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PM, MPs backs Padarath's claims of muted Govt mics
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (1082+ words) It's to'tal'ly cor'rect. The same hap'pened to me on sev'er'al oc'ca'sions, even up to re'cent'ly. We have to bring this up in the Broad'cast Com'mit'tee," the Prime Min'is'ter said. Her com'ments came af'ter Padarath ac'cused par'lia'men'tary staff re'spon'si'ble for the…...
Legendary Carol Addison-Lewis returns home "to shine" with new album
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (851+ words) Car'ol Ad'di'son-Lewis knows how to shine. Af'ter all, she was born to do it. With her soul'ful, pow'er'ful voice, big smile and stun'ning fash'ion en'sem'bles, the vo'cal leg'end knows ex'act'ly how to draw in her au'di'ences, hav'ing per'formed songs from…...
Moody's revises T&T outlook to stable
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (447+ words) Economist Dr Ralph Henry In'ter'na'tion'al rat'ings agency Moody's has re'vised Trinidad and To'ba'go's sov'er'eign out'look from neg'a'tive to sta'ble while af'firm'ing the coun'try's Ba2 cred'it rat'ing, re'vers'ing a move it made just six months ago amid con'cerns over de'clin'ing for'eign ex'change…...
Former Speaker: Parliament chaos fuels anti-social behaviour
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (292+ words) Former Speaker of the House Nizam Mohammed The be'hav'iour wit'nessed in the Par'lia'ment on Fri'day night is be'ing sharply crit'i'cised by the for'mer speak'er of the House, Nizam Mo'hammed. He con'tin'ued, "There is to'tal dis're'gard for the stand'ing or'ders, when…...
Speyside Sec teachers claim Form 1 student terrorising school
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (306+ words) Teach'ers and stu'dents of Spey'side Sec'ondary claim they are un'der siege and be'ing ter'rorised by a Form One stu'dent. Guardian Me'dia un'der'stands two po'lice re'ports have been made about the child to the Char'lot'teville Po'lice Sta'tion. How'ev'er, de'spite two vis'its…...
Govt confirms Independence Day parade is back on
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (353+ words) Lead Ed'i'tor - News'gath'er'ing The Gov'ern'ment in'tends to pro'ceed with In'de'pen'dence Day cel'e'bra'tions, in'clud'ing the tra'di'tion'al pa'rade at the Queen's Park Sa'van'nah, de'spite the on'go'ing State of Emer'gency (So E). The con'fir'ma'tion comes al'most a year af'ter the Gov'ern'ment can'celled the tra'di'tion'al…...
2 killed as fire rips through Po S apartment building
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (547+ words) A fire at an apart'ment build'ing in Port-of-Spain on Fri'day led to the deaths of two women and saw some ten'ants jump'ing sev'er'al feet down, re'sult'ing in bro'ken limbs in a bid to es'cape the flames. For'tu'nate'ly, a ba'by was…...
T&T's DJ Anarchy to bring Caribbean vibes to 2026 FIFA World Cup
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (480+ words) It's not every day you get an In'sta'gram DM (di'rect mes'sage) from a FI'FA rep're'sen'ta'tive say'ing they ad'mire your work. But this is ex'act'ly what hap'pened to T&T's Al'in'ton "DJ An'ar'chy" Br'ere'ton. The Moru'ga na'tive is now gear'ing up…...
Teach You a Lesson: A powerful call to protect students and teachers
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (652+ words) South Ko're'an dra'mas have earned a rep'u'ta'tion for tack'ling dif'fi'cult so'cial is'sues, and Net'flix's Teach You a Les'son is no ex'cep'tion. This grip'ping se'ries shines a spot'light on one of the most trou'bling chal'lenges fac'ing schools to'day: bul'ly'ing, vi'o'lence, and…...
Gangsta governance
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (173+ words) Even if our Syr'i'an-Lebanese cit'i'zens, who be'gan ar'riv'ing in Trinidad and To'ba'go in 1904, had sat on their haunch'es in those pen'ny-pinch'ing board'ing hous'es along Ma'rine Square, cor'ner George, Duke, Dun'can and Char'lotte streets, and flipped coins, gam'bled and played cards,…...