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Welder gunned down on his way to collect debt
Instead of starting his new job today, Pleasantville welder Keron Brown’s body will instead be at the Forensic Science Centre in St James for an autopsy. Brown, 21, was shot more than ten times in...
View ArticleDaly knocks Carmona on SSA statement: ‘He can’t override Parliament’s will’
Senior Counsel Martin Daly has said it was wrong for President Anthony Carmona to suggest that in every bill to be assented there is always need for “cause for pause.” Daly made the comment on a radio...
View ArticleBlock acquisition of Flow by CW
Secretary general of the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) Joseph Remy is calling on the Government and Telecommunications Authority to prevent the acquisition of Flow by Cable and Wireless.Remy made...
View ArticleExtra security at prisons after keys ‘stolen’: Offending guard faces charges
A 35-year-old prisons officer held for stealing a set of keys for the Port-of-Spain State Prison remained in police custody up to late yesterday, as detectives continue to build a case against him. The...
View ArticleMaraval man gunned down
A 23-year-old Maraval man was shot dead near his home on Saturday morning. According to reports, Gerel Solomon, of Beharrylal Trace, La Sieva, was returning home with a friend around 8 am after liming...
View ArticleWitness in murder trial admits: I get stipend of $3,700
A suspect turned state witness in the trial of murdered millionaire Dr Ravi Maharaj last week admitted, under cross-examination, that he has been receiving a monthly $3,700 stipend from the State in...
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Chaguanas mayor on Venezuelan crisis: Central burgesses wary of influx
Residents of Chaguanas are concerned about a possible influx of Venezuelan refugees into T&T and the busy central borough, Mayor Gopaul Boodhan said yesterday. He was speaking with the media at a...
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My dance with death
Cancer survivor Clifford Tardieu had a knife pulled on him, rolled a jeep without brakes down a steep hill, dived into 30-foot deep seas to rescue people, had lightning strike on a roof he was on,...
View ArticleCops probe online video of child abuse
Police are investigating another video that went viral on social media of a man seemingly using excessive force against two children.The video, which is one minute and 46 seconds long, went viral over...
View ArticleChristian Historical Society launched: Churches to record contribution to T&T
A number of churches have come together to launch the Christian Historical Society.President of the society, Apostle Terrence Honore, said the passion and purpose of the society are to record and...
View ArticleDPP gives order in prison key disappearance... Guard charged
Prisons officer Darron Ramlochan will appear before a Port-of-Spain magistrate today charged with misbehaviour in public office after he allegedly failed to give a reasonable explanation for why he did...
View ArticleMan shot outside birthday party
Police are investigating two more murders, one of them outside a birthday party in San Fernando early yesterday.In the latest case, San Fernando police are trying to determine whether the murder of...
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Betaudier, a cultural icon, laid to rest
Even as society battles daily to protect and enforce the rights of the poor and oppressed as well as the destitute and sick, Deacon Keston de Verteuil said it also had a duty to protect vulnerable...
View ArticleDookeran opposed to taking $$ from HSF
Former finance minister Winston Dookeran does not agree with the Government’s decision to withdraw money from the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF). He said it was not prudent to do so when other...
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Suspended Seales bids to lead Police Association
Recommendations to change the existing use of force policy in the Police Service, to end private criminal complaints against police officers without approval from the Director of Public Prosecution...
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Disabled call for changes in public transport
People with disabilities are calling on the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) and the Water Taxi Service to make changes to two of its services which require a personal assistant to help...
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Parents protest delay in work at Preysal Primary
Braving heavy rain yesterday, parents and pupils of the Preysal Government Primary School demanded answers over the stoppage of work on their new school building. Standing outside the old school...
View ArticleWhy does it always come down to protesting?
It is very disturbing to me why it is that parents and children have to protest with placards etc, to have things put in place for the Presbyterian-run primary schools in Trinidad.Firstly, there is the...
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$80,000 bail for accused guard
The 28-year-old prisons officer accused of breaching prison regulations by taking home a set of keys for the cells of the Port-of-Spain State Prison has been released on $80,000 bail. Darron Ramlochan,...
View Article220 guns removed from streets this year
Over the last five years, 2,000 guns and 30,000 rounds of ammunition have been seized in T&T and so far this year, 220 guns and 2,600 rounds of ammunition have been taken off the streets between...
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