Articles Tagged “National”
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VIDEO: Bolt and Blake apologize for disrespecting their Jamaican Anthem.
Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake issued public apologies after being accused of disrespecting their country’s national anthem during a medal ceremony at the recent World Championships. Blake, the new 100-meter world champion, will hope to restore pride at the Diamond League in Zurich on Thursday, days after he and Bolt earned the wrath [...]
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“Granny Quila” meets with T&T PM after Youtube fiasco. What’s next?
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has met with the 14-year-old girl known as “Granny Quila” who posted a hostile and threatening video on YouTube and Facebook. Accompanied by Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development, Senator Verna St. Rose Greaves, Persad-Bissessar said she appeased the visibly distressed teenager who was in the company of her mother [...]
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Trinidad teachers having sex with their students!
Here’s an interesting article from Trinidad Guardian: Some teachers are having sex with their pupils in the nation’s schools and they are allegedly getting away with it. Senior educators believe the red tape within the Teaching Service Commission Tribunal allows these miscreants to commit their crimes without fear. Because the officers in the commission are [...]
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The Official Proclamation by President Obama for National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
413 - Proclamation 8686 – National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2011 May 31, 2011 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The fabric of our Nation has been woven together and enriched by the diversity of our people. Our legacy as a Nation of immigrants is part of what makes America strong, and [...]
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Trinidad and Tobago “Calypso Girls” National Netball team in South Africa for test match.
T&T senior netballers arrived in South Africa over the weekend, to participate in a Test Series with the host. The series started yesterday (South Africa Time) at Guanten East Region. The “Calypso Girls” were sent-off by Sports Minister Anil Roberts, who was at the Piarco Airport to wish the players good luck for the match-up [...]
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