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Expect heads to roll at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) for its poor performance in alerting citizens of the flooding disaster which affected communities across eastern, central and southern Trinidad.

KEVON FELMINE

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As flood waters recede in many areas throughout T&T, there is the high possibility that animals such as snakes and caimans can find themselves into your homes.

An Estonian engineer on the inter-island cargo vessel Cabo Star has been "removed" from the ship and sent home after complaining about safety issues on the vessel.

KEVON FELMINE

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With heavy rains battering their home and a leaking water line eroding their property, a Pointe-a-Pierre family said their home is on the verge of crumbling down a hill.

Several areas in North Trinidad are expected to be without a water supply as the Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA) treatment facilities have been adversely affected due to the heavy rainfall over the past few days.

Southern Division police seized an estimated $40 million worth of cocaine at a house in South Oropouche on Saturday.

Two fishermen, ages 20 and 34, were arrested and are expected to appear before a Siparia magistrate today.

Raphael John-Lall

SEWA T&T has supplied roughly 3,500 meals over the weekend to people who have been affected by floods throughout the country, according to president of the group Revon Teelucksingh,