Domestic link in gun attack
A week after mother of one, Denise Martin, was shot in the head, she remains warded at the San Fernando General Hospital on life support. And while police have not arrested anyone in relation to the...
View ArticleThey were a happy couple
Relatives of the man suspected of killing Terisha Heeralal say his actions came as a complete shock as hours before chopping Heeralal to death, the ‘happy’ couple visited their home.In an interview...
View ArticleMom says goodbye to her dolly
On his knees beside her coffin, Dipchand Heeralal admonished his daughter, Terisha, for not heeding his warnings to leave an abusive relationship.With his hands held out in front of him, Heeralal, 64,...
View ArticleCancer patients turned away
For a second consecutive day, cancer patients seeking chemotherapy at the San Fernando General Hospital’s Oncology Centre were turned away yesterday because there was no water to facilitate...
View ArticleTeen reunited with grieving mom
The mother of teenager Shivanie Persad is urging parents to be more vigilant and careful about who they allow in their homes.Rehana Singh was reunited with her 14-year-old daughter at the Rio Claro...
View ArticleMissing girl quizzed again
For a second consecutive day the man who was held with the missing 14-year-old girl remained in police custody.Shivanie Persad, who went missing last Wednesday, was found by police at a mall in...
View ArticleRunaway schoolgirl quizzed again
For a second consecutive day the man who was held with a missing 14-year-old girl remained in police custody. Shivanie Persad, who went missing last Wednesday, was found by police at a mall in...
View ArticleTeenager back in custody after father’s service
Minutes after reading the eulogy at her father's funeral, 14-year-old Shivanie Persad was led away in a waiting vehicle by four police officers.The teen, dressed in a simple white shalwar, described...
View Article‘Sicko’ held, beaten
A Central mother posing as her 11-year-old daughter was able to trap a paedophile who tried to seduce her child via WhatsApp on Thursday night.The paedophile got more than he bargained for when the...
View ArticleMom clears the air on vigilante action: I was going to wait for police
A day after the nation learnt of a “PH” taxi driver’s failed attempt to seduce a primary school student, the child’s mother is saying she did not intend to take part in vigilante justice to capture the...
View ArticleKamla against abolishing juries
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says there should be no abolishing of the jury system in the country’s courts without nationwide consultation.Speaking at the UNC’s National Congress at the...
View ArticleFamily of autistic woman: We forgive her killers
Kadeen Dass shared a message of forgiveness with mourners yesterday at the funeral of his cousin, Carla Achalal. Achalal, 30, was killed during a robbery at her Bonne Aventure, Gasparillo home last...
View ArticleGo public with police list
A week after her young daughter was targeted by a suspected paedophile, a Central mother is petitioning Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi to make the police list of sexual predators public.The woman...
View ArticleSando Business Association budget wish list: Have pity for less fortunate
Pity for the less fortunate, a greater focus on agriculture and an answer to the nation's spiraling crime problem are among the things southern business associations and chambers hope to see in...
View Article1,800 signatures secured
The group Stand Up T&T has started a petition calling on Finance Minister Colm Imbert to repeal the seven per cent online tax introduced in the 2016/2017 budget last Friday. The group started the...
View ArticleRoyal Castle moves into Siparia
Royal Castle Trinidad has expanded it's operations with the opening of its newest outlet in Siparia yesterday.Customer experience manager Natalie Gordon said there are plans to open a dozen more...
View ArticleColm not budging on online shopping tax
Finance Minister Colm Imbert is not budging from his intention to impose a seven per cent tax for online shopping. This in spite of a petition by the group, Stand Up T&T, which has garnered some...
View ArticleCop charges, puts mom in labour off PBR: Husband to contest ticket
A week after a very pregnant Arlene Laban-Ammon and her husband were stopped, ticketed and ordered off the Priority Bus Route while she was in labour, she is now calling on the authorities for clearer...
View ArticleOutrage in killing of protected ocelot
Environmentalist Marc de Verteuil is calling on hunters to self-regulate themselves as he says the Government is not doing what is necessary to protect wildlife during the hunting season. De Verteuil’s...
View ArticleCrying Ian begs fans for $upport
Television personality Ian Alleyne yesterday made a public appeal to friends and fans to assist him in helping to cover the $748,000 debt he incurred from defaming businessman Shaun Sammy on his Crime...
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