Groups welcome police probe in e-mail scandal

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Business organisations are happy to see an investigation by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS)is being conducted into allegations made in Parliament about controversial e-mails during the debate on the no-confidence motion against the government this week. “The T...
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SPY BUG IN DPP’S OFFICE

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - At the height of the Section 34 controversy, a sophisticated laser spying device was discovered in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Roger Gaspard, SC. T&T Guardian investigations revealed the device was detected in November last year inside the conf...
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Get the facts on those e-mail claims

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - THE Commissioner of Police is the most appropriate authority to begin the probe into the authenticity of e-mails presented in the Parliament last Monday by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley. This does not mean, however, that the CoP is the office best suited to finish such ...
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Economists respond to Dookeran on new plan for regionalism

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Despite the economic hardships Caribbean countries face, it is important that regional countries work together to overcome the difficulties, said Dr Dillon Alleyne, economic affairs officer and deputy director, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac)...
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Gov’t says no to balance of payment action against T&T

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THE Ministry of Finance and Planning and the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) are against Jamaica using Article 43 of the Revised CARICOM Treaty to address current balance of payment issues with CARICOM. "(They) have indicated that they do not believe it is in the interest of Jamaica to ut...
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Wanted: Transparent, professional investigation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The staggering claims made by Opposition Leader Keith Rowley during the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday exceeded any expectations of politics as usual. Dr Rowley offered a damning trail of alleged e-mail evidence that outlined a ...
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T&T and Guyana poll politics

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - WHILE the three-year-old People’s Partnership Government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was yesterday preparing to defeat an opposition no-confidence motion, the 18-month-old administration of President Donald Ramotar in Guyana was pondering the timing of a ...
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T&T, China talk trade, energy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine and new Chinese Ambassador Huang Xingyuan met on Monday to hold discussions on energy and trade relations between Trinidad and Tobago and China, a Ministry release said yesterday. Trinidad and Tobago exported five cargoes of liquefied natura...
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Former Justice Minister wants AG sidelined during investigation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former High Court judge Herbert Volney Tuesday called for the removal of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan from office, while police investigate allegations contained in emails purporting to show members of the coalition People’s Partnership government involv...
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