Author: Rishard Khan

POLICE are investigating the circumstances which led to the murder of a Diego Martin man whose body was found hog-tied and with a gunshot injury to the head off Lady Young Road, Belmont on December 13. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Kareem “Scooby” Baptiste. Police said they were alerted that the body of a […]

A body discovered along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway (CRH) near Oropune Gardens on the morning of December 13 has been identified as Roy George Stanley, 65. Police said officers of the Piarco Police Station received reports of loud explosions being heard along the westbound lane of the CRH near the Holiday Inn Express around 5.45 […]

POLICE are probing what they believe could be a drowning after a body was discovered floating off King’s Wharf, San Fernando on December 11. The male body, which is yet to be identified, was discovered shortly after noon by two men in Lady Hailes. Sgt Nanan and other San Fernando CID officers responded. A district […]

THE United National Congress will continue screening on December 12 for five constituencies ahead of the general election, which is yet to be announced but is constitutionally due by the end of 2025. The second round of screening will be for the St Augustine seat, which is held by the party’s North East Regional Representative […]

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 […]