regional crime symposium was a waste of taxpayers’ money as crime continues unabated in Trinidad and Tobago.
The symposium was held from April 17 and 18, at the Hyatt Regency (Trinidad) Hotel in Port of Spain.
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- Title
- Armour: Preliminary enquiries disrupting lives
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, said too many lives of persons awaiting trial have been disrupted by the lengthy process.
In piloting a bill to abolish preliminary enquiries, Armour stated that there are currently approximately 37,933 pending indictable matters at the district (Magistrates) courts.
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- Title
- Parliamentarians pay tribute to Amoy Mohammed
- Runtime
- 3:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Tributes poured in for the late Amoy Mohammed, a former Princes Town MP and People’s National Movement (PNM) foundation member.
Mohammed, who passed away on May 31, 2023, was elected Princes Town MP in 1981 following an historic victory at the general polls under then-prime minister George Chambers.
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- Title
- We want our road paved now
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Barrackpore residents block Rees Road with tyres and debris on June 5, protesting over crater-like potholes and the fact that their road has not been paved in the past 35 years.
Video by Express chief photographer Dexter Philip.
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- Title
- Fatal Accident in Couva
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Employees of the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC), attend to a broken lightpole at Mc Bean, Couva, where accident victim Alikah Mc Leod lost her life after attending a banquet on Sunday morning. Express chief photographer Dexter Philip is in Couva and captured the scene of the accident.
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- Title
- Ministry of National Security responds to claims of abuse at Heliport
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Ministry of National Security yesterday hosted a news conference to respond to the claims of a 21-year-old migrant woman, who says she was beaten and raped by Coast Guard officers while detained at the Heliport Immigration Station in Chaguaramas.
Source of clip: TTT live
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- Title
- Missing Assaut Rifle
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- THE DEFENCE Force is missing one of its assault rifles and a reward is being considered for information on it.
The Police and the Defence Force are currently investigating the disappearance of an un-loaded assault rifle (Israeli made Galil) from the Support and Service Battalion of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment in Chaguaramas
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- Title
- Rowley: Shameless Kamla Persad-Bissessar
- Runtime
- 4:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is shameless to say he's lazy and without shame, when her Government facilitated the billion-dollar Piarco Airport corruption scandal, a record for corruption in any country.
He noted that Persad-Bissessar also became a mouthpiece for the criminals who were involved in the scandal, and later found guilty by a Miami court.
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- Title
- Property tax daily rate of $3 for the 'average citizens'
- Runtime
- 5:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister said despite the resistance and misinformation being placed in the public domain with regards to the property tax, the average person will pay around $3 a day when the tax is implemented.
He said those who don't own a property or who are living off Government assistance, will have no tax to pay.
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