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27/07/2024

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26/07/2024

As the Government starts the land reclamation at Kings Wharf for the San Fernando Waterfront Project, Minister of Rural Development Faris Al Rawi explains that getting the job done will take less time than getting the relevant approvals.

For more: https://www.cnc3.co.tt/al-rawi-approvals-taking-longer-than-actual-work/

26/07/2024

Top officials at the Counter Trafficking Unit in the Ministry of National Security say the Unit is working to ensure more convictions for human trafficking.

For more…
https://www.cnc3.co.tt/counter-trafficking-unit-working-to-ensure-more-convictions-for-human-trafficking/

26/07/2024

The Sport Company has announced the timeline for the closure of Hasely Crawford Stadium has been extended.

For more: https://www.cnc3.co.tt/closure-of-hasely-crawford-stadium-extended/

26/07/2024

Minister of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzales says a contigent of workers from the T&TEC will go to St. Vincent and the Grenadines to assist with the country’s restoration efforts after the passage of Hurricane Beryl.

For more: https://www.cnc3.co.tt/ttec-workers-head-to-st-vincent-to-help-with-restorative-efforts/

26/07/2024

The Olympic Games is set to kick off (officially) on Friday in the fashion capital of the world, Paris. The last time the European city hosted these Games was 100 years ago in 1924.

For more: https://www.cnc3.co.tt/punching-above-its-weight-tts-olympic-heroes/

26/07/2024

Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday morning you could catch him carrying the Olympic torch ahead of the opening ceremony.

Read more:
https://www.cnc3.co.tt/snoop-dogg-carries-the-olympic-torch-before-opening-ceremony-in-paris/

26/07/2024

Officials at NIPDEC, which is responsible for the upkeep of the refrigerators at the Forensic Science Centre, are denying workers' allegations that the refrigerators aren't working.

For more…
https://www.cnc3.co.tt/nipdec-denies-allegations-fridges-not-working-at-forensic-science-centre/

26/07/2024

A three-year-old girl is now warded at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex after she was shot in the arm while walking home with her father, on Thursday afternoon.

For more…
https://www.cnc3.co.tt/girl-3-shot-in-arm-while-walking-home-with-dad/

26/07/2024

Flu season often coincides with the rainy season, but why is that?
Angelo Jedidiah and cameraman Che Teekersingh tell us more in this edition of Wellness Wednesdays…
https://youtu.be/gyBXBAmG2QA

26/07/2024

“The T&T team will have 17 athletes across three major sports: athletics, which has traditionally been our strongest field of competition at the Games; cycling, in which we have had world-class performers over several Games; and in the swimming pool amongst the big swimming nations, Australia and the USA…”

Read today’s Guardian Editorial…
https://guardian.co.tt/article/lets-immerse-ourselves-ambitions-and-achievements-in-our-olympic-athletes-6.2.2061090.5fb9e539d8

26/07/2024

With the memories of the West Indies’ fourth-day collapse at Trent Bridge still fresh, captain Kraigg Brathwaite called on his smart side on Thursday to remain focused for the entirety of the final Test which starts on Friday if they were to salvage anything from the three-match series.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/sports/windies-looking-to-fight-every-session--brathwaite-6.2.2060966.cd7c3265df

26/07/2024

Sprinter Michelle Lee Ahye and swimmer Dylan Carter will carry the national flag on Friday when Trinidad and Tobago walks across the river Seine at the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony parade of nations.

For more…
https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/ahye-carter-carry-flag-national-colours-at-olympic-games-opening-6.2.2060964.fadeccbf00

26/07/2024

Ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony, French high-speed rail network lines were reported to have been sabotaged, officials say. Arsonists attacked the French high-speed rail network early Friday, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe for some 800,000 people, including Olympic athletes heading to the grand opening ceremony of the Games in the evening.

For more…
https://www.cnc3.co.tt/arson-attacks-cause-travel-chaos-before-start-of-olympics-in-paris-thwarting-athletes-travel/

26/07/2024

Chairman of the San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation, Alderman Richard Walcott, is denying that workers of the corporation have not been paid for two fortnights.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/san-juan-corp-says-all-workers-salaries-paid-in-full-6.2.2061097.04da068c12

26/07/2024

Officials from the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) have disconnected an illegal water connection reportedly running to the Suarez Circus in the Queen’s Park Savannah.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/minister-puts-a-stop-to-illegal-water-connection-at-qps-6.2.2061099.33f42d9d23

26/07/2024

Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional Corporation chairman Raymond Cozier confirmed yesterday that garbage removal in the affected communities resumed on Wednesday.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/mayaro-residents-get-relief-as-garbage-collection-resumes-6.2.2061115.27aa6f9cbf

26/07/2024

A police officer who was shot while responding to a shooting in east Port-of-Spain on Monday night is recovering at hospital and said to be “stable at this time.”

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/injured-cop-continues-to-recover-at-hospital-6.2.2061101.9bd5e1ec07

26/07/2024

Vendors at the Queen’s Park Savannah (QPS) are angry over being ordered to temporarily relocate their booths to accommodate the Emancipation Village, Agri-Expo, Pan & Powder, and Independence Day celebrations.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/queens-park-savannah-vendors-told-to-relocate-for-40-days-6.2.2061113.9471c1898c

26/07/2024

Employees at the Forensic Science Centre are calling for upgrades to be done at the facility, saying it has become maggot-infested due to a malfunctioning refrigerator.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/employees-complain-about-conditions-at-forensic-science-centre-6.2.2061117.b7b7a1e10b

26/07/2024

Comfort Inn and Suites Tobago has achieved Green Key certification, marking a milestone for the two-year-old hotel.

For more…
https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/tobago-hotel-gets-6.2.2061052.de2225a8ed

26/07/2024

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday the recently signed natural gas agreements between T&T and Venezuela are a major step in maintaining the quality of life in T&T. On Wednesday, Venezuela granted a 20-year natural gas production and exploration deal for the cross-border Cocuina gas field to bpTT and wholly state-owned National Gas Company.

For more…
https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/pm-venezuela-gas-deals-crucial-to-tt-quality-of-life-6.2.2061053.7f65c23f2b

26/07/2024

A 48-year-old private hire taxi driver from Tobago has been sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison for ra**ng a teenage passenger almost a decade ago.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/tobago-ph-driver-gets-11-years-in-jail-for-ra**ng-teen-6.2.2061111.2e01eef44f

26/07/2024

A 52-year-old Special Reserve Police officer appeared in court for several charges of sexual offences against a minor, and was granted bail with surety for $185,000, when he appeared before Master Shabiki Cazabon of the High Court, on Monday.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/bail-for-srp-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-a-minor-6.2.2061109.c7d9865ea4

26/07/2024

The Medical Board has been asked to investigate a doctor who falsely claimed to be a qualified psychiatrist to give expert evidence before a court.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/judge-asks-medical-board-to-probe-unqualified-psychiatrist-6.2.2061107.71bede2128

26/07/2024

Minister with the responsibility of Gender and Child Affairs Ayanna Webster-Roy has sent a request to the police asking them to look into two videos involving minors that are circulating on social media.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/minister-calls-for-probe-into-videos-involving-minors-6.2.2061121.82f9ac1d0a

26/07/2024

Months after he fled his home after it was firebombed twice, a 58-year-old man was gunned down as he left a casino in San Fernando on Wednesday night.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/professional-gambler-gunned-down-in-san-fernando-6.2.2061123.8f2d4726a2

26/07/2024

“If only all parents practised this type of responsibility when they see their children with things that they know they have not bought for them or they cannot get on their own, we can bring T&T back one person at a time…” A sentiment expressed by a senior police officer yesterday, after the mother of a teenage boy handed him over to the police when he was found with clothing and other items that were not his.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/mom-turns-in-son-for-stealing-6.2.2061119.83f8f89477

26/07/2024

Homicide detectives are seeking an interview with a La Romaine man whom relatives suspect in the murder of 22-year-old Shameia Went last Sunday.

For more…
https://guardian.co.tt/news/autopsy-reveals-shameia-was-beaten-to-death-6.2.2061127.5289683ba0

26/07/2024

Generally sunny, hazy and breezy today, despite one or two showery intervals.
Tonight will be mostly fair and hazy.
Significant concentration of Saharan dust is present. Sensitive persons should take the necessary precautions.

For more…
https://www.cnc3.co.tt/weather-forecast-for-today-until-midnight-friday-26-july-2024/

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