Trinidad & Tobago News

(Trinidad Express) A Mayaro ‘thief’ who targeted a group of fitness enthusiasts on the beach had the tables turned on him on Saturday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Close to 22 officers from the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) have been fingered in the deaths of Joel Balcon and Andrew Morris, the prime suspects in the murder of Andrea Bharatt, 23, of Arima, according to a preliminary report.

(Trinidad Express) Government yesterday announced the roll back one of the Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions to allow sporting and recreational outdoor activities for maximum of 22 people.

(Trinidad Guardian) With steady hands, Ramsaran Moonsammy chipped away at the hair of his son seated in his barber chair when Guardian Media visited him.

(Trinidad Guardian) More women are expressing a need for firearm training and are looking at tactical ways to protect themselves from attackers.

(Trinidad Express) It is unconstitutional and illegal for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to retain a person’s photographs and other information in its database if that individual was charged with a criminal offence but later acquitted.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago is among the Caribbean countries late to order COVID-19 vaccines.

(Trinidad Guardian) In a landmark move in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, 100 frontline healthcare workers were the first to be inoculated as the Ministry of Health began its first phase of vaccinations at the Couva Multi-Training Facility yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 34-year-old man from Santa Cruz was gunned down outside his home on Monday night.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) today announced its unaudited financial results for year to the end of December 2020, with the impact of the global pandemic resulting in an operating loss (Earnings Before Interest & Taxes – EBIT) of TT$738m (US$109.2m) on revenue of TT$802m (US$118.6m).

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Stuart Young said yesterday that during a meeting with Police Commissioner, Gary Griffith, he was told that the units include the Special Operations Response Team (SORT), the Inter-Agency Task Force and Guard and Emergency Branch.

(Trinidad Guardian) Pregnant women would not be allowed to receive a COVID-19 vaccine- at least not right now.

(Trinidad Guardian) The furore continued on Saturday over the murder of Andrea Bharatt, as angry words and rage-filled posts were heaped on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley for not attending Friday’s funeral which culminated with a motorcade and candlelight vigil in the capital.

(Trinidad Guardian) An internal police investigation has been ordered into the deaths of criminals Joel Balcon and Andrew Morris, two of the prime suspects in the murder of 23-year-old Andrea Bharatt who was kidnapped on February 29 and her body found six days later dumped off a precipice in the Heights of Aripo.

(Trinidad Express) A man who posted a message on social media, following the death of Andrea Bharatt, has been reported to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service’s (TTPS) Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) by Police Commissioner Gary Griffith.

(Trinidad Guardian) Farmer Nappy has won the 2021 International Soca Monarch with his song “Backyard Jam”.

(Trinidad Express) What is usually celebrated as a Fantastic Friday turned into a day of complete sorrow as hundreds of people came out in the streets of Arima yesterday to say their final goodbyes to Andrea Bharatt.

(Trinidad Guardian) Pepper spray will be available ahead to women and girls within a regulated arrangement where a permit will be required .

(Trinidad Guardian) Over 500 businesses have announced they will be closed today as murder victim Andrea Bharatt is laid to rest.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two yachts were destroyed by fire Thursday at the Trinidad and Tobago Yacht Club in Carenage.