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Tunapuna farmers certified to develop ‘resilient’ crops

Business Andrew Gioannetti 22 Hrs Ago Marcus Mycoo, farmer and chairman of the MIATD consulting team. - File photo by Lincoln Holder FLOODS destroy millions of dollars in crops annually, but they represent just one of several threats to the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and the national food supply. Prolonged heat spells and droughts

Climate design strikes a ways from Trinidad and Tobago

News Newsday Reporter 5 Hrs Ago An aerial view of Port of Spain. - File photo by Jeff K Mayers ALL adverse weather warnings have been lifted by the TT Meteorological Services (TTMS) after an area of disturbed weather moved away from Trinidad and Tobago and the Lesser Antilles. A press release on September 2

Ministry launches toll free hotline for NCD patients

News Newsday Reporter 6 Hrs Ago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh. - File photo by Venessa Mohammed A TOLL FREE hotline has been launched by the Ministry of Health to assist people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A press release on September 2 said the 24-hour hotline offers medical advice and support for individuals who use

MP Hosein: Blame PM for crime

News Sean Douglas 9 Hrs Ago San Juan/Barataria MP Saddam Hosein. - File photo SADDAM Hosein, MP for Barataria/San Juan, rejected the Prime Minister’s recent disavowal of any blame for the spike in violent crime, speaking at a briefing at UNC headquarters, Chaguanas, on September 1. Holding up a Sunday newspaper reporting the kidnap and

The math conundrum

Commentary marinasb 12 Hrs Ago - THE alarming headline in this newspaper on August 21 announced “64% fail maths” in CSEC exams, across the region. According to the Caribbean Examinations Council, only six per cent of Caribbean children passed five subjects or more at CSEC level, and fewer than one in 20 pupils got five

Care for on to your reminiscence

Commentary Newsday 12 Hrs Ago - THIS past Monday I set out my coffee cup, put a spoon next to it and turned on the kettle of my despair. Heedless of my hostility toward it, the wretch provided perfectly acceptable boiling water. I filled my cup, stirred and went outside. There I sat peacefully for

Heat over monuments

Editorial Newsday 11 Hrs Ago The defaced Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Square in east Port of Spain. - File photo THE debate over removing monuments to colonisers took a dark, aggressive turn during the session convened at Government Plaza, Port of Spain on August 28. The discourse devolved dramatically after one member of the

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Discovering out college presents

News Newsday Reporter 21 Hrs Ago Paula Guy reviews a booklist while back-to-school shopping for the new school term at Mohammed's Bookstore Associates Ltd on Henry Street. - Photo by Gabriel Williams WITH the new school term starting as early as September 2 for some students, shops across Trinidad are bustling with activity. Families are

WASA reservoir ranges dwell low

News Rishard Khan 21 Hrs Ago The water levels at the Caroni-Arena Reservoir in early May. - Photo courtesy WASA DESPITE recent showers, three of the four Water and Sewerage Authority's (WASA) reservoirs remain significantly lower than they should be for the period (its long-term average or LTA). Acting WASA CEO Kelvin Romain told Newsday

Protox donates dengue-prevention presents

News Newsday Reporter 24 Hrs Ago Siparia Mayor Doodnath Mayhroo, left, and Ashuk Mirhai, DTT channel manager at the Protox at the handing over of mosquito repellents at the Siparia Borough Corporation recently. - IN August, Protox distributed over 4,000 Protox mosquito sprays, cockset coils, and plug-ins to 14 local government corporations and the Hunters

Overwhelmed San Fernando man dies at effectively being facility

News Rishard Khan Yesterday Clivey Babwah, 64, died at hospital on August 29 after he was beaten on August 26 - POLICE investigations into the beating of a man from Picton, San Fernando, will now turn into a murder inquiry after he died in hospital on August 29. Speaking to Newsday, a relative who wished
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THA minority leader slams $20m villa beget

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Chaitoo’s lawyer: Committee ruling for TTCB ‘flawed on many grounds’

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Ramadhar returns as COP’s interim political chief

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Juniper Networks warns Mirai botnet is assist and focused on fresh gadgets

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