Author: Gregory Mc Burnie

A Chinese national was expected to appear before a master of the court on October 29, after being was charged with money laundering. Hongfei Wu was arrested by Financial Investigations Branch officers on October 28 and formally charged with money laundering. In a media release, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service said the charge stemmed […]

MINISTER of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne has held discussions with Russian and Ukranian diplomats as Trinidad and Tobago outlined its clearest stance yet on which side it supports in the ongoing war between both countries. In two separate media releases on October 21, the ministry said Browne met with Russia and Ukraine’s […]

POLICE are investigating the death of a 42-year-old Cunupia man whose body was found at the beach near the ANR Robinson International airport in Tobago on October 13. Marcus Archer, originally from Bejucal Road, was employed with a contracting company in Tobago. He was last seen by colleagues at around 6 pm on October 12 […]

EDUCATION Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly says the death of 14-year-old Jaden Lalchan has led her to recognise there is a national culture of bullying. She made the comment on October 9 while contributing to the parliamentary debate on the 2025 national budget. Gadsby-Dolly expressed her condolences to Lalchan’s family and described his death as tragic. […]

POLICE are investigating the murder of a Matelot man,who was shot dead minutes after leaving home to go to a nearby shop. Quacey Francois, 41, was watching television with his family around 6.25 pm on October 3 when his son returned from the shop and gave him some money. Francois then got up and left […]

A VOLLEY of gunshots in Belmont on October 4 sent parents, teachers and students of St Francois’ Girls College into a panic. Sources at the school said the gunshots erupted at around 8 am while children were still being dropped off to school. Panic ensued, with students running for cover and parents ushering their children […]

A family member of one of two men shot in Santa Cruz on October 3 is denying reports the men were killed. The men, known only by the names Carrington and Cocoa, were shot at around 8 pm while liming at a shop along La Canoa Road. Reports on social media said both men were […]

DAYS after two shootings outside places of learning – one a preschool in Malick where two men were killed, and the other outside St Francois Girls’ College in Belmont, where police shot a suspect dead  – Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds and Minister in the Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland met with members […]

The People’s National Movement (PNM) has now chosen candidates for 14 of the 41 constituencies as it moves closer to completing its full slate for the 2025 general election. The party screened nominees for six constituencies on October 2 as it continues to ready itself for the election. These are in addition to the eight […]

A man jailed for murder has been charged with making a video recording inside prison without the written authority of the commissioner of prisons. Dwayne Romany was charged on September 18 after he allegedly recorded a video in which he threatened the lives of prison officers and their families. In the video, he also demanded […]