Author: Gregory Mc Burnie
AS couples around the world celebrated their love for each other, it was perhaps fitting that West Indian Tobacco Company (WITCO) and Desperadoes Steel Orchestra used the opportunity on Valentine’s Day to celebrate their 60-year partnership. In a media release on February 14, both entities said they were proud to celebrate a remarkable journey that […]
BpTT has awarded a customs brokerage contract to Danish-owned shipping company Blue Water Shipping TT Ltd. In a media release on February 14, Blue Water said the contract is to provide freight forwarding and customs brokerage services for bpTT’s local operations. “The scope of this contract includes freight forwarding, inclusive of land transportation, and customs […]
A PRISON officer who showed up at a police station around midnight wearing only underwear and demanding to be arrested was granted his request, after he fought with police and threw stones at the building. Around 11.45 pm on February 12, the man went to the Malabar Police Station and banged on the front door. […]
A 29-year-old Arima man is facing a charge of malicious damage after an altercation with an employee at the Arima branch of the Registrar General’s Department. Around 2.50 pm on February 6, the man had a dispute with staff at the office on Devenish Street, Arima. He became angry and hit the front glass door […]
Police in Tobago are investigating the theft of flour, oil, sugar and diapers from a supermarket in Hope, and toilet paper, soap, bristol board and glue from a primary school in Scarborough. The supermarket owner left the building in Windward Road at around 8.30pm on February 3, after locking the doors and windows. When she […]
POLICE say their hard work is “clearly paying off,” with more than 1,500 arrests and a decrease in crime since the state of emergency (SoE) began on December 30. Speaking at a media briefing at the Police Administration Building, Port of Spain, on February 3, DCP Junior Benjamin said the police continue to see increases […]
THE Police Service Commission (PSC), in a statement on February 3, has clarified that Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher (CoP) is not currently the subject of any disciplinary proceedings. This is despite the PSC directing her “to cease to report for duty and cease to discharge the duties of the office of the CoP.” In […]
THE arrest of Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher does not impact the operations of the police service according to Deputy Commissioner of Police Suzette Martin. Martin made the comment at a media briefing at Police Administration Building, Sackville Street, Port of Spain at 11 am today (January 31). Harewood-Christopher was arrested on January 30 at […]
Police are still searching for a man they believe may have critical information about the death of three-year-old Jereem George. The child died in a fire at his home in Christian Extension, Windy Hill, Arouca ,on January 23. A man, whom Jereem’s mother knew well, went to the house shortly before midnight and tried to […]
THE funeral of Sharida Ali, who was killed by a stray bullet in Beetham Gardens, will be held on January 27 at 9 am at the St Joseph RC Church. Ali, 36, of Kelly Village, Caroni, was killed during a shootout between police and bandits on January 18. Around 6 pm, Ali was liming in […]