Author: Rishard Khan

POLICE are investigating the death of a Venezuelan man who was discovered in Debe with his throat slit on the evening of December 10. He was identified as Alvin Acosta, 23. At the scene, Acosta’s roommate told police he found him lying in a pool of blood in his room around 4.30 pm after returning […]

WHAT appeared to be a possible suicide quickly led to a murder investigation for police after an autopsy ruled Sherryann Roett, 47, died from blunt force trauma. Roett’s decomposing body was discovered in Carli Bay, Couva on December 9. Investigators initially believed it may have been a suicide but noted signs of violence on her […]

The country and world’s commitment to end the HIV/Aids epidemic by 2030 is being compromised by the persisting stigma and discrimination against those living with the condition. Minister of Gender and Child Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy made this comment at a virtual town hall meeting hosted by the National […]

A MAN wearing a Santa hat and beard was among three men who held up an automotive parts store in San Fernando on December 9. The four victims told police they were at the store on Jones Street, San Fernando, when around 9.15 am, three masked men came in. One, who was armed with a […]