Author: Rishard Khan

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 […]

Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh described combating this year’s dengue outbreak as an “uphill battle.” He said his classified it in this way because of challenges with the media and opposition-led regional corporations in southern and eastern Trinidad. As of the ministry’s most recent update on the mosquito-borne disease on November 25, there were 19 […]

THE search continues for missing Well Services Petroleum Company Ltd employee Pete Phillips, just over a day after the offshore rig he was working on collapsed. A release from Heritage Petroleum Company on December 23 said it is continuing its support in managing the incident on Rig 110. It said i an incident management team […]

MURDERED pensioner Aamina Mohammed, 68, who was brutally killed during a home invasion on December 14, has been buried. The funeral took place under Muslim rites at her Nancy Street, Lisas Gardens, Couva home on December 16. Mohammed was in the kitchen taking out dinner for her husband Nizam, 74, who was watching the nightly […]

Rishard Khan A 68-year-old Couva woman was brutally killed during a home invasion on Saturday night. Aamina Mohammed, 68, was at her Nancy Street, Lisa’s Gardens, Couva home taking out food for her husband Nazem, 74, shortly after 7 pm when two masked bandits dressed in dark clothing broke into the house. Police were told […]

POLICE are investigating the murder of a Tacarigua man in what they believe was a gang-related hit. Witnesses told investigators Ano Thomas, 44, was standing in front of his Alexander Street home around 7.50 pm on December 13 when a white car drove up and several assailants came out, opening fire on the victim. The […]

POLICE are investigating the murder of Kirdy Ramdhanie of Longdenville who was gunned down on December 13. Police said they received reports of gunshot at Lamont Street, Enterprise shortly after 9 pm. First responders found the victim bleeding from several gunshots in a track and several spent shells near the body. The injured man was […]