Teen charged with raping sister
A 15-year-old boy is expected to appear before a Siparia magistrate today charged sexually assaulting his 13-year-old sister and four charges of housebreaking and larceny. The teenager, who dropped out...
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Cousin of accident victim: Natasha got obeah threat
The night before Princes Town mother Natasha Williams suffered a horrid death along the Uriah Butler Highway on Wednesday, she told her cousins if she died to ensure her nine-year-old daughter Kaylee...
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MP wants cop in Chag shooting suspended
Member of Parliament for Diego Martin Central Dr Amery Browne is calling for the immediate suspension of the police officer who allegedly shot teenager Ricardo Mohammed at a party in Chaguaramas on...
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29 civil society groups backing Kublalsingh: Organisations present letter to PM
A letter with 29 signatures, representing a wide cross-section of civil society organisations in support of the Highway Re-route Movement (HRM), was presented to the Office of the Prime Minister...
View Article$20,000 for prisoner with false claims
The prisoner, who sparked a police probe into allegations of exaggerated civil assault lawsuits from prisoners seeking compensation from the State, has been awarded $20,000 in compensation for a...
View ArticleValencia man shot dead
Police say they have no motive for the shooting death of a 27-year-old Valencia man who was killed on Wednesday afternoon. The victim, Nolan Liverpool, was at Charlene’s Mini Mart, Carib Street, La...
View ArticleDusty courtroom halts murder trial
The high-profile murder trial of former supermarket executive Vindra Naipaul-Coolman has been adjourned to next week because of a dusty courtroom at the Hall of Justice. The issue of excess dust in the...
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Loved granny slain outside apartment
A 57-year-old mother of six and grandmother of eight was chased by two masked gunmen and shot 10 times yesterday, moments after she left her St Paul Street, Port-of-Spain apartment complex on an...
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She didn’t deserve such death—family
Relatives of slain granny Marlene Grant were still in shock at the Forensic Science Centre in St James yesterday, as they told the media she was undeserving of such a death. “We never do anyone...
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Oudit won’t rule out coalition, but ILP, PNM not in bed together
Independent Liberal Party (ILP) political leader Lyndira Oudit has dismissed allegations that the party has aligned itself with the People’s National Movement (PNM), but is not ruling out joining...
View ArticleMP’s departure forces screening shakeup in PNM
Member of Parliament for Port-of-Spain North/St Ann’s West Patricia McIntosh’s refusal to return to politics or recontest her seat has now affected the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) Point Fortin...
View ArticlePolice officer fails to attend court- Another case dismissed
Police officers who fail to attend court should be disciplined, acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams said yesterday as he commented on yet another matter which was thrown out before it...
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Doctor: Vital signs declining
Although the medical condition of environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has been described by his doctor as “critical,” he has refused to be hospitalised or to take intravenous (IV) drips. Dr...
View ArticleWarning to motorists after 48 hours of bad weather- Beware of landslips
Although the heavy rains were forecast to ease up around 7 pm yesterday, officials of the Diego Martin, Tunapuna/Piarco and Sangre Grande regional corporations remained on high alert last night in...
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Flash floods hit South Trinidad
Torrential rains caused havoc in several parts of South Trinidad, destroying crops, livestock and property. Affected people were still counting their losses last night which they estimated to be in the...
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Alleyne applauds citizens at highway accident
CrimeWatch host Ian Alleyne was on the scene of a horrific smash-up involving four vehicles on the southbound lane of the Uriah Butler Highway, Chaguanas, on Wednesday. The accident claimed the life of...
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Roulette machines, whe whe linked to laundering
Chinese nationals operating new businesses in T&T are latching on to a fast and easy money-making venture—gambling through unregulated and unlicenced gaming machines and bush whe whe that can make...
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Rowley asks: Is Dick related to McLeod?
Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley is calling on Labour Minister Errol McLeod to clarify whether Assistant Police Commissioner Wayne Dick is a member of his family. On Wednesday, acting Commissioner of...
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Opposition leader to write to IC: GISL spends $26m to campaign for PP
Political leader of the People’s National Movement (PNM) Dr Keith Rowley intends to write to the Integrity Commission (IC) about the United National Congress using millions of dollars in state funds to...
View Article3,000 squatters to get leases
Three thousand squatters will receive 199-year deeds of lease for the property they occupy. Jairam Seemungal, Minister of Lands and Marine Resources, said this while speaking to squatters at a...
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