Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

PROGRESSIVE Democratic Patriots (PDP) political leader Watson Duke has called for the resignation of THA Presiding Officer Abby Taylor. He made the call on January 24 during a news conference at the party’s headquarters, Port Mall, Scarborough, Tobago. It came a day after Taylor instructed police officers to escort the Belle Garden East/Roxborough/Delaford assemblyman out […]

FOR the third time within the last two weeks, the Commissioner of Police has been ordered by the court to decide on a firearm user’s licence (FUL) application. The latest order was made by Justice Kevin Ramcharan on January 22. Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher has to make a decision by June 16. On January 15, similar […]

A magistrate’s decision to order the detention of over $85,000 seized by police from a Tobago woodworker has been quashed by the High Court. The police must return the $85,927 to Marshell London, of Store Bay Local Road, and pay his costs. In a ruling on January 23, Justice Carol Gobin declared that Magistrate Indiar […]

An unidentified man has been killed in a police-involved shooting in Claxton Bay on the night of January 23, making it the latest in a series of similar incidents in the past few days. The police also recovered an AR-15 rifle. Reports are that around 9 pm on January 23, Central Division Task Force (CDTF) […]

Police are investigating allegations that a La Brea man’s ex-girlfriend burnt down his home on the evening of January 23. The 47-year-old straightener told police he began receiving calls shortly before 5 pm on Thursday from a woman he broke up with recently. He said she used a blocked number to threaten to burn down […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Captain Samara Ramnath captured four wickets to propel the West Indies Under-19 Women to their first win and into the Super Six round of the ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup via a 53-run victory over Malaysia Under-19 Women in their final Group A match on Thursday. In a must-win contest for […]

THE EDITOR: The current tendency toward criminal activity in this country won’t get better, only worse, degenerating into a final chaos. I say this because one of the pillars of the judicial system, namely detection leading to deterrence, is now in abeyance, seemingly rotting from within, and its very heart, the prosecutorial arm, is now […]

THE EDITOR: The decision to redesign TT’s coat of arms by replacing the three ships with the steelpan has sparked widespread debate. Beyond the costs of implementing such a change, one must ask: Does this change truly inspire an increase in patriotism? As children of TT, we are raised with a clear path in mind […]

Paolo Kernahan AMERICANS and strident critics of legendary reality TV performer Donald Trump will need to pace themselves. If you’re among those convulsed by what many interpreted as a double sieg heil (hail victory) from billionaire and political power broker Elon Musk, you’re in for a rough ride. Outrage is like chemotherapy, a cure as […]

Dr Asha Pemberton [email protected] STALKING CAN impact everyone. This phenomenon is often the subject of thriller movies and novels, but occurs in society more often than is taken seriously. By definition it is referred to as unwanted and repeated surveillance or contact by an individual or group toward another person. Stalking behaviours are interrelated to […]