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class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image agportrait"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5252750.603125.20241128041615.74d372ea6d" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="1868" data-agorigheight="3144" alt="Police Complaints Authority Director David West"></div><p class="Caption">Police Complaints Authority Director David West</p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">West, Moonilal heap praise on TTPS for reopening dismissed case</h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">Head of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), David West, has praised the police service’s decision to reopen a controversial corruption case involving seven police officers, calling it a step toward justice. However, West stressed the importance of a thorough investigation, saying, “We will continue our independent probe into why this matter was dismissed initially.”</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">Rhondor Dowlat</span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/hinds-not-distracted-by-bacchanal-over-laventille-west-candidacy-6.2.2172466.36218c6649"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image aglandscape"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5222326.603116.20241128041145.ca82acca97" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="6000" data-agorigheight="4000" alt="Laventille West MP and Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds "></div><p class="Caption">Laventille West MP and Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds </p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">Hinds ‘not distracted by bacchanal’ over Laventille West candidacy</h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">Laventille West MP Fitzgerald Hinds wants to move past all the “bacchanal” in his constituency ahead of the People’s National Movement (PNM) screening carded for Monday. </p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">KAY-MARIE FLETCHER</span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/farley-to-write-pm-on-issues-at-registrar-generals-office-is-tobago-being-punished-6.2.2172464.e97f2983b8"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image agportrait"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5305185.603114.20241128040716.5a851caadc" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="1920" data-agorigheight="2038" alt="THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine"></div><p class="Caption">THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine</p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">Farley to write PM on issues at Registrar General’s Office: Is Tobago being punished? </h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">Chief Secretary Farley Augustine will be writing to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Attorney General Reginald Armour, demanding immediate intervention in the administrative abilities at the Registrar General’s Office in Tobago.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">Elizabeth Gonzales</span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/wigut-to-intensify-protest-plans-to-disconnect-detach-in-december-6.2.2172462.8649ad193f"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image aglandscape"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5780204.603112.20241128040715.989d62ed97" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="2000" data-agorigheight="1333" alt="WIGUT members display placards during a protest last week. "></div><p class="Caption">WIGUT members display placards during a protest last week. </p><p class="Source">ABRAHAM DIAZ</p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">WIGUT to intensify protest: Plans to ‘disconnect, detach’ in December </h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">The West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) intends to escalate industrial action amid an unresolved dispute over salary negotiations.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">Otto Carrington</span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/bullying-incidents-declining-says-ministry-6.2.2172460.30c89bf6c6"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image agportrait"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5794961.603110.20241128040413.312c595b2e" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="1304" data-agorigheight="1365" alt="Chief Education Officer (Ag), Aaron Ramrattan, responding to a question."></div><p class="Caption">Chief Education Officer (Ag), Aaron Ramrattan, responding to a question.</p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">Bullying incidents declining says ministry</h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">While Ministry of Education (MoE) data reveals more than 500 school bullying incidents that resulted in student suspensions over the past two years, acting Chief Education Officer Aaron Ramrattan reports a declining trend.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">KEVON FELMINE</span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/activist-calls-for-more-research-on-domestic-violence-6.2.2172458.ee19d0a933"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image agportrait"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.4915841.603108.20241128040114.deb984de2b" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="1131" data-agorigheight="622" alt=""></div></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">Activist calls for more research on domestic violence</h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">While international statistics indicate that one in three women are victims of domestic violence, one development consultant says it is time for more research.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/moe-issues-cleaners-grants-to-boards-6.2.2172456.b2e9fb9e8f"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image aglandscape"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5795101.603106.20241128035815.03c35411ac" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="4464" data-agorigheight="2976" alt="Cleaners at the Debe Hindu SDMS Primary School tidy the grounds following the lunchtime break yesterday."></div><p class="Caption">Cleaners at the Debe Hindu SDMS Primary School tidy the grounds following the lunchtime break yesterday.</p><p class="Source">KRISTIAN DE SILVA</p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">MoE issues cleaners’ grants to boards</h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly says the cleaners grant cheques, which are distributed to denominational boards, have been prepared and are now being issued.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/ammonia-leak-at-cga-disrupts-operations-6.2.2172452.59b15dccab"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image aglandscape"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5795517.603102.20241128035645.6529258372" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="6720" data-agorigheight="4480" alt="CGA’s Shop Steward Nathanael Burkett, left, CGA’s Branch Secretary Patrice Thomas and TIWU president Emile Jordan leave CGA Ltd’s compound. Eastern Main Road, Port-of-Spain, yesterday, after employees walked off the job due to the smell of ammonia."></div><p class="Caption">CGA’s Shop Steward Nathanael Burkett, left, CGA’s Branch Secretary Patrice Thomas and TIWU president Emile Jordan leave CGA Ltd’s compound. Eastern Main Road, Port-of-Spain, yesterday, after employees walked off the job due to the smell of ammonia.</p><p class="Source">NICOLE DRAYTON</p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">Ammonia leak at CGA disrupts operations </h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">Five months after an ammonia leak at the Coconut Growers Association (CGA) sent eight workers to hospital and forced the closure of nearby schools and businesses, another leak has been detected.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">Anna-Lisa Paul</span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/vybz-kartels-carnival-friday-performance-sparks-debate-6.2.2172450.260a4a0b5d"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image aglandscape"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5201316.603100.20241128035512.f9eda56f7b" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="720" data-agorigheight="691" alt="Vybz Kartel"></div><p class="Caption">Vybz Kartel</p><p class="Source">FACEBOOK</p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">Vybz Kartel’s Carnival Friday performance sparks debate</h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">A video shared by the organisers of the One Caribbean Music Festival showing dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) signing what seems to be a contract to perform in Trinidad for Carnival Friday 2025 has ignited a firestorm of debate across social media.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">Carisa Lee </span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/westmoorings-woman-dies-after-car-runs-off-road-6.2.2172448.4b50dad52c"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image aglandscape"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image Image_" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.3567378.603098.20241128035213.4968d767a9" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="838" data-agorigheight="592" alt=""></div></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">Westmoorings woman dies after car runs off road </h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">Elizabeth De Vignes, 77, of Dolphin Court, Westmoorings, was reportedly proceeding west along Ocean Drive, Westmoorings, around 10.38 am on November 26, when she reportedly lost control of her car.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">Anna-Lisa Paul</span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/no-word-yet-on-kidnapped-chaguanas-businessman-6.2.2172446.d8b2968042"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image aglandscape"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5782718.603096.20241128035043.3cb03c57e4" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="832" data-agorigheight="1741" alt="Shashi Anand Rampersad "></div><p class="Caption">Shashi Anand Rampersad </p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">No word yet on kidnapped Chaguanas businessman</h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">Today marks eight days since businessman Shashi Anand Rampersad was grabbed by kidnappers, and there has been no word from his abductors regarding his release.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><span class="text-editor string">Anna-Lisa Paul</span></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o" aria-hidden="true"></i></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs date"><span class="textelement-publishing date">20241128</span></div></div></div></div></a><a href="/news/scrap-iron-dealers-slam-govt-beauracracy-6.2.2172444.205d54b50c"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs full-width-article"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="150px" class="ag_c1 agjcfs agaifs"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaifs ag-overlay-sizer"><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs rounded-image"><div style="width:100%;" class="Image agportrait"><div class="crop_container"><img class="Image" src="" data-aghref="/image-3.5794958.603094.20241128034443.fd3451364d" data-agimagetype="softcrop" data-agorigwidth="1453" data-agorigheight="702" alt="TTSIDA secretary Nicole Dookie, TTSIDA president Allan Ferguson and TTSIDA VP Erros Seejattan at a press conference yesterday. "></div><p class="Caption">TTSIDA secretary Nicole Dookie, TTSIDA president Allan Ferguson and TTSIDA VP Erros Seejattan at a press conference yesterday. </p><p class="Source">SHASTRI BOODAN</p></div><div class="image-fade"></div></div></div></div><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcsb agaifs article-spacer"><div data-agwidth="100%" class=" agver agjcfs agaifs"><div data-agwidth="100%" class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs"><h1 class="headline">Scrap iron dealers slam Govt beauracracy</h1></div><div class="ag_c1 prio3 agjcfs agaifs shorttext"><p class="bodytext">Scrap iron dealers say while they are willing to become registered, government bureaucracy is hindering the process.</p></div></div></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcsb agaice ag-article-addon"><div class=" aghor agjcfs agaice hoverhide"><div data-agwidth="32px" data-agheight="32px" class="agHasHeight agver agjcce agaice ag-icon"><p>by</p></div></div><div class=" aghor agjcfe agaice"><div data-agwidth="32px" 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