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Somewhere within the Police Service (TTPS), there should be a file, a record of what happened to its investigation into the online groups where children are daily being sexually exploited. But last week the TTPS’ legal department said there was not one.
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The Express contacted Ayube this morning to ask for his response to the backlash. He noted that there was no law pertaining to posting a missing child. He claimed further that he was being attacked because of his Guyanese heritage.

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The Burnley v United States lawsuit is now awaiting the outcome of a local court hearing to declare both men legally deceased and allow relatives to assume control of their estates, ACLU senior staff attorney Steven Watt told the Express last week.

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"She says we inherited a “very prosperous functioning country” at Independence, yet describes generations living on salt and rice, drinking from ponds and springs and sometimes eating one meal a day. Which version are we supposed to believe? " READ HERE: https://t.co/WUICe71dlN

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The Government had previously indicated the Debe Campus was expected to be opened pending refurbishment works to be completed before August, though Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has previously noted this date was not concrete. READ HERE: https://t.co/snZssy8yoa

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The shortcomings of the original system came into focus following the 2023 escape of convicted human trafficker Anthony Michael Smith, who removed his electronic monitoring device while his trial was under way.
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The delegation will be led by Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers, who will be accompanied by permanent secretary and head of the Foreign Service Randall Karim. READ HERE: https://t.co/ASj4PYSACB

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The Prime Minister issued two statements in observation of Independence Day which received criticism from some quarters, including the Opposition. READ HERE: https://t.co/rG8e1snOEn

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The First Wave Movement has called on the Commissioner of Police to initiate an investigation into Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s statements in her Independence Day message to United National Congress (UNC) supporters. READ HERE: https://t.co/cvJryWWCsx

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POLITICAL leader of the United National Congress (UNC) and Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, says the leadership of the party must never fall into the hands of weak men and women.

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HOMELAND Security Minister Roger Alexander advised young people yesterday to wake up, stop taking on social media and “go get yours” as he was recorded getting into a Nissan Tiida (Wetman) to be taken to yesterday’s Independence Day parade.

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THE (TTPS) has taken nearly four months, and counting, to provide basic information about its investigation into underground child pornography rings, repeatedly extending a legally prescribed 30-day response period under (FOIA).

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'NOT AN OUNCE OF MEDICAL CARE'
This according to attorney Faris Al-Rawi who spoke outside the Hall of Justice after the Appeal Court ordered the release of businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife, Genevieve.

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The Prime Minister said yesterday, "It’s amazing that these people would sign a petition objecting to something that they have no details about? It makes better sense to wait on the companies to publish their proposals.”

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Within 24 hours of its launch, the https://t.co/ySTnO9dkeX petition, which seeks to halt approvals for the proposed construction garnered at least 8,500 signatures. Overnight that figure surged above 13,000.

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IN MAY, after 62-year-old Jamir Nazir was declared the regional winner of the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, allegations surfaced that his submission, The Serpent in the Grove, was AI-generated. Nazir sat down with the Express at his home on Friday.

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CHRISTOPHER Samaroo, father of Joshua Samaroo, who was killed in a confrontation with police officers, expressed fear that he would be served with a PDO...

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UNDER the Constitution, citizens are guaranteed 'a panoply of rights' that should not be curtailed during a state of emergency (SoE) unless restrictions are 'reasonably justifiable..."the (LATT) has said.

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Beckles yesterday described a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs as “insensitive”, questioning whether the communication was vetted.

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THE IT manager at the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) was killed in Charlieville on Wednesday after he was ambushed by a gunman.

The victim has been identified as 38-year-old Sa-id Khan of St Augustine.

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