Former alderman found dead in car at Champs Fleurs
Former alderman John Renn -
A former alderman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation was found dead on Saturday in a Champs Fleurs car park.
The body of John Renn, 56, who served as a PNM alderman at the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation (SGRC) from 2013 to 2016 was found slumped in the driver’s seat of his car on the compound of Carib Brewery Ltd, where he worked as a supervisor.
Renn, who lived at Cumuto Main Road in Cumuto, is suspected of having suffered a heart attack.
Former SGRC chairmans Martin Terry Rondon and Roger Monroe, the Toco/Sangre Grande MP, expressed their condolences to Renn s bereaved family and friends.
How an upgrade of fishing depot can save Matelot
Fishermen in Matelot use this dilapidated fishing depot. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle
Located along Trinidad’s northeast coast is the village of Matelot which is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Found in these waters is an abundance of marine life, which, at least on paper, would make the village an ideal location for the development of the blue economy.
Fishing has been the mainstay economic activity in the village throughout its history. For many of the village’s fisherfolk and their families, it’s a lifeline.
Yet, the village’s fishing depot is in a state of disrepair.