$600m scam scheme incubated in US town
Sunday, March 31, 2013NORTH CAROLINA— Authorities say Paul Burks was the mastermind of a $600 million investment scam—one of the biggest in US history—that attracted one million investors, including nea
View ArticleJamaica to approve bill targeting lottery fraud
Sunday, March 31, 2013KINGSTON—The House of Representatives in Jamaica has passed a bill this week calling for tougher prosecution of those involved in multimillion-dollar lottery scams that mostly have
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Light at end of the tunnel after total blindness Andrea regaining vision
Shaliza HassanaliSunday, March 31, 2013Andrea Nicholas, of Toco, lost her sight on January 2, four days after she was involved in an accident at Morvant Junction. photo: Abraham DiazTeenager Andrea...
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T&T observes Easter and Phagwa today
Paras RamoutarSunday, March 31, 2013Flashback: 2012 Phagwa celebrations at the Hindu Prachar Kendra. PHOTO: SHASTRI BOODANThere is a confluence of religious observances this weekend. For Christians...
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Sean Paul to take the heat up with Shaggy, Jay Sean in concert
Sunday, March 31, 2013Sean PaulSean Paul is back with a new look, a new sound and he’s about to take the heat up. This is Paul’s first concert performance in Trinidad in almost five years and with two...
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Dr Fareed Ali Cardiologist to bring about change
Michelle LoubonSunday, March 31, 2013Newly appointed cardiologist Dr Fareed Ali and his wife Diana celebrate his milestone at a dinner/graduation held in his honour at Buzo Restaurant, Osteria...
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Making a life, frame by frame
Debbie JacobSunday, March 31, 2013Rabindranath Maharaj, T&T-Canadian author of The Amazing Absorbing Boy.Like all of Rabindranath Maharaj’s books, our current Sunday Arts Section (SAS) Book Club...
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UWI stages Cuban play
Desiree SeebaranSunday, March 31, 2013Dr Jorge Morejon, director of Maria Antonia.Female sexuality—and how it’s examined in art and media—is undergoing a kind of rediscovery. The controversial HBO hit...
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Bocas partners with Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference
Desiree SeebaranSunday, March 31, 2013Jamaican author Marlon James will give a keynote speech on A National Literature. Photo courtesy Simon Levy/NGC Bocas Lit FestThe 2013 NGC Bocas Lit Fest was...
View Article2012’s Sportsman & Sportswoman of the Year
Sean NeroSunday, March 31, 2013The First Citizens Sports Foundations’ Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards Ceremony remains one of the country’s premiere social events (as witnessed on March 22).
View ArticleDealers: Beware conmen in used-car industry
Monday, April 1, 2013Chairman of the T&T Automotive Dealers Association (TTADA) Visham Babwah is warning about conmen targeting the foreign-used car industry. Babwah said a customer came seeking...
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TTFC—funding film success
Monday, April 1, 2013A still from the local film, Doubles with Slight Pepper, which was produced with funding from the TTFC.Some of the most successful films from T&T were produced with funding...
View ArticleMayor’s prerogative, people’s choice
Monday, April 1, 2013Three bar owners with businesses on Ariapita Avenue, woodbrook, seeking a renewal of their liquor licences on Thursday at the Port-of-Spain Magistrate’s Court, found themselves...
View ArticleTeaching Achebe in black and white
Debbie JacobMonday, April 1, 2013I took the news of Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe’s death very hard even though I know he probably would not have approved of the way I used his work in class. Twenty...
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White-collar crime is violent crime
DR DYLAN KERRIGANMonday, April 1, 2013On radio phone-in shows last week there was much discussion of the Ryan report.
View ArticleReducing accidents with intelligent cars
Monday, April 1, 2013Accidents on the roads of T&T are a continuing cause for concern.
View ArticleThe answer to crime crisis
Monday, April 1, 2013In 1992 violent crime in America started to fall.
View ArticlePay depositors their due
Monday, April 1, 2013If the PP Government had a conscience, they would pay all the Clico policyholders the full sum legitimately due to them, including those who had to accept the Gove
View ArticleStrengthen base of Devenish Hill
Monday, April 1, 2013I would appreciate very much if I can use your medium to benefit the many out here.
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