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Cox, Government mobilise to help Chaguanas family 5 Hrs Ago Kissondai Jaggasar and her husband Gangaram Ramcharan at their home on Railway Road, Longdenville, Chaguanas, on Monday. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale Minister of Social Development and Family Services Donna Cox met with the poverty-stricken family of Longdenville, Chaguanas, on Monday afternoon, saying a whole-of-Government approach has been underway to help them. Cox recalled getting a call on Sunday from the media about the family’s pli...

Hardware stores see steady flow of customers after reopening Customers get much needed supplies at Bhagwansinghs Hardware at Piarco on Monday. - Marvin Hamilton Hardware stores in Northeast Trinidad experienced a steady flow of customers as they were allowed to reopen for business on Monday. Manager of Authentic Builders General Hardware on OMara Road, Arima, Harry Harrinarine, said the flow of customers had been steady since they opened. "Customers have been coming in pretty steadily. A lot of...

Lopinot villagers capture bandits File photo Quick response from Lopinot villagers on Wednesday afternoon led to the capture of two bandits who tried to rob a man. Police said members of the Northern Division Task Force received a report of loud explosions at around 12.44 pm at Lopinot Village and went to the area, where they found a group of villagers calling out to them. The people explained  they had cught a man who they suspected was a bandit involved in a recent home invasion. Shortly aft...

One dead, another wounded after Piarco shooting One man is dead and another wounded after a shooting in Piarco on Tuesday night. Police said Ramesh Rahman Madoo, 44, was liming with a friend aged 45, at 3B Drive, Piarco, at around 8 pm when a car approached them. Men got out of the car and shot at them several times before driving off. Madoo was shot several times and his friend was shot once. Members of the Northern Division Task Force and Arouca police went to the area with a district medical...

Goals from Arsenio and Jose Velazquez were enough for FC Arouca to subdue Miguel Cardoso’s Rio Ave at Estadio dos Arcos

3 Hrs Ago A dispute over adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for prison officers led to a brief uproar at the womens prison in Arouca on Sunday afternoon. Newsday understands prison officers were about to search a part of the prison when they were met with resistance from inmates who raised concerns about insufficient protective equipment being worn by the guards. The guards later returned with additional protective equipment but were still opposed by the inmates. Newsday spoke to acti...

Cops speak with Lopinot walkers, but no one held File photo Contrary to social media reports, no hikers were held for violating the Public Health Regulations in Lopinot on the Eid-ul-Fitr public holiday on Thursday. Earlier that day, videos and posts on social media claimed 60 hikers were arrested for being out in large numbers. In one video a large number of cars were seen parked at the side of the road. Newsday spoke to police, who dismissed these reports and said Arouca police visited the ar...

Link People walk across a narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon, which claims to be the world’s longest pedestrian bridge, in Arouca, northern Portugal.  Photo: AP Arouca lies 300 kilometres north of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. Local residents got a first walk on the bridge last week. Many were thrilled — even as some admitted it was a little unnerving to feel so high up and exposed. Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the suspension ...

Arouca man shot multiple times, dies in hospital Arima General Hospital An Arouca man died in hospital, on Sunday, after he was shot multiple times on Saturday morning. Kadeem Morris was at Nathaniel Crichlow Boulevard, Pine Ridge Heights, Arouca when a man in a gold Nissan Almera pulled alongside him and fired several gunshots in his direction. Morris was shot in his head, left arm, left shoulder, left thigh, and right thigh. He was rushed to the Arima General Hospital where he underwent emerg...

Marijuana, phones, chargers hidden in juice boxes in prison Golden Grove Prison located in Golden Grove, Arouca. - Photo by Roger Jacob Arouca police discovered a large quantity of marijuana, phones, chargers, and bamboo wrapping papers, hidden in sealed one-litre juice boxes and stashed inside one of the rice bins at the Golden Grove Prison. A police report said, on Sunday around 8.10 am, a prison officer checked one of the bins while supervising the lunch preparation at the facility when he f...