Author: Laurel V Williams
A Joint Select Committee (JSC) meeting in Parliament on March 12 brought together key officials to discuss the efficiency and effectiveness of the Regulated Industries Commission (RIC) alongside the broader management of public utilities in the country. Independent senator Sunity Maharaj chaired the meeting. It featured RIC chair Dawn Callender, permanent secretary of the Public […]
A 35-year-old man has been detained for having a loaded gun in the Claxton Bay area on March 10. According to the police, members of the National Special Operations Unit, acting on intelligence, held the suspect with a revolver containing six rounds of ammunition. The officers received a tip-off and went to an overgrown area […]
A 62-year-old retiree from Penal was shot and killed in a home invasion on the night of March 3, shortly after returning from J’Ouvert celebrations. Dead is Suresh Ramsumir, 62, of Sunrees Road. According to the police, the tragedy happened around 10.35 pm when Ramsumir, his wife, 60, and their son 42, had just returned […]
DESPITE sharp condemnation from Guyana and the international community, including the US, Venezuela continues to defend its actions regarding the latest maritime incident in the disputed Essequibo region. On March 2, Venezuela defence minister Gen Vladimir Padrino Lopez issued a statement saying that the national armed force (FANB) categorically rejects the statements made by Guyana […]
A 35-year-old man from Penal is expected to face a master in the High Court on February 21, charged with the recent shooting death of a 65-year-old woman from Maraval. A few days ago, officers from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Region Three, submitted a file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions […]
Southern Division police have arrested four men for having cocaine on February 19. The suspects, who are between 56 and 63, were held in anti-crime exercises between 2 pm and 6 pm. The police did not give the weight of the drug or its value. Snr Supt Rodhill Kirk, Supt Singh, ASP Phillip, Insp Wilkinson […]
The Creative Arts Centre in San Fernando was transformed into a vibrant spectacle of colours, live music and action for Kambule the Carnival Play 2025, showcasing African culture, spirituality and traditions embedded in TT’s Carnival celebrations. The play was a condensed version of the re-enactment of the1881 Canboulay Riots, which is held annually before dawn […]
Five people have been arrested in state of emergency (SoE) operations by Central Division police on February 18. The police referred to the suspects as priority offenders. A police statement on February 19 said the officers also seized of quantity of cocaine, marijuana, ammunition and cash including US $2,000 believed to be counterfeit. The police […]
An altercation between two men at Indian Walk, Moruga, has left one dead and the other in custody. Initial reports said Brian Felix St Paul, 29, also called Woogie, died at the Princes Town District Health Facility on the afternoon of February 18. The police said he and a male relative from Princes Town had […]
The High Court has granted bail to a 43-year-old man from Marac Village in Moruga in connection with a viral video that shows a man holding a knife while abusing a minor. On February 17, Kervon Noel, appeared before Master Kimitria Gray in the South Masters Court A, where the court recommended that the case […]