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A HORRIFIC scene unfolded last evening in Penal after a grandfather, who left his infant grandson in the back seat of his car for more than eight hours while he went to work, returned to find the child dead....

THE PRIVATE charge brought by Lorne Ramsoomair against three doctors following the 2011 death of his wife during a Caesarean Section, is yet to be read in court....

THE SUSPECT in the killing of Ste Madeleine mother of four Sherlene Mahangoo-Charles has been seen near the home he sneaked into last Thursday, and shot her dead....

The two men critically injured in a boat explosion last week are in need of blood. Trinidad Contractors Ltd officials said the men - Videsh Mohess and John Lambert - suffered severe burns about their bodies. "They are in urgent need of blood and we are asking for persons to donate to the blood bank," an official said....

The death of a 54-year-old security guard on Sunday night is currently engaging the attention of St Clair police....

A COUVA man who recently made certain sexual allegations against a Government minister yesterday appeared before a Tunapuna magistrate charged with stealing a total of $155,600 from three people in separate incidents....

THE general manager of operations at Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation (TTPost), Robert Hernandez, has been suspended pending an investigation into the purchase of 50 new motorcycles which cannot be used....

Mother of two Sylvia Candice Douglas-Mohammed was stabbed a total of 17 times about her head, back, chest and arms by her attacker....

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on law enforcement authorities in Trinidad and Tobago “to fully investigate and prosecute” those responsible for the murder of prominent Senior Counsel, Dana Seetahal....

AFTER a one-week break following the assassination of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal, the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial resumed at the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain yesterday....

Finance Minister Larry Howai said yesterday that although the Ministry did not support the election of the four nominated directors to the board of First Citizens, this is not to be taken as casting any blame or imputing any impropriety on the part of anyone involved....

Public pressure forced the Minister of Finance (as Corporation Sole) not use his majority shareholding in First Citizens to support the re-election of chairman Nyree Alfonso and three other members whose terms of office had come to an end....

Bail totalling $200,000 was yesterday granted to former Airports Authority general manager Dayanand Birju on a charge of fraud....

Nyree Alfonso walked into First Citizens’ annual general meeting yesterday morning as its chairman and left in the afternoon as merely a shareholder....

THE Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial resumed today, after the State indicated it was ready to proceed after a week's break, due to the murder, eight days ago, of its prosecutor, senior counsel Dana Seetahal....

A 54-YEAR-old Point Fortin security guard was discovered dead with a gunshot wound at his workplace on Sunday night....

A CARONI mother was found dead with stab wounds on Mothers' Day yesterday. The body of Sylvia Candice Douglas-Mohammed, 34, was discovered in her house at Hydraulic Park, Kelly Village....

Mothers warded at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital received surprise tokens yesterday as staff joined in to spread cheer on the welcoming of new bundles of joy to the world. During the 4.30 p.m. visiting hour while family and friends were doting over the new babies, nursing staff visited the ward and gave tokens courtesy Huggies and Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). BFHI is a global strategy where...

Auxiliary Bishop Robert Llanos said yesterday crime was not the problem in Trinidad and Tobago. Crime, he said, was simply the consequence of the larger problem. Llanos was addressing parishioners at the La Divina Pastora RC Church in Siparia in celebration of the Feast of Saints yesterday. He said, “Crime is not the problem, it’s the consequence, a symptom of the problem. And if you don’t treat the...

In light of the stringent measures employed by the various arms of the Ministry of National Security and the TT Police Service (TTPS), the National Alert State has been deescalated from Amber (possible threat) to Green (vague threat). This was confirmed yesterday by National Security Minister Gary Griffith who noted that the decision was made after he received recommendations from senior officials...