Driver, pedestrian killed on north/south highway
A Gasparillo man died on Sunday when his Nissan Tiida car flipped while he was heading south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway.According to reports, Ashay Jaggan, 52, was driving along the south-bound...
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3 shot dead, burnt body found
Three men were shot dead in separate instances and the handless body of a man was found under a burning heap of tyres as the murder toll galloped to 29 in just 18 days.For the comparable period last...
View ArticleMan dies from head injuries after push
A Cedros man yesterday succumbed to head injuries he sustained during an altercation with another man last Friday. The T&T Guardian understands that Ramdath Ramchandar, 59, of Bonasse Village,...
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Media barred from murder victim’s funeral
Members of the media were barred from entering the New Testament Church of God, California, yesterday, where the funeral of murdered mother of three, Hassina Sarah Khan, took place.When the T&T...
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Debe handyman missing for 10 days
The family of a Debe man is seeking the public’s assistance to find him after he went missing eleven days ago. Mala Dookie told the T&T Guardian yesterday her uncle Basdeo Dookie was last seen on...
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South mas hit by recession
San Fernando mas band leaders are feeling the effects of the economic downturn as one mas band veteran says half of his usual number of masqueraders are yet to register.Lionel Jagessar told the T&T...
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Woman seeks police help against cutlass attacker
A Barrackpore mother is calling on police to step up their efforts to capture a relative who she said tried to kill her and her four young children. Camille Persad, 28, of Cumuto Road, Barrackpore,...
View ArticleThree shot in separate incidents
Three people, including a student, were shot in separate incidents over the weekend in south Trinidad.In the first case, Marcus Thompson, 33, was shot at his New Grant home on Sunday, after being...
View ArticleKamla: Give soldiers powers of arrest
Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, intends to seek the support of Prime Minister Keith Rowley to reintroduce a draft bill in Parliament to precept soldiers with police powers.Speaking at the...
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Carnival triplets
While a significant number of people were jumping to the sounds of soca in varying types of costumes yesterday, new father Jason Charles was jumping to the sound of babies crying: three babies in...
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Bands give fans a treat
Despite the fears about the effect of the recession expressed by band leaders going into the Carnival season, the streets of San Fernando overflowed with masqueraders yesterday.With bands such as the...
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SRP sergeant commits suicide inside his car
A Special Reserve Police (SRP) sergeant took his own life yesterday using his service revolver while seated inside his car outside a bar in St Margaret’s Village.According to reports Sgt Radhay...
View ArticleTriplets taken off ventilators
Although triplets Niah, Aaliyah and Emma-Lee Charles are only three days old, they have already been taken off their ventilators in the Neonatal wing of the San Fernando General Hospital.The triplets...
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Man shot dead in crossfire
Caught in the crossfire of a police shoot-out with gunmen, a man was shot dead yesterday evening while he was on his way to spend time with his Valentine. According to reports, Kenton Williams, 22,...
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Villager, 22, killed during police shootout
Mother of five, Ammarie Reyes, says her eldest son was shot dead on Sunday night while taking chocolates to his Valentine.Reyes’ son, Kenton Williams, died after being shot multiple times while walking...
View ArticleUNC, ILP step up calls: Mayor Paul must now follow suit
After Port-of-Spain Mayor Raymond Tim Kee announced yesterday he would be resigning from his office, one of his supporters, Mayor of Point Fortin Clyde Paul, clammed up.Paul, who faced widespread...
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NGC contractor stabbed to death
A National Gas Company (NGC) sub-contractor was found dead at her home on Friday afternoon by her husband, stabbed several times about the body. Angeline Ali, 56, of Papourie Road, Barrackpore, was...
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Barrackpore man latest road victim
When Wayne Brown ran off the road early yesterday morning, he hit a lamp pole with so much force, that the engine of his Nissan Medallist car detached and landed about 20 feet away from the vehicle...
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End political appointments to Industrial Court
Labour Minister Jennifer Baptiste-Primus says her Government fully supports the depoliticisation of appointments to the Industrial Court as recommended by the Industrial Relations Advisory Committee...
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Centrin sends home workers
Central Trinidad Steel Limited (Centrin) terminated the services of over 200 employees yesterday, prompting the Steel Workers Union of T&T (SWUTT) to call for the intervention of Prime Minister Dr...
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