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Faris Al-Rawi Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi doubled down on his statement that hundreds of people have been released from prisons under changes to the Dangerous Drugs Act and as a measure to protect against the spread of covid19. At a news conference at the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs in Port of Spain on Monday, Al-Rawi said his office looked at different ways in which prisoners could be released. He said they came up with the idea that releases could happen through stat...

Cops recover car linked to Arouca kidnapping in Penal - Police recovered a white Kia Cerato in Penal which they believe was involved in the December 13, kidnapping and robbery of an Arouca man. According to a police report, last Sunday, around 4 pm the victim was driving out of his garage in Bon Air Gardens, Arouca when he was stopped by a man armed with a gun. Reports said the gunman ordered the man to the back seat of the car and drove off with the car. Moments later, the owner was thrown o...

WPC shoots at bandit after Trincity robbery Trincity Mall in East Trinidad. FILE PHOTO - A WPC trying to stop a robbery shot at a bandit who pointed a gun at her on Thursday afternoon. Police said the officer, who is assigned to the Northern Division Task Force West, was at the Trincity Mall car park at around 6.05 pm when she saw a man snatch a cellphone from a woman and ran away. The officer chased after the man, who pulled out a gun and aimed at her. She fired two shots at the man, who ran ...

Launched as a fun concept for a Machel Monday concert, Machel Montano chocolates are now set to find a place in the international market when the new Montanos Chocolate Company factory is completed. The factory, says Elizabeth Montano, the matriarch of the Montano clan, will allow the company to build capacity as they focus on exports. “We have been involved with ExportTT going to missions to push our product. We went to Germany, South Korea and Colombia and we were supposed to go to more co...

One dead, two wounded in highway shootout File photo INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into an incident involving police and armed suspects which ended with one man being killed and two others wounded after a car chase and shootout in Arouca on Monday night. Police were on patrol at around 8.25 pm when they tried to stop a white Nissan Tiida. The driver sped off and police followed along Golden Grove Road and then onto the Churchill Roosevelt Highway east towards the Maloney traffic lights, where ...

Learicia Mahabir rocks her afro as Miss Piarco Sunday 13 December 2020 Learicia Mahabir didn’t see beauty as having an afro and struggled with that throughout her life. She now confidently wears her hair naturally. PHOTOS BY SUREASH CHOLAI - The story of Learicia Mahabir’s hair is the story of many a Caribbean girl. At the age of 12, her thick hair was relaxed. While any mothers used chemical treatments to make their daughters hair "manageable", Mahabirs mother was hesitant to do so. But s...

A piece of brown cardboard is a makeshift umbrella for Vanessa Morris, who occupies a bench with her belongings on the Brian Lara Promenade. Morris, 60, caught the attention of Port of Spain Mayor Joel Martinez on Tuesday, as he toured the capital which is gearing up for beautification works. Interviewed on the Promenade yesterday, Morris said: “I am homeless. I have been homeless for the past eight years. I spent one year homeless on the Harris Promenade in San Fernando. I can’t get ...

Homeless Arouca man found dead near Piarco church Police are investigating the death of an Arouca man. Police said nearby residents stumbled across his bloody body near the Church of the Nazarene, Piarco, at around 9 am on Wednesday. The people called Piarco police, who went to the scene with a district medical officer, who declared the man dead. Residents told police he was homeless. He was identified as Vijay Lutchman and were told by residents that he was around 47. Police said they are inve...

Thursday 10 December 2020 When covid19 sunk the entertainment industry and affected his events and catering company, Marcus ‘Tubbs’ Paul started a new food business, just in time for Christmas. - Ayanna Kinsale THE YEAR 2020 was one which made many people make many changes. Like Marcus “Tubbs” Paul who turned uncertainty into action: he started a new food business which came on stream just in time for Christmas. Its called Tubbs, after his childhood nickname. Paul is starting with the s...