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Suspects still inside
Attorneys for the men detained in last Thursday's police probe of a Carnival disruption plot are making legal bids for their release.This, after the 48-hour period in which the men could have been...
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Muslim Roundtable frowns upon action by lawmen
The Muslim Roundtable (MR) has expressed concern about certain alleged action in Thursday's searches. The MR was formed last year, under the auspices of the National Security Ministry and US Embassy,...
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High security at Kiddies Carnival
There was a heavy police presence in downtown Port-of-Spain and the Queen's Park Savannah for the National Carnival Bands Association NCBA/Republic Bank Ltd Junior Kiddies Carnival parade of the bands,...
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NEL powers up by 9.5%
Joel JulienActing Police Commissioner Stephen Williams' nephew, who is also a police officer, was shot in his head during an altercation with a teenaged bandit on Friday night The bullet entered and...
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Police detain 3 more in Carnival plot
The threat to disrupt Carnival 2018 is still very much on, acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams stated yesterday as he announced that three more people are now in police custody following...
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Tobago passengers cram Piarco Airport
The area at the Piarco International airport allocated for passengers travelling to Tobago was packed beyond capacity yesterday as passengers affected by the withdrawal of the T&T Express utilised...
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Dillon: Carnival is safe
Still no name, no confirmed religious group, nationality nor what exactly the threat is or was in regard to the reported plot to disrupt Carnival 2018.Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams only...
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Renegades breaks 21-year winless spell
Armed with blazing flames and glittering confetti BpTT Renegades broke a 21-year winless spell Saturday into Sunday morning to take top honours in the largeband category of Panorama 2018 with a Duvone...
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Ferry woes continue
Players from Tobago steelbands Petrotrin Katzenjammers and NLCB Bucaneers were among the scores of people looking to return to Tobago yesterday ahead of Carnival Monday and Tuesday.The bands, which...
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Judge rules in favour of O’Connor
Former calypso monarch Duane O’Connor was allowed to compete in last night’s Calypso Monarch finals following a last ditch legal challenge yesterday evening.Delivering an oral judgment at the Hall of...
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Rajaee moved to MSP
Prison officers at the Maximum Security Prison (MSP) are confused and disgruntled as to why high risk prisoner Rajaee Ali was transferred from the Port-of-Spain State Prison on Saturday afternoon.They...
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52 foreigners held in South raids
Fifty two foreigners were arrested by police who raided two hotels in San Fernando and Marabella, in a four-day crime dragnet.The exercise, led by Senior Supt Zamsheed Mohammed and including Supt...
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Attack on Robocop family, Unruly gang member killed
Inter-Agency Task Force officers of Central Division and soldiers locked down the entire Enterprise area following two separate shootings incidents after a member of the Unruly gang was shot dead and...
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Tight security as kiddies play mas in South
The number of masqueraders were low but police presence was high yesterday as scores of children took to the streets to celebrate Kiddies Carnival in San Fernando.In an unprecedented move, amidst...
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Cops question mom accused of pimping out daughter
The woman at the centre of a child prostitution ring, accused of pimping out her own daughter as a sex slave, has been questioned by police.However, even though she confessed in a viral video to...
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Netball vs Cancer on Sunday
Netballers will be conserving some of their energy from the Carnival festivities to battle it out in the annual Netball vs Cancer one-day netball tournament being hosted by the Team Burke-Browne...
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Revellers robbed by gang of thieves
Police officers stationed in St James and St Clair intervened yesterday as a group of close to 50 people were reported to have stormed one of the larger mas bands—robbing and beating patrons.One man...
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Fewer bands in south parade
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.ttWith many stakeholders cutting back on funds this Carnival, there were 11 fewer modern bands participating in this year’s J’Ouvert celebrations in San Fernando.Despite the...
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Young king Helon defeats veterans
Youth triumphed over experience at the Calypso Monarch competition on Sunday night as 24-year-old relative newcomer Helon Francis beat out a host of veteran calypsonians to claim his first...
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Teen killed after J’Ouvert jump up
A 17-year-old teenager of Brad Park, Perseverance Village, Chaguanas was stabbed to death after leaving J’Ouvert celebrations yesterday.ACP Richard Smith, Head of Operations in the Central Division,...
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