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Cellphone smuggling is Trinidad prison system’s biggest challenge – Ex-commissioner
Stabroek News
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July 20, 2025
(Trinidad Guardian) Cellphones behind bars and contract killings ordered by inmates have plagued Trinidad and Tobago’s prison system. From chronic overcrowding and poor infrastructure to limited rehabilitation and staff shortages, the prison...
Digital Literacy Programme Launched In Tobago
TTT Live Online
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July 21, 2025
Digital literacy is being introduced to schools in Tobago. Through a programme, hosted by Bismarck Technology and Learning Institution, Tobago’s students will be exposed to free online computer literacy programmes. The launch of the initiative was...
Financing real inclusion in Africa-Caribbean trade
Trinidad Express
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August 10, 2025
In my opening remarks at last week’s Africa–Caribbean Trade and Investment Symposium, I emphasised that while interest in transatlantic trade is growing, the infrastructure to support it—especially for small businesses and entrepreneurs of African...
Contract reform: The Missing link in Trinidad and Tobago’s energy resurgence
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 19, 2025
Letters to the Editor Newsday 34 Minutes Ago Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Dr Roodal Moonilal speaks at a post-cabinet media briefing at the Red House, Port of Spain, on July 10. - Photo by Jeff K. Mayers THE EDITOR: At a recent...
#COLUMN As I See It: Repeal discriminatory laws affecting children born out of wedlock
St. Lucia Times
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August 10, 2025
By Rahym R. Augustin-Joseph Grenada’s recent passage of the Status of Children Bill 2025, legislation already adopted decades ago in many non-OECS territories, should prompt Saint Lucia to re-examine its own outdated laws. The bill abolishes the...
University of Hyderabad researchers bag Rs 1.2 cr grant to study British era labour migration
The Siasat Daily
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July 17, 2025
Hyderabad: A team led by senior professor Gajendra Pathak from the Hindi department of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) is set to undertake a study on the cultural history of Indian labourers who migrated during British rule. The team has secured...
University of Hyderabad researchers bag Rs 1.2 cr grant to study British era labour migration
The Siasat Daily
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July 17, 2025
Hyderabad: A team led by senior professor Gajendra Pathak from the Hindi department of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) is set to undertake a study on the cultural history of Indian labourers who migrated during British rule. The team has secured...
Taking the plunge into marine science
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 17, 2025
Features Newsday 3 Hrs Ago Anjani Ganase diving in Curacao. - Photo courtesy Anjani Ganase Dr Anjani Ganase learns to dive and falls into the splendour of life in the ocean. This is the third instalment of the series in which she recounts her...
Unilever launches Vaseline Radiant X in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 17, 2025
Features Newsday 3 Hrs Ago An attendee receives a personalised consultation focused on skincare and overall skin health. - July is UV Safety Awareness Month, which is dedicated to educating people about the dangers of ultraviolet (UV) radiation...
Optometry in Trinidad and Tobago: Strengthening vision, shaping care
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 17, 2025
Business Newsday 3 Hrs Ago A patient gets an eye test done. - THALIA BRUCE Optometry, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is a healthcare profession that is autonomous, educated and regulated (licenced/registered). Optometrists are...
Around 200 people attend Sopris reunion on shores of Trinidad Lake
The Chronicle-News - Colorado
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July 16, 2025
Doc Leonetti Contributor The Chronicle-News The ninth Sopris reunion was held at the South Shore of Trinidad Lake on Saturday July 5, 2025, much to the delight of approximately 200 hardy souls who attended the gathering to pay respects to their...
TT Chamber and UWI forge research and innovation partnership
Trinidad Express
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IN a move that signals a new era of collaboration between academia and the private sector, the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TT Chamber) and the Department of Behavioural Sciences, of The University of the West Indies (The...
Island innovation: Tobago hosts billionaire-led business retreat
Trinidad Express
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THE International Dining Empire and the Diva Network are putting Tobago on the global stage with their upcoming Mastermind Retreat 2025, set to stream to over 436 million homes worldwide via platforms such as Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Peacock,...
Napolis bags shining silver
Philstar
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August 10, 2025
Joey Villar - The Philippine Star August 11, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines struck with a first podium achievement in the 2025 World Games courtesy of lady warrior Kaila Napolis who claimed the silver in jiu-jitsu ne-waza...
Napolis secures first PH medal in Chengdu World Games
The Manila Times
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August 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Kaila Napolis became the first toast of the Philippine team hungry for victory in the 2025 World Games, assuring the country its first medal after advancing to the finals of the women's ju-jitsu -52-kilogram ne-waza event at...
A love written in devotion
Trinidad Express
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It began, as many enduring stories do, with an environment of learning and tradition. Geeta was 18 when she first saw Deoroop at the Bharatiya Vidya Sansthhaan Ashram. They were classmates in Hindi language, music, and dance; partners in friendly...
PH ju-jitsu bet Kaila Napolis bags silver in World Games
The Manila Times
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August 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Kaila Napolis settled for the silver medal after bowing to South Korea's Eon Ju Im in the women's ju-jitsu -52-kilogram ne-waza finals on Sunday at the Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Gymnasium in Chengdu, China. From a...
WI Vs PAK: When And Where To Watch Live Streaming Of West Indies Vs Pakistan, ODI Series?
News24
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August 7, 2025
The much-anticipated three-match ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies is set to begin on August 8, 2025, with the first ODI taking place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. Mohammad Rizwan will be leading the Pakistan side, and...
PH bet Kaila Napolis gets silver in women’s ju-jitsu at World Games
Inquirer
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August 11, 2025
CHENGDU, China — Kaila Napolis settled for the silver medal after bowing to South Korea’s Eon Ju Im in the women’s ju-jitsu -52-kilogram ne-waza finals on Sunday at Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Gymnasium here. From a 2-2 deadlock in the...
Props
CNC 3
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August 10, 2025
In a world often shaped by routine and rigid expectations, Colin Matthew Regis, better known as “Creative Matt”, chose to carve out a life defined by imagination, purpose, and resilience. At 36, the Port-of-Spain native has turned what began as a...