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Senior police officer Earla –Harewood Christopher becomes the 2^nd woman to act as Commissioner of Police.

Mrs. Harewood Christopher will act for 1-week.

According to the TTPS archives, Ann-Marie Allen Daly was the first woman to act in the position.

Acting Police Commissioner Mc Donald Jacob confirmed the development yesterday.

The acting top cop boasted that this development is testament that the TTPS is not short on leadership.

Speaking with Newscenter 5 yesterday Commissioner Jacob expressed confidence in his team.

The Parliament says the Police Service Commission submitted to the President, Mrs. Harewood-Christopher as the person nominated to act in the Office of Commissioner of Police.

The Ministry of Health says there have been 11 deaths linked to COVID 19.

A release last evening says the deaths occurred during the period October 5^th to the 11^th.

The Ministry says this brings the total number of deaths in the country to 4,224.

 It says the deaths were 8 elderly males, 5 elderly females, 2 middle-aged males, 1 middle aged female and 1 young adult female.

The Ministry also recorded 437 new cases.

It says the rolling 7-day of new positive cases from September 28 to October 4^th is 92.

A man is shot and killed in Port of Spain.

Up to news time he remains unidentified.

Reports say the incident took place at the Housing Development Corporation apartment building at Queen and Nelson Street during the early hours of this morning.

Newscenter 5 understands residents in the area were awoken to the sound of several explosions in the area.

Upon investigations they found the body of an unidentified male of African descent was discovered.

Police were called to the scene.

Investigations are now underway.

Former Finance Minister Karen Nunez Teshiera says she is being encouraged by members of the ruling Peoples National Movement to challenge Dr. Keith Rowley for the position of Political Leader of the party.

Mrs. Nunez Teshiera says Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley can no longer lead.

She says she feels he has made too many errors.

Mrs. Nunez Tesheira says while she is running alone she has the backing of a silent majority within the Peoples National Movement and her hands are clean.

On The Morning Show on i95.5fm yesterday Mrs. Nunez Teshiera said she has no intention of accepting financial help from anyone.

Elections within the PNM will take place over a 3-day period in late November into December 2022.

The names of the 4 men gunned down by police during a robbery in Mayaro have not yet been released.

But would-be criminals are being warned to stay away from Mayaro and surrounding areas.

Reports say the incident took place at the home of a businessman at Krista Park Housing Development, Beaumpont Road at around 9 am yesterday.

Officers responded to a robbery in the area in which the robbers tied up the businessman his wife and daughter.

It is said when the lawmen arrived they were greeted with gunfire.

It is said the officers in keeping with the “Use of Force” policy returned fire hitting the 4 men.

Officers say the men were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Assistant Superintendent of the Mayaro Police Station, Fittworm confirmed the incident and warned would be criminals to think twice before going into the area.

Mayaro police say they recovered 4 pistols at the scene.

National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds yesterday applauded the work of the police. According to statistics provided by the police service, there have been 38 fatal police shootings so far this year when compared to 30 for 2021

Allied Security Services is called out at the funeral for one of its officers gunned down in the line of duty.

The call comes from a close friend of Jeffrey Peters.

Mr. Peters was killed in the Pennywise robbery in La Romaine 2 weeks ago.

An emotional Carlos Guy yesterday said his friend’s life could have been spared if he had the right tools and equipment provided by his employers on that fateful Monday.

To thunderous applause from mourners at the Laventille Seven Day Adventist Church, Mr. Guy called out Allied Security.

Jeffrey Peters worked with Allied Security for 19 years.

He along with Jerry Stuart and Peola Baptiste were part of a cash transit crew when gunmen ambushed them.

Both Stuart and Peters were killed.

Ms. Baptiste remains hospitalised.

At his funeral Mr. Peters’ friend insisted the tragedy could have been avoided.

Pastor Clive Dottin described Jeffrey Peters as a man who knew god.

Four suspects in the robbery were shot and killed by police on the same day.

A man is shot dead in Laventille.

Police have identified him as Josiah George.

He was 22-year-old.

Reports say the incident took place in the area at around 12:30am Sunday morning.

Newscenter 5 understands police were called to the scene of a shooting incident and they found the body of Mr. George lying in a pool of blood.

He was reportedly taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Investigations are now underway.

Christopher Noreiga and Brent Walcott are to reappear in court today.

The men were involved in the deadly robbery at Pennywise Plaza in La Romaine.

They are charged with possession of arms and ammunition including 2 high-powered rifles for the purpose of trafficking.

Police allegedly seized two AR-15s, 3 magazines and 38 rounds of ammunition.

The men first appeared in the San Fernando Court the day after the incident.

The prosecutor objected to bail pending a fingerprint trace.

They were remanded and the matter was adjourned to today.

Last week Monday gunmen opened fire on an Allied Security Limited vehicle conducting a “cash in transit” operation from Pennywise Plaza.

Two Security Officers, Jerry Stuart and Jeffrey Peters were killed.

Officer Peola Baptiste was critically wounded and is still hospitalised.

Police later killed 4 of the suspects in the robbery and shooting.

They are Kyle and Keyon Ramdhan, Greg Dodough and Deaundre Montrose.

Political Scientist Dr. Bishnu Ragoonauth believes there will be a price for government to pay because of its proposed budgetary measures.

He says government may suffer in the upcoming local government election as elements of the budget including fuel and food prices have turned people off.

Speaking with Newscenter 5 yesterday Dr. Ragoonauth challenged government to find a way to minimize suffering.

Dr. Ragoonauth said if the government continues down this path things would get worse for people.

Dr. Ragoonauth also said because of the Budget, there is going to be a widening of the gaps separating the lower, middle and upper classes in the country.

A claim by the head of the Joint Trade Union Movement that Special Branch Officers are monitoring teachers at some schools in the country.

Ancel Roget made the allegation at a news conference yesterday as the trade union body stood by teachers who have been rejecting government’s 4% wage increase offer.

Mr. Roget said government’s stated intention not to budge from its 4% wage offer to public sector workers is an attack on labour.

Mr. Roget said the stance being taken is firm.

Teachers and their union had to abandon the planned rest and reflect action on Monday after the Industrial Court upheld an injunction filed by the government the day before.

General Secretary of the National Trade Union Centre, Michael Anisette said the teachers are standing for a better Trinidad and Tobago.

Mr. Anisette said workers must go the distance to achieve what they want.

Present at the press conference yesterday was TTUTA president Antonia De Frietas.

Ms. De Freitas staged a 1-woman protest outside the Hall of Justice condemning the Industrial Court’s order of last Sunday.