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School shutdown 'the last resort' --

School shutdown 'the last resort'Nikita Braxton South Bureau SHUTTING down schools will be the last resort for the Education Ministry if cases of swine flu are found, said Minister Esther LeGendre. ’While we will consider it, if the situation warrants, it is a last resort,’ the Minister of Education said yesterday. Over the past two months several schools had confirmed cases of the swine...

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Landslide woes in Barrackpore -- '3 homes lost...'

Landslide woes in Barrackpore'3 homes lost...'Nikita Braxton South Bureau SLIPPING AWAY: The landslide believed to have been caused by a leaking water main that has destroyed three homes and damaged several others at St Croix Road, which links Princes Town to Barrackpore. - Photo: DAVE PERSADMERE inches away from the edge of an eroding roadway, drivers cautiously made their way along...

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Unions blame Govt for plight of Chinese workers --

... or deserve." Roget said he would take their plight to the Minister of Labour. -with reporting by Nikita Braxton

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Thieves rob poultry businessman of $130,000 --

Thieves rob poultry businessman of $130,000Nikita Braxton South Bureau Tuesday, October 13th 2009Thieves escaped with $130,000 in cash and jewelry during a break-in at a poultry business in San Fernando Sunday night. Businessman Edward Indar said he lost the cash and about $100,000 in jewelry after the break- in. The electronic items were left behind. "They stole my wedding band and even...

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'People power' helps TML school bring in $150,000 --

'People power' helps TML school bring in $150,000Nikita Braxton South BureauSending a message: This pupil gets a ride from the police escorting participants of yesterday's San Fernando TML Primary School walkathon in support of healthy living. -Photo: Dave PersadUnlike some schools in need of help, the the San Fernando Trinidad Muslim League (TML) Primary School has chosen not to protest...

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Mack's lawyer to protest 'beating' --

Mack's lawyer to protest 'beating'Nikita Braxton South BureauSunday, October 11th 2009"SAFE": Silas MackTHE LAWYER for murder and kidnap accused Silas Mack intends writing the Commissioner of Prisons to protest the alleged beating of his client at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca. "It is a civil injustice," attorney Deke Rohlehr said on Friday. He said his client's left eye was blood...

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Woman fined for stealing $$ from man, 77 --

Woman fined for stealing $$ from man, 77Nikita Braxton South Bureau Tuesday, October 6th 2009wanted to pay furniture bill: Nisha Tiwarie, right, is escorted by a police officer to the San Fernando Magistrates' Court yesterday. -Photo: DEXTER PHILIPA WOMAN who stole $1,600 from a pensioner to pay her furniture instalments confessed her crime in court yesterday. Nisha Tewarie went to the...

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Escaped inmates on bail; 'I was held for nothing' --

Escaped inmates on bail; 'I was held for nothing'Nikita Braxton South Bureau Saturday, October 3rd 2009A man who allegedly escaped from the Chaguanas Police Station last week told a magistrate he left the station because police officers had held him for nothing. Jonathan Mohammed, of Cunupia, yesterday pleaded guilty to escaping lawful custody. But after his explanation, First Court Senior...

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Groom-to-be gets lucky in court Held for drug charge... -- Held for drug charge...

Groom-to-be gets lucky in court Held for drug charge...Held for drug charge...Nikita Braxton South Bureau Friday, October 2nd 2009A MAN who is engaged to be married in a few months yesterday begged that he be spared a jail term after confessing to having marijuana when arrested by police. His fiancee was in court to hear his plea. Ryan Bijaran, 29, was found with 2.9 grammes of marijuana...