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The Peoples National Movement government is accused of seeking to return this country to the days of “Massa”.

But the Movement for Social Justice is telling members of the working class they must not allow this to happen.

In delivering his Labour Day message to the nation this morning, Political Leader David Abdullah said the 1937 victory of the Labour Movement is under threat.

He says fewer workers are unionised today, than in the past 25 years.

He said this was as a result of union busting by the current administration.

Mr. Abdullah called on the working class to stand up and fight against what he termed the “PNM Massa”.

The country celebrates Labour Day on June 19^th.

Labour gets ready to move and pass a Motion of No Confidence in the government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley.

Organisers of Labour Day activities this coming Sunday, say it will be a first, when workers move the motion.

General Secretary of the Joint Trade Union Movement, Ozzie Warwick said this morning it would be a Labour Day with a difference.

He also said government’s adjusted salary offer to public workers remains insulting and is being rejected.

On the Morning Show on i95.5fm today, Mr. Warwick sought to make a case for better wages and dismissed the criticism that unions are unreasonable.

Mr. Warwick said not only unionised workers are being affected by inflation and government imposed measures.

He does not support the view that labour is out of touch with today’s economic realities.

Mr. Warwick insisted 4% is way out of line with the realities of workers.

A call for the police to expeditiously pursue the killer or killers of Morouga couple Nigel Chance and Surita Aruna Deosaran.

The call is coming from Pastor Clive Dottin who is close to the family, and prayed with Ms. Deosaran days before her killing on Wednesday.

This morning Pastor Dottin recalled the attempt on Ms. Deosaran’s life 3 months ago.

The incident in March left Ms. Deosaran paralysed.

Pastor Dottin said it is clear those who tried to kill her 3 months ago returned on Wednesday, to complete the job.

Police have no motive for the double murder.

Relatives of 36-year-old Ms. Deosaran and 44-year-old Nigel Chance are baffled over the circumstances.

The couple’s bullet riddled bodies were found at their St. Mary’s Village home at 4:30pm.

It is reported a white AD Wagon was seen leaving the yard after explosions were heard.

Ms. Deosaran’s mother Carmen Deosaran spoke with the Express yesterday.

She said she heard the shots.

Police are saying they found an abandoned AD Wagon, which they believe, was used in the double murder.

A market vendor, who spent almost 2 months in jail during the 2011 State Of Emergency, after being charged with being a gang member, is awarded just over $241,000 in damages.

Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams ruled in favor of Omardath Dookie in a malicious prosecution lawsuit against the Attorney General.

Attorney Kevin Ratiram represented him.

In her ruling, justice Quinlan-Williams found that the charging officer was not a credible witness.

In his witness statement, Mr. Dookie recalled that he was home when 2 police vehicles pulled up and PC Rainy Dhill, who had previously charged him with possession of a knife, arrested him.

When asked why he was being arrested, Mr. Dookie said the officer asked him for 2 other men.

Mr. Dookie said he was taken to the Barataria Police Station, put in a cell, charged with being a member of the Devanand Gang of Evelyn Trace, El Socorro and denied bail after pleading not guilty.

He was kept in a 10×10 cell with 4 other prisoners, with a bucket for a toilet.

On October 19^th, 2011, he was freed after the prosecutor indicated that they did not have enough evidence to prosecute him.

In giving her oral ruling, the judge said the State had not shown that there was any reasonable and probable cause to arrest and charge Mr. Dookie. She also found that PC Dhill had acted with malice in charging him.

Thirty-one year old Kearon Jones has been shot dead.

He was at a house on Prizgar Road, San Juan yesterday afternoon when he was shot several times.

It is reported he died at the scene.

A relative of Mr. Jones is reported as saying a few days ago he had a confrontation with a man who had threatened his mother.

The relative believes there is a connection between the killing and the confrontation.

Mr. Jones was the father of 2 children ages 10 and 7.

It was a deliberate act, the setting ablaze of 3 new ambulances in St. Clair.

The ambulances are privately owned and operated by Aid Allies Medical Limited and are worth 1.2 million dollars each.

Reports say the vehicles were parked outside the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre around 12:45am yesterday morning when they were fire bombed.

Police reports say the 3 specially outfitted vehicles were each left to burn.

CCTV footage showed someone breaking the drivers side window of the ambulances and pouring what is believed to be a flammable substance on the front seats.

They were then set alight.

Security guards on the compound noticed the vehicles burning and contacted the fire services and the police.

Owner of the ambulances Edgar Aboud does not believe it was personal.

He said he started the business 8 months ago and the fire will affect some 32 employees.

Chairman of the of the MRI Centre Dr. Jacob Hadeed said some parts of the building’s electrical lines were destroyed.

He confirmed that none of the sensitive MRI equipment was affected.

Officers of the Port of Spain divisions are continuing investigations.    

Gun violence has claimed the lives of 2 men.

The incidents occurred in Arima and San Juan.

In the latest incident the victim has only been identified as Akile.

Reports say Akile was shot on Pinto Road at around 9:45 last night.

Newscenter 5 understands residents in the area heard several explosions and went to investigate.

The man was found on the roadway.

Police were then contacted.

Akiel was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

And a man identified as Ishmael and also known as “Abrey” was shot and killed in San Juan.

That killing took place at Shende Street around 12:45 yesterday morning.

A man known to the deceased approached and there was an altercation.

During the scuffle there was an explosion.

The man is said to have dropped the gun and fled the scene.

Ishmael was hit.

The police were notified and a firearm was recovered.

Police later detained a teenage suspect.

Also over the weekend there was another gun related incident.

Thirty-six-year-old Jean Pierre Henry of Malabar Branch Road, Malabar is the fatality.