What should I do if my car is stopped by the police?
Jason NathuIf you’re ever “pulled-over” by the police in T&T, there are a few things to keep in mind. The police can stop a vehicle at any time:• to determine whether the driver has consumed drugs...
View ArticleSRP shot as woman colleague fires at suspect
A Special Reserve Police (SRP) constable was expected to undergo surgery yesterday, after being shot in the foot when a female police officer opened fire on a suspect last Thursday.PC Mendoza, attached...
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2 victims suffer broken limbs
Organisers of Caribbean Motor Racing Championship have described Sunday’s incident at the Frankie Boodram International Raceway in Wallerfield as a “freak accident.”In a brief press release yesterday,...
View ArticleDeath threat carried out on PH driver
A Laventille man who relatives said had been threatened repeatedly was called out of his home and shot dead in his yard yesterday afternoon. Kenwyn “Mikey” Prescod, 27, was murdered as he was about to...
View ArticleMan stabs relative to death during argument; on run
Years of ill-feelings and heated arguments between labourer Rajendranath Khelawan and a male relative ended in bitter tragedy on Sunday night when he was stabbed to death during an argument at their...
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Ramadhar on protests over Jamaica trip: It was not a betrayal
Prakash Ramadhar yesterday admitted that if it was the will of his constituents to resign as MP for St Augustine, he would do so.Ramadhar made it clear that he had no craving for political office.He...
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Seales: Statutory rape hard to convict
Securing a conviction in statutory rape cases can be somewhat difficult as there is unwillingness on the part of the victim to give evidence.So said president of the Police Service Social and Welfare...
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Young Women doing it for themselves
In secondary school, Chelsea Ramjit, 22, was teased for being rambunctious and walking “like a boy”. Other cruel taunts came her way. “They used to say I was the Hunchback of Notre Dame,” she recalled....
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CARIRI to test for corexit leftover
In two weeks time, the public will know whether there is any corexit leftover in the Gulf of Paria from the clean-up of the 2013 oil spills.Yesterday, after three years of begging Government and the...
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Marchers back in court Nov 3
Islamic activist Inshan Ishmael and two others pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of leading and participating in a march without permission from the Commissioner of Police.The trio—Ishmael, 48,...
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Jack goes with Imbert abroad to raise funds
Secretary of Finance and Enterprise Development of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Joel Jack is part of the local delegation accompanying Finance Minister Colm Imbert on an international multi-city...
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Independent board needed
A High Court Judge is calling for an independent medical board to be established to provide expert opinions to members of the public who may be the victims of medical negligence. Justice Frank...
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Mechanical failure may have caused Wallerfield crash
The racing track at Wallerfield was certified by the Federation of International Automobiles (FIA) and all safety measures were put in place, according to sources at the T&T Automobile Sports...
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Woman wins $.1m discrimination case
A Muslim woman yesterday won a landmark judgment against a security firm for discrimination on the basis of her religious beliefs.Giselle Glaude, 31, of St Joseph, wore her hijab (Muslim head covering)...
View ArticleNew protest for Trinis detained in Venezuela
Supporters of the five T&T nationals detained in Venezuela since March 2014 are now planning a double protest demonstration. Yesterday, they joined Venezuelan calls for release of the four...
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First Citizens fire was arson—probers
Investigations into the fire that damaged First Citizens Bank’s Princes Town branch two weeks ago revealed it was maliciously set. The T&T Guardian learned that the Southern Division Fire...
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Transit cops protest over gratuity
Retired members of the Transit Police Unit yesterday protested the non-payment of gratuity to them from 2009 to 2015.Approximately ten retired officers stood outside the Vehicle Management Corporation...
View ArticleDetain Unruly ISIS members, cops told
Police officers are being asked to detain members of the Unruly ISIS gang if they are spotted.On Monday more than 20 photographs of members of the gang were sent to various police stationsPolice...
View Article‘Heroes’ on lovers’ squabble in cemetery: We didn’t rescue anybody
The men lorded as heroes for rescuing a screaming woman from an open grave in the Tunapuna cemetery last week say they are not heroes because no such rescuing effort ever took place. In telephone...
View ArticleMinister on cutting healthcare costs: Healthy living is the answer
The only way the Government can reduce the ballooning expenses in the health sector relating to the increased demand by the public for treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCD) is to introduce a...
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