Man shot, dumped in Couva
The body of an unidentified man was found in Couva yesterday.A photo was shared on social media showing the victim’s head almost severed from the body.According to a police report, at about 8 am a...
View ArticleMayor: Crackdown on Central drag strips
Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan says he intends to stamp out illegal drag racing in the borough after receiving complaints that the stretch of roadway on the northern side of the Ministry of Agriculture...
View Article$m drug find in mall carpark
Police recovered over a million dollars worth of cocaine and marijuana concealed in a car which had been left unattended at the Price Plaza, Chaguanas carpark. Police moved in on the vehicle after...
View ArticleMan drowns at Diego waterfall
A man from Diego Martin drowned at the Blue Basin waterfall on Sunday and his body was recovered yesterday.Relatives said Samuel Thomas, 20, of Bagatelle, decided to go for a “last dip” at the...
View ArticleNo bail for Venezuelans on gun, ammo charges
Six Venezuelan men who were allegedly held with 12 guns and 11 rounds of ammunition in a La Romaine house have been denied bail. Elias Jose Carrion Gascon, Eliseo David Sanchez Malave, Dieogo Jose...
View ArticleSuspect sent to St Ann’s
The man charged with murdering eight-month pregnant Stacy Ann Campbell has been sent to St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital for a mental evaluation.Neil Modeste, 36, of Radix Village, Mayaro, who was...
View ArticleAppeal Court strikesout highway lawsuit
The Appeal Court yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by environmental activist group Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) paving the way for construction of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway extension...
View ArticleSix shots from behind
The family of a Venezuelan national who was shot dead by police are disputing a police account of a shootout and says an autopsy report showing that the victim was shot repeatedly from behind supported...
View ArticlePCA launchesseparate probe
The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has launched an independent investigation into a video showing a uniformed police officer allegedly accepting a $100 bribe for marijuana.This was yesterday...
View ArticleChurch forgives attacker
The medical student who used a pair of dumbells to smash the historic statue of the apostle St Paul and the revered Crucifix at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception during Palm Sunday mass said he...
View ArticleBurnt body found in Maracas forest
The burnt body of a man was found in the forest of the Maracas/St Joseph hills yesterday.According to a police report, at about 1 pm, officers who were involved in a marijuana eradication exercise at...
View ArticleDillon shoots down false media reports
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon is denying reports that he was found guilty in a civil case in New York, describing the reports as “erroneous” and “libellous.”Several social media articles...
View ArticleMurder accused taunted in court
The man accused of murdering four people in La Brea almost two weeks ago was taunted by the relatives of the victims as he appeared in court yesterday charged for the crime which prompted a public...
View ArticleHusband claims wife abducted
It’s been a week since mother of seven Kunti Deopersad went missing and her family is worried sick that she may have been kidnapped.This after her husband, Tilkee Gopaul, received a call from her...
View ArticleSheron shot dead in Charlieville ambush
Used-car dealer Sheron Sukhdeo was shot and killed last night in an apparent ambush along Caroni Savannah Road, Charlieville.Sukhdeo was reportedly shot repeatedly near the home of his motherin- law...
View ArticleOver 50 passengers rescued at sea
Coast Guard officers and crew from two other vessels responded last night to a mayday call from a water taxi transporting 63 passengers and customer service representatives to Tobago after the vessel...
View ArticleHunt for 12-foot anaconda in Aripo
Herpetologists from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have been called in to track a 12-foot anaconda sighted at the Aripo Livestock Station in Aripo on Monday after it was disturbed while trying...
View ArticleFamily member has clues to Sheron’s murder—police
Investigators probing the murder of used-car dealer Sheron Sukhdeo said a family member can help them solve the case.Homicide officers said Sukhdeo, 33, had many enemies and had been repeatedly...
View ArticleKunti’s daring escape, after a week in captivity
A week after she was reportedly abducted by four men, Kunti Deopersad returned home yesterday after she managed to escape from her captors using a hairpin to unlock the door.Deopersad account of the...
View ArticleCroisee murder suspect claims police licks
The 26-year-old man accused of murdering mother of four Anita Bahadur, last week in San Juan, has claimed to have been beaten by police after his arrest.Aaron Garcia, also known as Tsion Fieani, of Mt...
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