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Two murders in South Trinidad
Within the space of three hours, two men, one of whom is a State witness, were gunned down in separate incidents in San Fernando and Pleasantville yesterday. Taxi driver Samuel Rampersad, 44, who was...
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State witness slain hours before court appearance
State witness Samuel Rampersad was supposed to attend court yesterday, but hours before this appearance three armed men stormed his home and shot him dead in front of his family. Rampersad, 44, a taxi...
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Two corpses found in Debe
The bullet riddled body of an Indo-Trinidadian man and the scattered skeletal remains of another man were discovered by police in separate incidents during a crime exercise in Debe. The remains were...
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Pupils in limbo as 3 South schools remain closed
Three schools in the county of Victoria remained closed indefinitely yesterday, leaving hundreds of pupils in limbo.Among the schools closed were San Fernando Seventh Day Adventist primary school at...
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Man killed, body dumped
The bullet riddled body of an Indo-Trinidadian man and the scattered skeletal remains believed to be that of another man were discovered by police in separate incidents during a crime exercise.The...
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MoU signed for La Brea labour
In a bid to have fair and transparent recruitment at the construction site of the $6.3 billion petrochemical complex at La Brea, Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited (CGCL) has signed a Memorandum of...
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Boy, 8, struck by car Residents call for walkway, speed humps
Eight-year-old Darius Luke who was knocked down by a panel van on his way home from school on Thursday, remains warded in a stable condition at the San Fernando General Hospital.Luke, a student of St...
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Massive hole in Avocat
In the dead of night when most people were in their warm beds, Avocat residents were outside anxiously directing traffic after a massive hole appeared, swallowing most of Avocat Main Road yesterday.The...
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Community in turmoil
Despite having a vigilant community watch and a snarling dog to protect them, two Siparia women met a brutal death at the hands of robbers just before the start of the hectic Carnival weekend.Police...
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Fishing association predicts fish to rise to $100 per pound for Lent
As the Lenten season started yesterday, president of the San Fernandfo Fishing Cooperative Salim Gool predicted that fish prices will increase to $100 per pound because of escalating fuel costs and...
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Two rescued from hell house
A medical examination conducted on an eight-year-old girl who was rescued from a seaside house by the Children’s Authority of T&T, has confirmed she was sexually assaulted over a period of time....
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Penal cattle farmer shot dead
Hours after Kevin Fuller and two other men were gunned down at a Debe bar, a Penal cattle farmer, who is a close friend of the Fuller family, was also shot dead in the fields near his home.Dave George,...
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‘No forgiveness for spineless cowards’
Filled with an avalanche of emotions of rage, regret, anger and grief, Lester Bernard said yesterday that he has not forgiven the “spineless cowardly animals” who killed his mother Sylvestine and...
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Boy, 8, claims bully attack at school
A school bully attacked an eight-year-old boy at a school in Central Trinidad on Tuesday, breaking his arm and causing injuries to his head.The Standard Two pupil of a denominational school, told...
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“Snack” bully attacks boy, 8, at Central school
A school bully attacked an eight-year-old boy at a school in Central Trinidad on Tuesday, breaking his arm and causing injuries to his head. The Standard Two pupil of a denominational school in...
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St Madeleine pelting probe extended
A team from the Education Ministry charged with probing last Monday’s fracas at the Ste Madeleine Secondary School is yet to submit its findings to Education Minister Anthony Garcia.The team, led by...
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Bullied boy goes back to school
With a heavy heart and after much cajoling by his parents, the eight-year-old boy who was allegedly injured by a bully at a Carapichaima primary school on Tuesday, returned to classes yesterday.His...
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Man crashes into pole, escapes unhurt
A man escaped death when his car slammed into a telephone pole at St Johns Trace, South Oropouche, breaking the pole in two and causing telephone wires to fall to the ground. The driver was unhurt....
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10 families homeless after demolition
Residents of Harris Village in South Oropouche were left in disbelief, tears and anger as a private landowner demolished ten houses, leaving scores of people homeless yesterday.Land owner Robert...
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Scrap iron dealer shot dead
Gunmen opened fire outside a parlour at Claxton Bay on Saturday night, killing scrap iron dealer Diego Forde and wounding three others.Forde, 40, of Lodge Road, Claxton Bay, died on the spot after...
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