Author: Jada Loutoo

A protracted legal battle over ownership of the Tunapuna Hindu Temple, also known as the “Shivalla,” was resolved in a judgment delivered by Justice Carol Gobin on December 23. The court declared the late Goomtie Gosine and her heirs as the rightful owners of the property at LP No. 333 Eastern Main Road, Tunapuna, extinguishing […]

The burnt remains of a man were discovered in the trunk of a vehicle in Sangre Grande on Boxing Day. According to reports, the discovery was made at 3 pm along Ojoe Road in North Eastern Settlement on December 26. The deceased is believed to be 32-year-old Dane Hosein Jnr who was reported missing on […]

A 79-year-old Longdenville pensioner died on Boxing Day after a car driven by a relative ran off a bridge in Gran Couva. According to police reports, around 2.50 am, Shaheed Mohammed and a relative were in a silver Nissan AD wagon along the Brasso Tabaquite road when the driver allegedly fell asleep and the car […]

Just three months after surviving a harrowing shooting incident outside her home, WPC Quianna Mahabir, 30, is once again behind her drum set, inspiring her colleagues and the nation with her resilience. In October, Mahabir was ambushed outside her home in Caroni by two armed men in what police believe was an attempted robbery. The […]

Four men were arrested on Christmas Day following a high-speed chase and a crash involving a stolen vehicle near the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus. Police said around 6.45 pm on December 25, an off-duty officer observed a gold Nissan Tiida with four suspicious-looking occupants driving recklessly along the Eastern Main […]

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Kerron Clarke, founder of the Drugs Sou Sou (DSS), overturning a magistrate’s decision to extend the detention of $656,200 under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). The judgment, written by Justice of Appeal Mark Mohammed, found Clarke’s rights to due process and natural justice had been […]

Men, leaders and society have been urged to embody the virtues of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus Christ. Justice Frank Seepersad made the entreaty in his 2024 Christmas sermon at the Suchamachar Presbyterian Church, San Fernando, on December 22. Seepersad, a lay preacher, reflected on the often-overlooked figure in the Nativity story and noted […]

ACTIVIST Ravi Balgobin Maharaj says he is disappointed by the Privy Council’s dismissal of his challenge to the extension of the Police Commissioner’s service. In a statement on December 19, Maharaj referred to a paragraph in the ruling in which the Privy Council concluded that section 75(a) of the Police Service Act did not include […]

A man who admitted he was remorseful for raping and robbing a French citizen in her St Augustine apartment in 2009 because his daughter was gang raped in the US after he committed the acts has been sentenced by the High Court. Justice Kathy Ann Waterman-Latchoo sentenced Nigel Linzie Carrington on December 18, after he […]

ATTORNEY General Reginald Armour, SC, says the State’s success in defending the challenge to the year-long extension of the Police Commissioner’s service demonstrates Cabinet’s commitment to the national interest. Armour commented on the Privy Council’s dismissal of a challenge by activist Ravi Balgobin-Maharaj of the validity of the extension of Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher’s service beyond […]