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In 2021, 13 juveniles have been charged with murder in Hamilton County Juvenile Court, the most ever in a single year. At least 60% of the defendants in the Hamilton County Youth Center are charged with gun-related crimes, including two 14-year-olds charged with murder, according to the court.

“I really wanted to do a comedy, especially after the tough year and a half that a lot of people had,” Theater Director Karla Johnson said of the play.

Nation robbed of a treasure in Torrance Mohammed Torrance Mohammed - Yvonne Webb “WHEN the bandit robbed Torrance Iqbal Mohammed, he did more than that. He robbed the nation of a son, of a national treasure,” was how TUCO PRO Steve “Ras Kommanda” Pascall summed up Mohammed’s death.He died in hospital on Tuesday after being knocked down by a man who robbed him of his phone and a gold chain as he dropped fruit at a friends home. Kommanda said when the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Orga...

Government, business to tackle vaccine hesitancy Energy Minister Stuart Young. ENERGY Minister Stuart Young said on Wednesday Government is seeking the private sectors help in fighting covid19 vaccine hesitancy. He made this statement at a virtual news conference, after a virtual meeting between the Government and representatives of the private sector. After noting that vaccination was one of the topics raised during the meeting, Young said, "We continue to give the commitment that the Governm...

Government Deepens Consultation with the Private Sector to Combat Covid-19 26/05/2021:   The Government of Trinidad and Tobago wishes to acknowledge the significant sacrifices made by the private sector since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. The private sector remains an integral stakeholder to the Government; in particular Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) that are considered to be the backbone of the economy. The business community must be recognised for their ...

Government to meet with business organisations 24/05/2021:   The Prime Minister, Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, has directed that a Meeting of Government Ministers under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Stuart Young be held with representatives of various business organisations to discuss Covid-19 related business concerns. This meeting will take place virtually on  Wednesday 26 May, 2021 at 10a...

Emancipation Support Committee to launch Pan African Festival on Tuesday Khafra Kambon, ESCTT’s director of Regional and Pan African Affairs. - Minister of Tourism, Culture, and the Arts Randall Mitchell and Prof Sir Hilary Beckles, chairman of the Caribbean Reparations Commission, are part of the line-up of speakers who will participate in the virtual launch of the 2021 Pan African Festival TT commemorating Emancipation and the observation of African Liberation Day. A media release said the...

2 Days Ago Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Sen Randall Mitchell, left, presents the instrument of appointment to chairman of Queen’s Hall Bboard Dr Wilhelmus Helmer Hilwig. - THE Queens Hall board of directors has been reappointed for another three years and will continue to be chaired by Dr Helmer Hilwig. Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Randall Mitchell handed over the instruments of appointment on April 28 to Hilwig. Other reappointed board members are deputy chairman N...

Port of Spain South MP Keith Scotland. File photo by Sureash Cholai PORT OF SPAIN South MP Keith Scotland said he was willing to serve in any capacity on Parliaments Joint Select Committee (JSC) on National Security. Newsday contacted him about the vacancy arising when the JSCs former chairman Fitzgerald Hinds was made Minister of National Security in a Cabinet reshuffle after the death of Energy Minister Franklin Khan. The JSC members are Scotland, Randall Mitchell, Nigel de Freitas and Ayanna...

More than a politician: Jayanti Lutchmedial on motherhood, love for doubles, passion for law 3 Hrs Ago More than being a great politician or lawyer, in the next decade Opposition Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial wants to be known as a good mother to her daughter, Zivah. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton Thirty-eight-year-old mother, senator and lawyer Jayanti Lutchmedial said she is the same person she was eight months ago when she was sworn in as an opposition senator – just a bit busier. WMN sat down w...