Six charges are laid against Fuad Abu Bakr, among them using violent language and breaching the public health ordinance regulations. Mr. Abu Bakr was arrested near Riverside Plaza in East Port of Spain on Tuesday morning, while demonstrations were launched … Continue reading →

In a statement yesterday Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bisessar expressed concerns about the violent unrest. She called for peace and calm while there is an investigation into the fatal police shootings in Morvant last Saturday. Mrs. Persad Bissessar said she … Continue reading →

At the Red House where there was a heavily police presence, the tensed 24 hours in and around the capital, was raised during a sitting of the parliament. Minister of National Security Stuart Young was asked about the situation by … Continue reading →

Attempts to stage more demonstrations in and around Port of Spain have been shut down by police. For most of yesterday officers, heavily armored tried dousing the flames of dissent. They say groups were forming in Beetham Gardens, along the … Continue reading →

The Police Complaints Authority has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of Ornella Greaves. Thirty-year-old Ms. Greaves was shot during protest on the Beetham Highway on Tuesday. In a statement this morning the PCA said pursuant to Section 26 … Continue reading →

Imam Yasin Abu Bakr calls for peace. He says fighting with the police is not the way to go. His son Fuad Abu Bakr was arrested yesterday and taken to the Besson Street Police Station. 71 others were also detained. … Continue reading →

Thirty-year-old Onella Greaves has become the lone fatality after hours of confrontations between the police and protesters in some parts of the country, mainly in and around Port of Spain. The dead woman was 4 months pregnant. The mother of … Continue reading →

An overnight murder in Claxton Bay. The victim is identified as Stacy Adanna Dick The 36-year-old woman was discovered by police at a bus shed near her Christian Drive, Plaisance Park home last night. Investigators believe Ms. Dick was killed … Continue reading →

A planned protest by nurses today has been put off. The representing Trinidad and Tobago Registered Nurses Association was expected to lead its members in a demonstration in the capital this morning. Several issues were to be highlighted. But President … Continue reading →

Twelve Venezuelans are held as they arrived on a beach in Palo Seco Beach, Palo Seco. Reports say last Saturday officers of the Santa Flora Police Station received information that a boat with Venezuelan nationals came ashore illegally. The officers … Continue reading →