Open Bible, Presbyterian churches call for greater action on crime
Sunday 14 February 2021
Mourners at the funeral of murder victim Andrea Bharatt at Faith Assembly International, Arouca on Friday. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB -
Christian churches are appealing for more to be done to stop crime, especially in cases where the victims are women and children.
The calls come after week-long protests over the murder of 23-year-old Andrea Bharatt, whose funeral took place on Friday. Bharatt went missing in a taxi on January 29 and her body was found in the Heights of Aripo on February 4. An Arima man, Negus George, has been charged for her murder, while his common-law wife Giselle Hosbon was charged for receiving stolen property which belonged to the court clerk.
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Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar
FRIDAY will be a busy day both inside and outside the Red House, when the House of Representatives sits at 1.30 pm.
Vigils are due to be held outside in memory of kidnap/murder victim Andrea Bharatt whose funeral will be held earlier at Faith Assembly Church, Arouca,
The main item within the House will be the Evidence (Amendment) Bill, piloted last week by Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi, who adjourned debate in the hope of the Opposition rethinking its rejection of the bill. However, before the is debated, MPs will pose Prime Minister s Question, urgent questions and listed questions for oral answer.
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Kamla tells government: Stop talk on failed bail bill, legalise pepper spray
Thursday 4 February 2021
A soldier waits to join the police search for kidnap victim Andrea Bharatt in Sangre Grande on Monday. Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday called on government to pass laws to make pepper spray and other non-legal weapons legal. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB -
OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called on Government to stop politicising crime-fighting.
In a press release on Thursday, she said the people of Trinidad and Tobago are in danger owing to the government’s failures in national security and the criminal justice system.