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Petrina Hernandez
Petrina Hernandez

Abducted mom, daughter ‘begged us for help’

(Trinidad Express) With their hands bound with tie-straps and shivering with fear, a mother and daughter who were kidnapped from their Maraval home ran into the arms of Morvant residents on Friday night, pleading for help.

Back home: US cancer patient Jay Bondell, from left, Trinidad-born US resident Adrian Crichlow, 22-month-old AJ Crichlow, Allison Bondell and Fredi Bondell at the Radisson Hotel Trinidad, Port of Spain, where they spoke with the Express last week. The family has since returned home. —Photo: Jermaine Cruickshank

CAL offers stranded family TT$20,000

(Trinidad Express) A family of five who came to Trinidad on vacation last month, but ended up stranded here for several days due to the Caribbean Airlines/pilots impasse, has been offered a TT$20,000 reimbursement by the airline.

Michael Anthony

Trinidad author Michael Anthony dies

(Trinidad Guardian) Renowned author and historian, Michael Anthony, a man Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has called “one of our best timekeepers” died at home at the age of 91 on Wednesday night.

CAL’s counters at the Piarco International Airport were quiet when Guardian Media visited the check-in area yesterday.

Gov’t steps into CAL-pilots negotiations

  (Trinidad Guardian) The negotiations between Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and the Trinidad and Tobago Pilots’ Association (TTALPA) have taken a different turn as the Government is now set to intervene in the process.

Members of the public who were affected by the Caribbean Airlines flight disruptions stand in line to try to get on to a flight to Tobago at Piarco International Airport on Monday.

Pilots: Poor crew rostering causing CAL woes

(Trinidad Guardian) While there is still no confirmation on whether Sunday’s mass absence of Caribbean Airlines pilots was, in fact, industrial action, some workers are now pointing fingers at management over another issue that may have possibly led to the situation—pilot staffing.

Hasely Augustine

Guard killed at ATM in Trinidad

(Trinidad Express) “Terrible, terrible”, said Telecom Security Services owner Derek Chin, in commenting on yesterday’s slaying of a security officer in Cunupia yesterday.

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