Author: Laurel V Williams

THE Prison Service on February 8 confirmed a key at the Women’s Prison went missing and an investigation launched into its disappearance. A statement from the service said the discovery was made on February 3, during the facility’s handing and taking over process. The key is a riot-gate key, which secures gates at the Northern […]

ADRIAN KISSOON, the 30-year-old from Barrackpore who went missing on January 24, called his mother on February 5 to tell her he was okay and staying with friends in Port of Spain. His mother, Vena Kissoon, was relieved to hear his voice, but remains concerned about his health. She is not convinced all is well, […]

Trevon Turner, known simply as Turner, is a name that has become synonymous with powerful soca melodies, captivating performances and an undeniable voice that resonates with listeners worldwide. Since his breakout tracks Holding One (one of many hits on the Folklore Riddim) and Weh Yuh Want in 2017, the Morvant resident has carved out a […]

A woman was among three robbery suspects killed in an alleged shootout with police in the Central Division on the night of January 29. Up to January 30, the woman and two men were yet to be identified. The police also seized two guns. The shooting took place around 10.30 pm on January 29 at […]

A pensioner from Rousillac suffered a fatal fall while walking home on the night of January 29. Michael De Las, 74, also known as Kangal, of Boodoosingh Lane, died in the road. Police sources said De Las was a “chronic drinker” who had a heart attack about three months ago. He also had a mental […]

A High Court master has granted $60,000 surety bail to a 45-year-old man charged with sexually touching a girl. Bobby Ramdhanie faced master Ambrose Persad-Singh in the Chaguanas Masters Court on January 28. As a condition of the bail, the master ordered him to report to the Longdenville Police Post on Wednesdays and Saturdays between […]

ONE man is dead and another wounded after a shooting in Esperanza Village, Couva, on the night of January 28. The dead man has been identified only as Stephan, from Couva. The police said the 22-year-old wounded man survived by hiding and pretending to be dead after being shot. The police were told the shooting […]

An unidentified man has been killed in a police-involved shooting in Claxton Bay on the night of January 23, making it the latest in a series of similar incidents in the past few days. The police also recovered an AR-15 rifle. Reports are that around 9 pm on January 23, Central Division Task Force (CDTF) […]

DESPITE the quick response from residents and firefighters to a house fire, the flames were too intense for them to rescue a pensioner on the morning of January 23 in Gasparillo. After the fire was extinguished, Hollister Hamilton, 79, was declared dead at the scene at Thompson Street Extension. He was wheelchair-bound and had an […]

On January 19, his last day in office, US President Joe Biden has granted five pardons, including one to Trinidad-born immigrant-rights activist Ravidath “Ravi” Ragbir and another posthumously to Jamaican political activist Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who died in 1940. A media statement from the White House on January 19, titled Statement from President Joe Biden […]