Opposition candidate quits after shooting
After his home was shot at on Tuesday night community activist and candiate in Monday’s Local Government elections, Julius Edwards, says he is done with improving the Malabar area which he has been...
View ArticleMan gunned down at friend’s home
A Maloney man was gunned down at the home of his friend on Tuesday night in what police are saying is a case of mistaken identity.Police reports are that Everald Martin, 31, was killed at Building 21,...
View ArticleRapist taxi driver identified
The PH taxi driver who allegedly raped a female Special Reserve Police (SRP) constable at gunpoint was pointed out in an identification parade yesterday.The suspect, from South Oropouche, was held on...
View ArticleCTU director on human trafficking: Most cases sex related
Most of the human trafficking cases in T&T identified by the Ministry of National Security’s Counter Trafficking Unit (CTU) have been related to sexual exploitation, Alana Wheeler, CTU’s director,...
View ArticleJamelia needs heart transplant
There has been an outpouring of love and support for 13-year-old Jamelia Julien who is in dire need of a heart transplant.After the teenager’s plight was aired on CNC3 news on Tuesday night, her...
View ArticleMoonilal seeks to throw out CEPEP lawsuit
A High Court judge has been asked to strike out a defamation lawsuit brought by the Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) against Opposition MP Dr Roodal...
View ArticleSiblings, 2, 4, perish in fire
Valencia residents are calling for the parents of the two toddlers who died in a fire at their home yesterday afternoon to be charged with negligence.Speaking with reporters a couple hours after...
View ArticleWhere were you?
A barbaric act!That’s how the uncle of four-year-old Jenice Ruth Figaro described the child’s death yesterday, declaring that no stone will be left unturned until they get justice.An emotional Fintan...
View ArticleSome relief in Grande Riviere
RALPH BANWARIERelief, in the form of mattresses, cots, water containers, brooms, portable tents, hoses, basic foodstuff and water, was distributed to affected villagers of Grande Riviere yesterday...
View ArticlePM: Residents our priority
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says his Government will do all it can to assist the people Matelot who were adversely affected by Tuesday’s inclement weather.He made the comment during yesterday’s...
View ArticleMan charged with rape of SRP in court today
PH taxi driver Afteba Huggi- ns will appear before a Siparia magistrate today, charged with the rape of a female Special Reserve Police constable.Huggins, 33, of South Oropouche, was charged yesterday...
View ArticleMatelot begs for help
Up to midday yesterday, “not one bottle of water” had reached the cut off east coast village of Matelot, which was devastated by heavy rains Wednesday, says distressed village council president,...
View Article3 cops on extortion charges
Three days after two police officers attached to the Western Division appeared in court on fraud charges, three officers from the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) operating out of the division were arrested...
View ArticleTobago ECCE teachers claim victimisation
Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) teachers in Tobago say they are frustrated and fed up of the shoddy treatment meted out to them including what they claim has been the denial to go on...
View ArticleBank account soon for Jamelia’s heart surgery
In a few days citizens wishing to help 13-year-old Jamelia Julien, who is in need of a heart transplant, can do so via donating though a bank account.Jamelia’s mother, Roxanne Best, said she was...
View ArticlePM peeved at media stats
The ruling People’s National Movement suffered an overall 8 per cent fall in support in Monday’s Local Government election compared with its position in the 2013 election, Prime Minister Dr Keith...
View ArticleEBC confirms 34% Local Govt voter turnout
It’s official—Monday’s Local Government Election voter turnout was 34.34 per centThe Elections and Boundaries Commission yesterday confirmed the figure among official results for the election.The...
View ArticleMedia cursed for using photo
After being denied bail on six charges, including the rape of a female Special Reserve Police constable, PH taxi driver Afteba Huggins walked out the Siparia Magistrates’ Court belting out expletives...
View ArticleMom falls ill in interrogation
The mother of the two toddlers who lost their lives in a fire at their Valencia home on Thursday afternoon had to be taken to hospital for medical treatment while in police custody yesterday.Police...
View ArticleSurrender to cops
Grieving father Robert Figaro yesterday appealed to the woman suspected of killing his only daughter, Jenice Figaro, to surrender to the police.“Give yourself up,” a weeping Figaro said during a...
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