AFTER more than 250 hours and the offer of a $3.5 million incentive, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has not held anyone in connection with the murder of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal. Around 12.05 a.m. on May 4, Seetahal was driving her Volkswagen SUV when she was gunned down along O’Connor Street in Woodbrook....
Traffic was brought to a standstill for more than three hours yesterday morning as residents blocked the corner of Diego Martin Main Road and Bagatelle Road, setting fire to tyres and other debris, as they called for justice in the shooting of 35-year-old Nigel Long. Long, also known as “Nathaniel” and “Carwash”, was killed on Tuesday night by a police officer of the Western Division, after he allegedly...
When veteran calypsonian Crazy (Edwin Ayoung) heard the news of State prosecutor Dana Seetahal’s murder he was moved to go on to YouTube and search for Bob Geldof who in the 1980s created the Band Aid movement that brought together artistes from the US, Europe and other places in a united effort to raise awareness and financial aid for Africa....
The Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) yesterday slammed the “lame” responses to crime and suggested that the $3.5 million reward for information on Dana Seetahal’s murder be instead offered to the police who solve the crime. In a release, DOMA stated that Seetahal’s murder on May 4, which was a direct and deadly blow to justice and law enforcement, continues to haunt all right-thinking...
PAY “extra special attention” to children. This advice came yesterday to parents and guardians from public information officer for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Insp Wayne Mystar as police continue their investigations into the death of 17-month-old Jaedon Cudjoe. Baby Jaedon was found dead in the back seat of his grandfather’s car at Petrotrin’s Clarke Road, Penal facility on Tuesday....
Master drummer Peter Telfer said yesterday he was “terribly inconvenienced” by the shutdown of the Immigration Office in Port of Spain since he was preparing to go to a Cuban Music Festival with a cultural contingent tomorrow....
The Immigration Office on Frederick Street, Port of Spain was yesterday shut down by president of the Public Services Association (PSA) Watson Duke who labelled it “a sick building”. Duke said about 100 people were affected by lack of an emergency exit in the event of a fire, there was no fire certificate and the air quality was low. He posted closed notices outside the building....
THE death of little Jaedon Cudjoe is proof there is need for parents and guardians to act more responsibly when caring for children. This was stated yesterday by Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Clifton De Coteau, who added that too often parents were handing over the responsibilities of their children to grandparents....
NO one may fully know what was going through the mind of Jerricho Cudjoe for him to forget his 17-month-old grandson strapped into the back seat of a car for almost nine hours on Tuesday. But what little Jaedon Cudjoe’s family would never forget was the bond of love that Cudjoe shared with the infant boy. Whether Cudjoe will ever recover from the child’s death, is uncertain, they said....
A billion-dollar aquatic centre is being constructed in Couva....
NO work will be done on the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba until after the next budget is delivered, Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal said yesterday....
Swift work by officers from the Tunapuna CID resulted in the arrest of three young men mere moments after they robbed a businessplace in Tunapuna....
FISHERMAN Mitra Bachan yesterday claimed that a beating from his wife was the reason he attacked her with a chair on Mother’s Day....
THE family of murdered Chaguanas businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman had the final say on if a ransom should have been paid for her release even though they were advised by police that no payment should be made until they had proof she was still alive....
Food prices were discussed yesterday by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and supermarket owners from around the country....
After spending some $249.6 million on textbooks for schools between 2010 and 2014, the Government will be seeking to introduce e-books to ease the heavy burden pupils have when they carry textbooks....
Head of the Public Service and permanent secretary to the Prime Minister Reynold Cooper says he will know what to do if the Office of the Prime Minister is affected by Watson Duke’s shutdown plan....
Former minister of the People and Social Development Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh yesterday spent close to an hour being interviewed by detectives of the Central Police Station in Port of Spain....
There is a question mark over Ronald Boynes’ eligibility to contest the post of general secretary in the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) internal elections this Sunday, on the basis of his alleged admission that he holds life membership in the United National Congress (UNC)....
Police have released a 30-year-old Carapo man who was detained on Saturday night at his home....