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Port of Spain, Trinidad – The government has received US$5.84 million from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) following the heavy rainfall that occurred in the twin island republic earlier this month. Between October 5 and 8, 2022, rainfall caused widespread damage to properties in eastern Trinidad affecting areas including Arouca, Arima, Tunapuna, Sangre Grande, Piarco and St Helena. The heavy rains led to the death of Theresa Lynch, 41, a farmer who lost …

Last Wednesday, I had lunch with Caroline Elkins, the author of the very important book, Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire.

WHILE Salisha Seebaran is grateful police have been able to arrest a woman and her adult sons for the murder of her grandson, 15-year-old Videsh Dookran, she and her family are still distraught over his murder earlier this month.

TWO men charged after police investigations into the fatal Pennywise Plaza robbery last month have been each granted $3 million bail.

ST AUGUSTINE MP Khadijah Ameen is calling on government to provide emergency social support and urgent clean-up relief for communities affected by flooding.

Two men facing charges of conspiracy to import controlled drugs and money laundering have been granted $1.5 million bail.

Lopinot woman Theresa Lynch remained unaccounted for up to Thursday evening, despite exhaustive searches throughout the day by police, firemen, Lopinot villagers, her relatives and friends and members of the Hunters Search and Rescue Team.

The riverine alert was first issued at 5.03 pm on Wednesday, updated at 6.55 am on Thursday and extends until 5 pm on Friday, October 7.

Residents of Tobago and north-east Trinidad are facing the full brunt of thundershowers associated with a fast-approaching tropical wave. Violent rainfall started at midnight, five hours earlier than was previously advised by the Trinidad and...

AS Trinidad and Tobago continues to face a yellow-level adverse weather alert, causing major flooding across the country, Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly said schools in affected areas have been making requests to dismiss early.