Author: Rishard Khan
THE Ministry of Health is currently conducting baseline evaluations toward creating legislation to govern the increasingly popular use of electronic cigarettes in a trend called vaping. The revelation was made by Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh during a Joint Select Committee on Social Services and Public Administration on January 15 which took a look at […]
POLICE are investigating the murder of a 29-year-old security officer outside his Penal home on the night of January 8. Initial reports said officers of the Penal Police Station responded to a report of loud explosions in Rochard Road, Penal shortly after 10 pm. Upon arrival they found Nicholas Morgan lying in his yard, bleeding […]
THE police service is hoping to catch major players in the criminal underworld during the state of emergency (SoE) according to Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher. Speaking to reporters outside the St Paul’s Anglican Church in San Fernando following the police’s annual interfaith service on January 5, the commissioner said they are experiencing “a measure of […]
Eight people are now in custody after police broke up a car theft ring in Princes Town on Saturday night. Details on the nature of the bust are still forthcoming, but Assistant Commissioner of Police for South Central Wayne Mystar told reporters on Sunday the arrests were a “major breakthrough.” “We are seeing a major […]
CHAGUANAS WEST MP Dinesh Rambally believes the public deserves answers on the December 22 partial collapse of Well Services Petroleum Ltd’s Rig 110 which left one man injured and another missing at sea. In a release on January 3, Rambally warned that the incident must not be forgotten amidst the state of emergency and other […]
POLICE Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher said “the fight is just getting started,” against criminals as she announced the arrest 126 people, the seizure of 17 guns and 675 rounds of assorted ammunition in the first five days since the state of emergency (SoE) was declared on December 30. “The powers granted to officers under the SoE […]
POLICE are probing the circumstances in which a two-year-old girl from Point Fortin ingested a poisonous substance on Boxing Day. The girl’s mother told police the child was left in her grandfather’s care to go to work around 8 am on December 26. However, she said upon returning around 2.15 pm the child ran towards […]
The search for a man – believed to be involved in the chopping of a woman – ended on December 31 when he was found dead a short distance from his Longdenville home. The man has been identified as Arnold Ganesh. Hunters Search and Rescue Team head Vallence Rambharat told Newsday they discovered Ganesh’s body […]
The Boxing Day holiday on Thursday provided the perfect chance for many people to catch up on some shopping outside of the Christmas rush. Many stores along High Street, San Fernando opened their doors on Christmas Day with most reopening for the Boxing Day crowds. One particular store, JD’s Exclusive, had to keep shoppers waiting […]
The emergency response to locating missing Well Services Petroleum Company Ltd employee Pete Phillip has now turned to a recovery mission after efforts to find him have turned up empty-handed over the last five days. A release from the company said on December 26: “After an extensive and thorough effort by the dedicated team at […]