Author: Laurel V Williams

A policeman was killed on duty in an early-morning shooting on November 6 that also left a colleague wounded and a gunman dead. PC Krishna Banahar, who was based at Siparia CID, was pronounced dead at Point Fortin Hospital at 5.20 am. The bandit is yet to be identified. Initial reports said Banahar and a […]

ON October 24, staff and students from the Penal Presbyterian Primary School at SS Erin Road took to the streets of Penal in a vibrant display of colours for the school’s annual walkathon. This year’s theme, Iconic TT: People, Places and Practices, aimed to instil a sense of national pride and encourage patriotic behaviour among […]

POLICE from the newly formed Anti-Extortion Unit have charged a man from Chaguanas with 22 offences, including nine counts of demanding money, a total of $153,000, by menace. A police statement on November 4 said Varindranath Maraj, 37, was expected to face a master in the High Court. Maraj was also charged with one count […]

A 50-year-old motorcyclist died and another was injured in an accident late on November 3 on the San Fernando Bypass near the Licensing Office. The police said Marvin Pitt, of Pinenut Avenue in Union Hall, San Fernando, was declared dead at 11.30 pm at the San Fernando General Hospital. Another motorcyclist, identified as Carl Bahadoor, […]

An Anglican priest has emphasised the importance of service and empathy in leadership, saying the service of others is the highest calling. Fr Wayne Maughan also urged leaders to prioritise understanding the community’s needs. “In a world in which we have so many things that cause us to be broken as a people, we must […]

INVESTIGATIONS are ongoing into a recent robbery at gunpoint at a supermarket near the Freeport Police Station. The suspect, a 27-year-old man from Arima, is facing several charges. The police said around 9 pm on October 29, Qin Chen, the owner of Your Door Supermarket on Mission Road, was at his business when two men […]

A 25-year-old labourer who was gunned down early on October 26 near his home in Tarodale might have been the wrong target. Relatives who visited the Forensic Science Centre in St James on October 28 told Newsday that the shooters were heard saying afterward, “Oh s—. That’s the wrong man boy!” Marcus “Garvey” Pierre, of […]

THE family of chutney singer Sunil Ramsundar was tied up and robbed at home on the night of October 26 in Chaguanas. Newsday learned that the bandits stole about $80,000, a quantity of jewellery and other valuables. In a Facebook post on October 27, Ramsundar said he was performing at a function in Penal and […]

Two men from the South Western Division have been held in connection with separate reports of sex-related crimes against female minors. The men, 50 and 38, were arrested a few days ago by officers of the Special Victims Department. Supt Powder and ASP Seecharan co-ordinated the exercises, which Insp Jacob and Sgt Thompson led. The […]

An early morning shooting in Tarodale, south Trinidad, has claimed the life of a 25-year-old man. The police identified the victim as Marcus “Garvey” Pierre. Residents reported hearing gunshots around 12.15 am and alerted the police. Officers responded and found Pierre’s body with gunshot injuries on the corner of Yallahas and Stoney Hill Avenues. Pierre, […]