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Penal mother Simran Rahamut used her body as a human shield to protect her one-year-old infant when the family’s vehicle collided head-on with a cement truck on Thursday.

A woman died in an accident near the Debe Secondary School last evening.

Apart from flood waters still present in their area yesterday, residents in Barrackpore are also dealing with the intrusion of crude oil.

HEAVY overnight downpours led to street and flash flooding in several areas in south Trinidad on Sunday. There were reports of flooding in parts of the Penal/Debe areas, Barrackpore, Fyzabad, Gasparillo and many other low-lying areas. Chairman of the Penal/Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC) Dr Allen Sammy told Newsday if heavy rains continued into the evening

HEAVY overnight downpours led to street and flash flooding in several areas in south Trinidad on Sunday. There were reports of flooding in parts of the Penal/Debe areas, Barrackpore, Fyzabad, Gasparillo and many other low-lying areas. Chairman of the Penal/Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC) Dr Allen Sammy told Newsday if heavy rains continued into the evening

A dispute over land in Penal left three relatives, including a 57-year-old woman, with injuries, on Sunday.