Author: Rishard Khan

A Gasparillo mechanic died at hospital on October 6 after the chassis of a truck he was working on fell on him. Police said they were told Garvin Mungroo was working under a dump truck in an open yard at Bull Fabricators at Thompson Street, Gasparillo, when its chassis fell on him around 12.30 pm. […]

Two Penal cousins were gunned down on Wednesday evening. Police were still gathering information when Newsday visited the scene at Dookie Street, Penal around 9.30 pm on October 2, but they were able to identify the victims as Mario Deleon of Bhupsingh Street and Gerald Ancil Andy Felix of Dookie Street. Neighbours told Newsday around […]

FINANCE MINISTER Colm Imbert presented Trinidad and Tobago’s fiscal budget 2024/2025 in the Parliament on September 30. Here are ten things you need to know about Imbert’s budget: With revenue projected at $54.224 billion and expenditures at $59.741 billion, the budget will be a deficit of $5.517 billion. Oil was assumed to be at US$77.80 […]

Claxton Bay labourer Brandon Barclay, 31, died from gunshot injuries on September 28 after he was dropped off at a Couva health facility by two anonymous men. Police said a nurse of the Couva District Health Facility contacted the Couva Police Station and reported Barclay was brought in around 6 am with several gunshot wounds. […]

A Palmyra businessman was beaten during a robbery at his establishment on September 28. Police said the pharmacy owner was serving a customer when, shortly after 8 pm, a white Nissan Tiida pulled up in the carpark and three men wearing dark clothing, masks and gloves exited the vehicle. He told officers the men stormed […]

A GASPARILLO PENSIONER was killed on Friday evening while attempting to cross the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway near his home. Police said Chankar Singh, 83, of Ramdass Street, St Charles was crossing the northbound lane of the highway around 3.30 pm when he was struck by a silver Nissan Tiida driven by a Chaguanas woman. […]

TWO buildings have been deemed compromised and unsafe and thus, classes have been disrupted at the San Fernando Central Secondary School, less than a month since the new school term began. In a letter to parents dated September 23, the school’s principal Cindy Khan said infrastructure issues affected blocks E and F. The letter further […]

The 20-year-old landscaper who was shot in the head at his Chase Village home on September 24, has died at hospital. Deonarine Roopnarine told Newsday that Ravi St Clair died at around 5.18 pm at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope. St Clair’s mother, Sandra Roopnarine, told Newsday on September 24 he […]

Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John has congratulated TT for renaming Queen’s Hall Auditorium to honour a Trini-born pianist whom he credits as his first idol. In a video message played at the renaming ceremony on September 23, John said: “Winifred Atwell…gave me the momentum to become who I am. Congratulations to […]

HOURS after a nearby school held a peaceful demonstration over safety concerns for students, a 16-year-old Penal Secondary School student, was robbed at gunpoint as classes ended for the day on September 19. The victim told police he was standing at the corner of Clarke Road and Oliviere Drive, Penal around 2.30 pm when two […]