Police find 1,000 grams of marijuana in Blanchisseuse. Officers of the Blanchisseuse Police Station found the drug yesterday. The officers were conducting an exercise at the time of the find. The exercise was conducted between the hours of 1pm and … Continue reading →

The Firearms Amendment Bill 2021 gets the support of the Opposition and the government. The Bill, which caters to the use of pepper spray, was passed in the Upper House yesterday. However, 2 Independent Senators abstained from the vote. In … Continue reading →

Apostle Lincoln Doughty is not apologising for taking members of his congregation to Harris Promenade in San Fernando for a prayer session hours after a State Of Emergency was declared. The Head of the El Shaddai Deliverance Ministries last Sunday … Continue reading →

Attorney General Faris Al Rawi says newspaper headlines saying that the government was late in giving the legal facts of the State Of Emergency are inaccurate. Speaking with media at the COVID-19 briefing yesterday the Attorney General cautioned editors to … Continue reading →

Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar is concerned that the regulations under the current State Of Emergency are silent on the status of political parties during this period. Mrs. Persad Bissessar last night said political parties operate in spaces, which are … Continue reading →

Police have held 6 people for breaching the curfew, which is now in place. The 6 were detained on the first night of the 9pm to 5am curfew. Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith yesterday said officers were instructed to exercise … Continue reading →

Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith feels people are confused about the real purpose of the State Of Emergency, which is now in effect. At a news conference yesterday Commissioner Griffith said over 250,000 requests were made for curfew passes. The number … Continue reading →

Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh gives an assurance of continued vaccination. The country is expecting the arrival this week of 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine. The Minister says the State Of Emergency announced on Saturday will not stop the roll out … Continue reading →

On her Facebook page, Opposition Senator Jiyanti Lutchmedial slammed the late publication of the regulations. She said the State Of Emergency might not have been properly thought out. Senator Lutchmedial said the SOE appears to be “by vaps” as many … Continue reading →