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Category Archives: Top News

Barrackpore woman, murdered by her husband, is laid to rest

Murder victim Tricia Ramsaran Ramdass has been laid to rest following a service at her home in Barrackpore. The funeral took place yesterday as her common law husband Ramesh Sieunarine appeared before a Princes Town Magistrate charged with her murder. … Continue reading

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24-year-old black man found hanging from a tree in California stokes more unrest in US

Amid protests against racial mistreatment and injustice across the United States, the family of a 24-year-old black man found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California have called for answers over his death. On Saturday, hundreds of people marched in … Continue reading

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CoP says don’t blame his officers for killing in Barrackpore

Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith says don’t blame his officers for the murder of Tricia Ramsaran-Ramdass. Commissioner Griffith says it is the criminal justice system to be blamed. The Commissioner’s defense of the police service comes after the coalition against … Continue reading

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Jamaica’s Prime Minister announces SOE

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a State of Public Emergency in sections of the corporate area. He says the current state of crime in some police divisions could spiral to what he calls “chaotic ends”. At a news conference … Continue reading

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Principals of primary schools supporting Education Ministry’s decision to host SEA on August 20th

Principals of primary schools say they are supporting the Education Ministry’s decision to host the Secondary Entrance Assessment on August 20th. A release from the National Primary Schools Principals Association yesterday said it would cooperate with the government’s decision. Speaking … Continue reading

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Penelope gets the nod from PNM to contest seat

Former MP for Arima and present Ambassador to the United Nations, Penelope Beckles Robinson gets the nod from the Peoples National Movement to contest the seat. The PNM’s screening committee yesterday selected Mrs. Beckles Robinson. Her selection means the sitting … Continue reading

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6 nationals from a cruise ship test positive for COVID-19

Six nationals on board Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship, have tested positive for the corona virus. The six are among 306 nationals now in quarantine on board the ship, which is docked in local waters. The new … Continue reading

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Fuad Abu Bakr says no tension between him and his father

The leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr has removed his son as Public Relations Officer. Fuad Abu Bakr says he was notified that a meeting of the organisation took the decision to remove him from the … Continue reading

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Police turn down a request for BLM rally in St. Lucia

The police have turned down a request for a “Black Lives Matter” rally to be held in St. Lucia today. St. Lucia’s Acting Police Commissioner, Milton Desir on Wednesday said no to the request by the Goodwill Ambassador, Taj Weekes … Continue reading

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Sitting judge receives death threat

A sitting judge receives a threat on his life and the Law Association calls it an attack on the Judiciary and the democracy. On Wednesday this week the controversial Justice Frank Seepersad received an envelope, which carried a note and … Continue reading

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