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What is the controversy involving Nicki Minaj and Dez Bryant? Mom's story and social media feud explained
Sportskeeda
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August 5, 2025
Over the weekend, rapper Nicki Minaj and former professional football wide receiver Dez Bryant exchanged several heated words on the social media platform X. It all started when Bryant’s former employer and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said...
The national bird, tree and fruit
The Gleaner
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August 6, 2025
THE RECOMMENDATION of the Jamaica Horticultural Society that the lignum vitae should be the floral emblem of Jamaica was adopted by the select committee in the House of Representatives after due consideration, and it went on to suggest that the...
CG BritCay Wraps Up 2025 Summer Internship Programme with Cross-Jurisdictional Innovation and Impact
Caymanian Times
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Coralisle Group (CG) has concluded another successful year of its Group-wide Summer Internship Programme, which spanned six jurisdictions including Bermuda, Cayman, The Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica. Locally, the interns selected for...
bpTT’s quarterly report: Investing in the future of energy
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 31, 2025
Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis 11 Hrs Ago BpTT's Mento platform off the southeast coast of Trinidad. Photo courtesy bpTT - WITH 12 offshore platforms and three subsea installations, bpTT is TT’s largest hydrocarbon producer, having started producing...
The Philippines: Building a Connected and Inclusive Digital Future
OpenGov Asia
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July 31, 2025
Bulacan is fast becoming a national example of inclusive digital transformation, as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) strengthens efforts to expand connectivity, streamline government services and reduce the...
Santa’s little helper graduates top of his school in SEA
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 6, 2025
Features Yvonne Webb 8 Hrs Ago Shavir Sankar receives his plaque from his uncle and president of the Rapid Fire Kidz Foundation, Kevin Ratiram, RFK executive member Johnny Quash, with his is his mom, Shanta. - SANTA’s little helper Shavir Sankar...
46 Chinese vessels monitored in West PH Sea in July — PH Navy
Inquirer
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August 5, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy (PN) reported on Tuesday that 46 Chinese vessels were monitored in the West Philippine Sea in July. From July 1 to 31, the PN tracked 13 China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels and 15 People’s Liberation Army-Navy...
Top 10 drinks launches from August
The Drinks Business
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August 5, 2025
From celeb-backed spritzes to limited edition whisky, this months roundup brings summer elegance and strong contenders in the premium category. KYLIE CÔTES DE PROVENCE ROSÉ Pop icon Kylie Minogue has released the 2024 edition of her...
Addressing literacy and numeracy
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 5, 2025
Commentary Newsday Yesterday - THE ANNUAL circus of SEA results exposes a blunt reality that we continue to ignore at our own peril: the large number of children who complete primary schooling but are unprepared to access the secondary school...
T&T national appointed CTO Deputy Director, Sustainable Tourism
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Trinidad and Tobago national Narendra Ramgulam has been appointed by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) as its new Deputy Director, Sustainable Tourism. This newly created position underscores the CTO's commitment to...
HAMAA at the forefront of Historical Martial Arts Protection
World Intellectual Property Organization
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The Historical African Martial Arts Association (HAMAA) is a community of martial artists, instructors, scholars, and artisans working to share information, connect, and learn about the history and culture of martial arts in Africa and the African...
‘A patriot and a gentleman’
Trinidad Express
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Independent Senator and head of the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Deoroop Teemal died yesterday at the age of 68. Teemal, who for years was a senator and a senior organiser of the Divali Nagar, promoting and encouraging the...
Attracted by hope, trapped by lies: heal after being the victim of the trafficking
The European Times
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July 30, 2025
Eight years ago, Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, motivated by decrease opportunities and the hope of finishing her veterinary studies. At just 21 years old, she accepted an offer of knowledge that promised work in Trinidad and Tobago, cleaning...
Is 3D printing the future of building houses? This Colorado company hopes to cement the model.
The Colorado Sun
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July 30, 2025
CHAFFEE COUNTY – A structure that looks as if it could have been made from a giant Erector set sprawls over a homesite in a new development just east of Salida. It supports a dangling, moveable arm programmed to follow the path of the home’s...
No Man’s Land, whose responsibility
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 31, 2025
Features Newsday 5 Hrs Ago Mangrove fringes the Bon Accord Lagoon and No Man’s Land. - Photo courtesy Shivonne Peters-McPherson Shivonne Peters-McPherson discusses the changing face of the popular party site in the Buccoo Reef Marine Park. Tobago...
Lured by hope, trapped by lies: Healing after being trafficked
The European Times
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July 30, 2025
Eight years ago, Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, driven by dwindling opportunities and the hope of completing her veterinary studies. At just 21, she accepted an offer from an acquaintance who promised work in Trinidad and Tobago, cleaning homes,...
China, Sweden ban porn; T&T should do the same
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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On East Grove Main Road, a busy stretch in Georgetown, Guyana, a doubles shed stands at the roadside. Overlooking the small tent is a MovieTowne complex reminiscent of Wrightson Road in Port-of-Spain. Massy Stores and Starbucks are...
Joy is a necessary ingredient to change the injustices in our world
Global Sisters Report
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August 5, 2025
A friend of mine from Los Angeles had taken part in the June 14 "No Kings" protest, and she told me about one experience she had being in a group that brought a band to join the protest. The band inclusion had two goals: One was to keep the group...
DICT positions Bulacan at the forefront of digitalization
Punto Central Luzon
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July 31, 2025
MALOLOS CITY (PIA) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has put Bulacan at the forefront of various digitalization initiatives. This is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s push for digital connectivity,...
Embattled BP beats on earnings as it touts selling oil, not cups of coffee, as Wall Street pokes fun at its former CEO
Fortune
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Embattled BP returned to profitability and beat earnings expectations for the first time since announcing its “fundamental reset” early this year, moving away from renewables and back toward fossil fuels, offering encouragement about its long-term...