(Trinidad Express) Only one day after he was diagnosed by doctors with the deadly dengue fever, the viral disease claimed the life of 35-year-old Rakesh Daryl Nanlal, a pharmacist at the Eric Williams Medical Science Complex (EWMSC), Mt Hope.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Hunters’ Search and Rescue (HSR) team discovered the bodies of businessman Sachin Teeluckdharry, of Clarke Road, Penal, and Ryan Ramnanan, of Tulsa Trace, San Francique, at 2.38 pm.
(Trinidad Guardian) Komal Maharaj, 40, who was reported missing on July 19, was found alive at a shop in Cedros, where he went to ask for a phone call yesterday and was last night assisting police with their investigation into his disappearance.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 36-year-old woman, who admitted to beating her four-year-old stepdaughter to death in 2016, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
(Trinidad Express) Doctors are noticing that a lot more children in the critical stage of dengue are presenting neuro-symptoms resulting in neuro-dengue.
(Trinidad Express) CARICOM does not have to take a position on the Venezuelan election because it is a domestic matter, Caricom chairman Dickon Mitchell said yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) As investigations continue into a third killing in Arima in as many weeks, residents near Dump Road and environs have implemented self-imposed curfews for their safety, as they remain uncertain of who is next.
(Trinidad Guardian) Scotiabank employee and mother of two Giselle Crystal Peters was looking forward to completing and moving into her new home with her family by Christmas.
(Trinidad Express) Government has secured a 20-year lease from Venezuela to obtain gas from the Cocuina-Manakin field, says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.
(Trinidad Guardian) Months after he fled his home after it was firebombed twice, a 58-year-old man was gunned down as he left a casino in San Fernando on Wednesday night.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health confirmed T&T’s fifth dengue-related death, and the victim is believed to be a 45-year-old quality control manager employed at WeldFab Limited.
(Trinidad Guardian) Amid T&T’s decreasing oil and gas production, diversification should be pivoted to the maritime sector as the Gulf of Paria is suited for a natural deep-water harbour, says former Energy Minister in the People’s Partnership Kevin Ramnarine.
(Trinidad Express) Three weeks ago, 22-year-old Shameia Went decided to escape a violent relationship when she was chopped in the hand for using her cellphone.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Opposition United National Congress is calling for Indian businessman Naveen Jindal of Jindal Steel and Power Limited to be disqualified from the bidding process for the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Hunters Search and Rescue Team has joined the Anti-Kidnapping Squad in the search for Dr Komal Maharaj, a 40-year-old consultant from Felicity who has been missing since Friday afternoon and is believed to have been kidnapped.
(Trinidad Guardian) Residents of Penal, Barrackpore and Debe woke up in shock yesterday after three hours of heavy overnight showers on Tuesday left their homes submerged in two to three feet of floodwater.