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This St Stephen's College student's Bantu knots led her to be warned by school officials about her hairstyle. Her mother's complaint against the school is being investigated by the Education Ministry.
This St Stephen’s College student’s Bantu knots led her to be warned by school officials about her hairstyle. Her mother’s complaint against the school is being investigated by the Education Ministry.

Trinidad: Mom threatens legal action after daughter was warned about natural hairstyle

(Trinidad Newsday) Leiselle Morton-Taylor, the mother of a 15-year-old St Stephen’s College student who was warned about her natural hairstyles by the school, is awaiting word from authorities.

Richard Chan-Attong

Trinidad salesman abducted, killed

(Trinidad Express) There have been no arrests for the murder of Richard Chan-Attong, 43 who was abducted from his Belmont home on September 16 and found dead in Santa Cruz days later.

Trinidad: Sagicor buys CLICO, BAT portfolios

(Trinidad Express)  The Central Bank on Monday afternoon announced the long-delayed sale of the traditional insurance portfolios of CLICO and British American Trinidad (BAT) choosing its preferred bidder Sagicor Life, a subsidiary of Sagicor Financial Corporation.

Signing the agreements: Governor of the Central Bank Dr Alvin Hilaire, from left, Neil Dingwall, special adviser to the Governor; Ramchand Ramnarine, managing director, BAT; Claire Gomez-Miller, executive chairman, CLICO and BAT; Andrew Aleong; director, Sagicor; Peter Clarke, director, Sagicor and Robert Trestrail, executive vice president and general manager, Sagicor sign the agreements at the Central Bank in Port of Spain yesterday.

Trinidad: Sagicor buys CLICO, BAT portfolios

(Trinidad Express)  Bank yesterday afternoon announced the long-delayed sale of the traditional insurance portfolios of CLICO and British American Trinidad (BAT) choosing its preferred bidder Sagicor Life, a subsidiary of Sagicor Financial Corporation.

Trinidad’s TT$4,000 CARIFESTA cake raises eyebrows

(Trinidad Guardian) Questions are now being raised about the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts’ (MCDCA) decision to fork out $4,000 on a cake while ministry workers claim they had been facing problems in the recent past to get basic office supplies.

Stabbed: Chanday Lalloo

Trinidad grandmother murdered

(Trinidad Express) Gasparillo grandmother Chanday Lalloo was no match for the criminal/s who attacked her on Saturday night, when she was knifed to death.

Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly in attendance at the gala premiere of Taxi Cab Confessions Queen’s Hall. (Courtesy Fareid Carvalho)

Trinidad’s TT$4,000 CARIFESTA cake raises eyebrows

(Trinidad Guardian) Ques­tions are now be­ing raised about the Min­istry of Com­mu­ni­ty De­vel­op­ment, Cul­ture and the Arts’ (MCD­CA) de­ci­sion to fork out $4,000 on a cake while min­istry work­ers claim they had been fac­ing prob­lems in the re­cent past to get ba­sic of­fice sup­plies.

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