INTEGRITY COMMISSION  
The country will have by next week, a new Integrity Commission. President- George Maxwell Richards is to swear in the new members of the Commission on Monday. This means that the numerous calls for public officials, including former UDECOTT executive chairman- Calder Hart, to be probed by the Commission for allegedly acting improperly in public life...may soon get underway..
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GUANAPO CHURCH ON HOLD     
The construction of the mystery church in Guanapo Heights has stopped...but not for long. The Chinese firm building- the Lighthouse of Our Lord Jesus Christ, has packed up and moved out...but could be back in short measure.
There remain however, lingering questions about the source of funds for the 30-million-dollar project. Word is...the Opposition U-N-C has filed a matter on the adjournment...to debate the issue tomorrow, in Parliament.......
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SPORTS   
Well Gayle was also high in praise for yesterday's man of the match Darren Sammy who got 4 wickets and could have had a fifer, were it not for a dropped catch by Gayle himself, which the skipper even joked about after.
however, the st. Lucian born Sammy was pleased with his effort.......
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AG ASSURES  
It's confirmed. A criminal Investigation into Udecott HAS been launched. In fact, the Attorney General has revealed that the probe has been ongoing since September last, when UDeCOTT lawyers began legal action to delay or frustrate the work of the UFF Commission of Enquiry..
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JCC CHARGE HART FOR PERJURY     
The pressure for criminal action to be taken against former Udecott Executive Chairman- Calder Hart continues. This as, the Joint Consultative Council writes to Director of Public Prosecutions asking that he probe whether Mr. Hart committed the crime of perjury- lying under oath at the Commission of Enquiry into UDeCOTT and the construction industry.......
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WI DEFEATED ZIMBAB IN 3RD ODI   
The West Indies TEAM seems .... Seems to have cracked their recent losing streak.
Finally...
The Windies are actually leading this current series against Zimbabwe.......
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HART FATE  
It's official...a team of police officers has been assigned to investigate allegations made about ex-UDeCoTT Chairman- Calder Hart. The decision was made this afternoon, by Acting Commissioner of Police- James Philbert, and the Director of Public Prosecutions- Roger Gaspard..
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TT GLOBAL INTEGRITY     
The corruption allegations levied against State-owned Udecott, and Prime Minister Manning's vocal ongoing defence of the Company and its controversial former Executive Chairman- Calder Hart...have caused Trinidad and Tobago, for the 1st time ever, to be featured in the 2009 report of international corruption watchdog group- Global Integrity. This is a corruption perception index which publishes an annual report on countries around the world where corruption is viewed as a major issue.
The group's integrity scorecard for Trinidad and Tobago is yet to be published...but the rest of its country's report has already been posted online.......
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AUSTRALIA VS NEW ZEALAND   
DON'T ever count out Australia.
They hammered New Zealand by six wickets in the third game in Hamilton... to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series ... After losing the first match.
The Aussies were without vice-captain Michael Clarke, who left amid a controversy back home surrounding his fiancee Lara Bingle, her topless photo was published in a magazine last week .... So he has his hands full.......
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MOVIETOWNE MURDER  
A murder at Movietowne today..
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DOOKERAN SPEAKS     
The resignation of Calder Hart from state-owned UdeCOTT is described as a minor victory by Congress of the People leader....Winston Dookeran. A joint forum today by the Foundation for Politics and Leadership under Unification and Governance in the twenty-first Century saw many noted figures touch on the controversial subject.......
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NACAC CROSS COUNTRY   
T&T athletes struggled at an otherwise successful Staging of the NACAC Cross Country championship in Tobago on Saturday.
The historical event which was dominated by the Americans and Canadians also saw a Caribbean athlete win an event for the very first time.......
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IMBERT ON HART  
Government appears non-plussed by the startling claims of the Congress of the People of documentary evidence that appear to link Udecott Chairman- Calder Hart and a Company HIS board had awarded millions in contracts.
Mr. Hart himself remains silent on the matter. As TV6 reported 1st last evening, the C-O-P is advocating a forensic investigation. For the moment at least,,,it appears that the government won't..
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FIRST CITIZENS AWARDS     
TAs Predicted Tobagonian track and field duo Josanne Lucas and Renny Quow ran away with top honours at the First Citizens sports foundation award's ceremony last evening.
Hosted for the first time at the Hyatt Regency hotel the awards also honoured some of T&T's upcoming talents and teams.......
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UNDER 17 WOMEN   
After playing to a goalless draw with Jamaica, T&T's under-17 girls went under to Mexico by 2 goals to Nil in their latest clash of the four-nation invitational tournament at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium.
In the evenings other clash Canada got the better of Jamaica 4-1.
We pick up the action in the second half between T&T and Mexico ... with the Soca Princesses already a goal down.......
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UNC SENATE CHANGE  
Word that Wade Mark is being stripped of his senior position in the Senate...and barely made it to remain on the Opposition bench in the Upper House.
TV6 News understands that...Mr. Mark's demotions is part of Opposition Leader- Kamla Persad-Bissessar's shake-up of her line-up of Oppositions senators planned for tomorrow. In fact, tomorrow's Senate sitting will see changes in the majority of the U-N-C members of the Upper House.
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T&T UNDER 17     
T&T U-17 female footballers got off to a SHAKY start in their 4 nation invitational tournament last evening at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium as the Soca Princesses drew goalless with Caribbean rivals Jamaica.
In front of a decent crowd at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium .... T&T had the better of the exchanges after a scrappy first half as both teams cancelled each out.
Meanwhile Mexico are the early front runners in the competition .... after the central american team got a late penalty to beat Canada 2-1.......
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BASKETBALL BIG 8 WRAP   
Mario Davis scored a game high 22 points and 9 rebounds to lead his team Sportworld Straker Nets in overtime in what was a gripping encounter this weekend in the National Basketball Big 8 championships.......
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UNC SENATOR PICKS  
Former Government Minister Mervyn Assam is tipped to re-enter the corridors of parliament.
TV6 News understands that Assam will join the Opposition Bench when the Senate convenes on Tuesday.
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KAMLA PHAGWA     
Hundreds of school children came together today to take in Phagwa celebrations... And the politics of the day was not to be left out...
Newly appointed Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar said this colourful festival could be seen as a sign of brighter days for the country.......
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KING & ALEXANDER ON AUSTRALIA STINT   
Stacy-Ann King and Kirbyina Alexander of T&T were outstanding in Australia recently, where they had notable performances with their respective clubs.
Both are currently home, representing T&T against the visiting MCC of England.
TV6 had the opportunity to chat with the two players.......
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CHILE NATIONAL SPEAKS  
With phone communications in a mess in the hours after the quake in Chile, one of two Chile Nationals spoke exclusively with TV6 today, reliving the ordeal of trying to contact her family... Her mother in Santiago, Chile, describes the panic on the ground via Skype.
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NEW COAST GUARD VESSELS     
Prime Minister Patrick Manning says this country is... for the first time in its history... ready to fight the illegal drug trade.......
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DENESH RAMDIN ON WEST INDIES   
West Indies square off with Zimbabwe in their one-off Twenty20 match at the Queen's Park Oval... with both sides looking to win.
As far as Windies stand-in skipper Denesh Ramdin is concerned, his boys are keen on the contest, but will not take the opposition for granted.......
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PREACHER MANNING IN PARLIAMENT  
Prime Minister- Manning claims he's a victim of religious persecution...and that born again Christians are the victims of discrimination.
He's also issued an ultimatum to two journalists to confess what he called...' their spiritual epiphany’ at the hands of persons associated with the mystery church, to which his personal spiritual advisor is linked. He's given them a week to speak out.
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BIG 8 CLUB BASKETBALL     
Steven "Lighter" Lewis scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist to guide the Defence Force to their second straight win ... a 78-56 win over Sportworld Straker nets at the Jean Pierre Complex last evening as the national basketball Big 8 championships.
Meantime Steve Mc Sween and Kevin Garcia combined to help the Petro Jazz come from behind and fight off a late Detour Shaq surge to record a 65-62 win.......
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PM EXPLAINS MYSTERY CHURCH   
The Prime Minister's tirade came as he finally spoke out on the Guanapo Heights mystery church. He confirmed that Cabinet has given some four acres of land to a Christian group to build the church...and insisted that this is in keeping with past governments who've given similar grants to various religious bodies.
Mr. Manning didn't say...exactly how a Chinese firm hired to do many state projects...came to be hired for what he said is a...private construction job.......
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THE MYSTERY CHURCH AGAIN  
New details emerge about the mystery church being constructed in the Heights of Guanapo...to which Prime Minister- Manning has been link...but about which he remains so silent.
Work may have begun this year...but TV6 News has learnt that that Udecott had hired two local firms some four years ago to do design and engineering works on the project. Udecott has denied it's responsible for the project...but key people in engineering and architecture say otherwise. And then there's the shocking link among the church, the Prime Minister and a spiritual woman.
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AUSTRALIA SWEEPS WI     
I wonder how many of you could have predicted the outcome of the series down under!
After losing the Test series 2-nil and the ODI series 4-nil ... the Caribbean side got another 2-nil whipping from the Aussies in the T20 series.
Chris gayle and his men lost the final T20 game in Sydney by eight wickets.
Batting first, West Indies made 138 for 7... with Narsingh Deonarine TOP SCORING with an unbeaten 36.
Australian debutant Daniel Christian and Ryan Harris both captured 2 wickets each.......
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ESDELLE VOLLEYBALL   
ONE of this country's spike girls is heading to Indonesia!
National female volleyballer Krystle Esdelle has picked up a lucrative three-month contract in Indonesia where she will ply her trade at club level.
Esdelle left this morning where she will play till the end of May.......
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BELMONT SHOOTING  
A bloodbath in Gonzales Belmont, leaves four dead, two injured and more traumatised...all in one household.
Three of the dead...siblings. One of the wounded- a four-year-old child...with gunshots almost all over her body.
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T&T DEF. WINWARDS     
While our West Indies men are being battered all over the place in Australia... it's refreshing to finally see team T&T doing well in the four-day regional competition.
Today Daren Ganga and his men cleaned up the Windward Islands... getting the final five wickets before lunch.
The Windwards... chasing a big 373 for victory... resumed on 129 for 5 and never looked in with a chance.
Only skipper Rawle Lewis with 61 made a respectable score as the visitors were bundled out for 217... losing by 155 runs.
Amit Jaggernauth was the man of the match... taking 5 for 47 in the second innings... and overall figures of 9 for 105 in the encounter.......
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TOBAGO SAILING   
We all love the sun, the sand and the ocean.
Well... Tobago was the place to be after all the palancing was over.
The Tobago Carnival Regatta took place on the weekend... with sailors from Vessigny Vikings, Point Fortin Pirates and Tobago Sailing School competing in the event.......
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