Ministry to pay for baby’s funeral
Relatives of Omattie Gattoo are hoping she will be well enough to attend the funeral service of her three-year-old son, Ravendra, which has been set for tomorrow. In an interview, Rocky Gattoo,...
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Slapping video stuns public
Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne shocked T&T citizens this week after receiving and airing an amateur video which allegedly highlighted disturbing behaviour by a member of the T&T Police Service....
View ArticleFamily fears Dana case will go cold
Exactly nine months ago today, Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal was ambushed and assassinated in Woodbrook, Port-of-Spain, while on her way home. With this anniversary in mind, Seetahal’s family and...
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Anger over dead iguana Facebook kiss
Conservationists, environmentalists and game wardens were taken aback over the festive season, after photos of a woman kissing the decapitated head of an iguana and a man with the reptile’s head...
View ArticleKublalsingh may suspend strike for talks with Nidco
Environmental activist and head of the Highway Re-Route Movement (HRM) Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has promised to suspend his hunger strike for seven days if there is any headway in his request for an open...
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Rookie cop ambushed
A young policeman was caught by surprise and almost killed when he walked in on three men armed with high-powered guns who were robbing a Barrackpore bar on Friday night. The bandits opened fire on...
View Article$15,000 bail for female SRP on assault charge
The female Special Reserve Police officer charged for allegedly assaulting a wheelchair-bound man has been released from police custody after being granted $15,000 bail on Friday night. But Tamika...
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4,218 Trinis sent home in 10 years
In the past 10 years, over 4,000 T&T nationals were deported from the United States (US), Canada and the UK. The rise in deportees came as a consequence of amendments to each country’s respective...
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Ramadhar backs return of hangman
Congress of the People (COP) leader Prakash Ramadhar says he is in support of the death penalty and will assist the People’s Partnership (PP) in pushing through legislation when the matter is brought...
View ArticleEOC wants more power
Allegations of political discrimination in the awarding of state contracts are to be placed under the remit of the Equal Opportunities Commission. This, according to the newly appointed EOC chair,...
View ArticleMayaro road rage death driver tells cops: I was running from beating
The 18-year-old driver accused of slamming his car into a group of family members, killing a mother of three, has claimed he was trying to escape after being attacked by them. Police said the driver...
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Eco-disaster in the making
Guave Road farmers are calling on Planning Minister Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie and the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) to reveal to the public the real scope of phase two of the Chaguaramas...
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Gang warfare blamed for two of four deaths: Contractor, parlour owner killed
The murder toll has climbed into double figures in just four days in the new year, after four men were killed within seven hours of each other between Saturday evening and yesterday morning. All of the...
View ArticleMurders spark National Security heightened alert
This country will see heightened activity among security forces as the Ministry of National Security has escalated the alert state of all law enforcement agencies from green to amber following the...
View ArticleVictim of police assault sent to St Ann’s
The attorney for paraplegic Robby Ramcharitar yesterday questioned Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan’s decision to order a psychiatric evaluation for her client. Rekha Ramjit said her client was victim of a...
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St Ann’s refused Robby
Robby Ramcharitar, the man allegedly assaulted by police on a Facebook video was sent to the St Ann’s Mental Hospital on Saturday night before promptly being sent back to San Fernando General Hospital...
View ArticleInjured cop shows signs of improvement
Police said yesterday they have gotten helpful leads to capture the bandits who shot a police constable responding to a bar robbery on Friday. Head of the Southern Division Snr Supt Cecil Santana said...
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Pundit at funeral of 3-year-old accident victim: Police yourself on the road
A religious leader yesterday made a plea for drivers to exercise more caution on the roads as mourners gathered to say their final goodbye to a three-year-old child killed in an accident. Pundit Ravi...
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T&T’s poor culture of maintenance
RC Archbishop Joseph Harris yesterday implored the congregation at the Sacred Heart RC Church to respect its sacredness and to maintain its newfound beauty. As the church turned 100 years yesterday,...
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Making an arrest in T&T
Rorey Gaya Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolWhat is an arrest? An arrest may be defined as the seizing or touching of someone with the intent of restraining him. If the person being arrested knows that...
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