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SCANDAL broke out in the House of Representatives yesterday as Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley piloted his motion of no confidence against the Government.

PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night described as “total fabrication”, emails purportedly sent by herself and Government officials on the issue of Section 34. The Prime Minister hastened to add, at a press conference, that she has written to Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams, asking that an investigation be undertaken into (...)

ATTORNEY General Anand Ramlogan yesterday knocked the Opposition PNM on its record in relation to the Judiciary and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

RETIRED army colonel Hugh Vidal believes rumours that he was linked to Jamaat al Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr and his plan to overthrow the democratically elected government in 1990, may have stymied his chance of promotion to the highest military rank of Chief of Defence Staff.

TWO MEN were killed in unrelated accidents at the weekend, prompting both police and fire officials to again warn members of the motoring public to proceed with caution especially as the rainy season is fast approaching.

Residents of Diego Martin, especially senior citizens, are “very scared” that their homes and lives would again be threatened by flooding with the onset of the rainy season.

The Solid Waste Management Company Limited (SWMCOL) yesterday said it is working to ensure that the smoke from the Beetham Landfill Site fully dissipates. However, they are asking motorists to exercise caution when driving along the highway.

The Mount Hope Women’s Hospital is preparing for another set of multiple births in July, or before, but this time around, they are preparing for triplets.

The mother and three of Trinidad and Tobago’s sextuplets at home in Chaguanas have joined a maternal and child health clinic and “are doing well” according to mother, Petra Lee Foon.

STUDENTS from the nearby San Fernando Boys’ RC School and Wesley Pre-School were among hundreds evacuated yesterday morning when a gas leak developed at the Edan Centre Mall located near Harris Promenade in San Fernando.

DOZENS of parents protested outside the Fanny Village Government Primary School in Point Fortin calling on the Ministry of Education to expedite the construction of the new school building which has been under construction for the past five years and which has brought hardship to students.

OFFICIALS from the Ministry of Education (South- Eastern Division) are expected to meet with members of the teaching staff of the Williamsville Secondary School today following a weekend report by Newsday of indiscipline and violence at the institution.

AN “UNBEARABLE” stench emanating from a malfunctioning sewer system at North Oropouche Government Primary School in Sangre Grande reportedly led to the school’s closure yesterday.