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An accident in central Trinidad, claims the life of an off duty officer.

The deceased has been identified, Shazeem Aaron Williams.

He was 24-year-old.

Reports say, the accident took place along the highway in the Freeport area on Saturday night.

He was said to be riding his motorcycle, at the time of the accident.

Newscentre five understands Mr. Williams lived on Harry-Goland Street in Carapichaima.

The officer was attached to the Cunupia, Criminal

Investigations department.

He was said to be employed with the, Trinidad and Tobago Police Service for the past five years.

A police report says, Mr. Williams appeared to have lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into guardrails in Freeport.

His body was flung onto the roadway, hitting several vehicles.

The collision resulted in a backlog of traffic, that stretched along the highway for hours.

Meanwhile, the express newspaper reports that following another meeting with the director of public prosecutions, he remained unconvinced that there was sufficient evidence to charge the police commissioner.

The paper quotes an officer as saying, after the meeting yesterday with DPP Roger Gaspard, he was not satisfied with the information gathered.

The officer said, the investigation into Mrs. Harewood Christopher involvement in the acquisition of two sniper rifles for the S.S.A. continues.

Members of Trinidad and Tobago’s lower house are to debate a nomination from the police service commission, for Junior Benjamin to become the acting commissioner.

The PSC’s nomination followed the arrest and subsequent release of Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood Christopher who has been described as a suspect in a matter now being investigated.

Mrs. Harewood Christopher was instructed by the PSC, not to report for duty until further notice.

After submitting the nomination to the president of the republic, the parliament will this afternoon consider Deputy Commissioner Benjamin

But attorney at law and opposition Member of Parliament, Saddam Hussein refers to a letter to the police commissioner from the PSC.

Mp Hussein now doubts the exercise just hours away.

The Barataria San Juan Mp, last evening wondered if the planned debate is bonafide.

He said, the people’s national movement has collapsed the police service and other key institutions of security.

The Police Service Commission is being given a deadline to withdraw, its cease to report for duty letter to Erla Harewood-Christopher or face legal action.

This latest move takes the arrest, detention, and suspension of the commissioner of police to another turn.

Mr. Harewood-Christopher, who is a suspect in an investigation into how two sniper rifles, came to be in the possession of the strategic services agency, was ordered by a letter dispatched to her by the Polsc last Friday.

The letter instructed her to cease to report for duty and cease to discharge the duties of the office of the commissioner of police, with immediate effect, until further notice.

At the time the letter was sent, Mrs. Harewood-Christopher was in custody, having been detained at police headquarters the previous day, and only released on Saturday afternoon.

Yesterday, Mrs. Harewood-Christopher’s lawyer, Senior Counsel Pamela Elder, wrote to the chairman of the Polsc Wendell Wallace, calling for the letter sent to Mrs. Harewood-Cristopher to be withdrawn and the suspension immediately rescinded.

Sc. Elder, informed the commission that if the letter is not rescinded by 2pm today, judicial legal review proceedings will commence without further notice.

Investigations into the fatal shooting of a teenager are continuing.

Christopher Beharry was shot dead, in front of his home in Freeport.

He was 16 years old.

Police reports indicate that the family’s car was attacked at around 4pm on Friday.

Christopher was said, to be in the company of his father and brother when their car came under fire.

Newscentre five understands that, at the time of the incident, they were both occupants of a vehicle stationed, just meters away from their Ramlal Trace, Chickland home.

Upon hearing an explosion, Christopher’s father noticed a pronounced bleed emanating from his sons body.

Christopher was transported to the Couva district health facility, where he later succumbed to his injuries at 4:36 pm.

Christopher Beharry’s death comes a month after the murder of his mother Sherryann Roett.

Roett was found hanging from a tree in Carli Bay, however, a post-mortem examination found that she died of blunt force trauma and not suicide.

Newscentre five understands, that to date no one has been detained in connection with her murder.

The police have yet to establish a motive for the killings.

Police Commissioner Erla Harewood Christopher has been released without charge.

Mrs. Harewood Christopher was arrested last Thursday, at police headquarters in connection with the acquisition of sniper rifles for the strategic services agency.

After two days of interrogation the commissioner was released.

Her attorney, Pamela Elder Senior Counsel spoke on her behalf.

She described the arrest of her client as an outrage.

Mrs. Elder then had a question for the police.

Police have said, the investigations were triggered by the unlawful procurement of firearms, and that charges could include misbehaviour in public office.

Also expected to be released from custody yesterday was retired major roger best, former head of the intelligence agency

Both were reportedly allowed to leave “pending further investigations”

Instructions regarding the latest development came from Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard at around noon yesterday, after a legal consultation was held with investigators.

Police Commissioner Earla Harewood Christopher is believed to have spent the night in the custody of her officers, while being interviewed in connection with an ongoing investigation.

Media reports are today saying, a team of investigators met with the top cop at her Port of Spain office yesterday.

Investigators approached the police commissioner as part of an ongoing probe, into the importation of two sniper rifles for the strategic services agency.

Investigators are said, to have talked with the commissioner after her lawyer was contacted just before noon yesterday.

The detention took place on day number 32 of the state of emergency, which was imposed on December 30th last year.

Investigators assigned to the office of the deputy commissioner of po­lice intelligence and in­vestigations, under DCP Suzette Martin, spent hours interviewing the commissioner at the police administration buil­­­ding, Port of Spain.

It is said, the interview began at 3:40 pm, and lasted for several hours into last night.

Mrs. Harewood-Christo­pher was questioned in the company of her lawyer.

The commissioner remained detained within the police administration building last night.

The commissioner was questioned in the high-­profile investigation that has been ongoing for ten months, and 24 hours after former SSA Director Major Roger Best, was detained at his home in Arima after a warrant was executed there.

While the questioning of commissioner Erla Harewood Christopher may have come as a surprise to many, opposition leader Kamla Persad Bissessar is not one of them.

Yesterday, she recalled her statements made on a platform of her united national congress recently.

She also questioned the involvement of those she called, senior police officials.

At the time she vowed to write to the director of public prosecutions about the provision, because she believed it was intended to protect some people.

President of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association Martin Lum Kin agrees with Independent Senator, Paul Richards that it is unethical for teachers to hold back on the curriculum, and charge a fee for extra lessons.

The matter came up during a sitting of a joint select committee yesterday.

The head of the National Parent Teachers Associations Walter Stewart brought up the matter.

Mr. Stewart is frowning on the teachers involved in such activity, and claiming it is extra lessons.

He said this must not be encouraged.

Association President Martin Lum Kin said all teachers cannot be painted with the same bad brush.

JSC Chair Paul Richards described the situation as obscene.

Mr. Lum Kin said, while they are not breaking any law if this is happening it is unethical.

The JSC was on social services and public administration.

The Privy Council has ruled against the Minister of Finance in the matter involving the auditor general.

Yesterday, the London based Privy Council agreed with Jaiwantie Randass in her case for judicial review.

The appeal by minister Colm Imbert and the cabinet was dismissed with costs

It is being reported that the costs imposed on the state could run into millions of dollars.

The law lords read submissions of both sides, and reached a judgment without the need to hear the respondent Ms. Ramdass.

She has been allowed to judicially review minister Imbert’s decision to establish a probe into the understatement of, 2.6 billion dollars in the national accounts.

The Privy Council had asked why, the terms of reference did not include an investigation of the minister’s behaviour.

It was suggested that the matter showed bias.

Meanwhile the cabinet will consider the judgment today.

There are reports now that this ruling could impact the candidacy of, Mr. Imbert, who is the Member of Parliament for Diego Martin North/East.