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A car accident claims the life of the Director of Operations of the Woodford Café at Price Plaza, Chaguanas.

Fifty-two-year-old Martin Hatem, of Woodbrook, died at the scene of the crash near the Grand Bazaar Interchange on the Uriah Butler Highway.

ACP in charge of traffic Wayne Mystar yesterday said the accident occurred at around 2:15pm.

ACP Mystar said he was pronounced dead on the scene.

His death has brought the road fatality figure for the year to 27.

During the same period in 2021, the figure stood at 24.

Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar is claiming government has acquired a piece of software and is now illegally spying on individuals some from within its own camp.

Mrs. Persad Bissessar last night said she has the list of names of people who are being closely monitored by the government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley.

According to Mrs. Persad Bissessar even police officers are involved.

She said the government has engaged some of them.

The leader of the United National Congress said What’s App messages are being monitored.

She said the software is from Israel.

Mrs. Persad Bissessar said her information has come from a whistleblower.

Three-year-old Maria Sophia Khan has drowned in a pool at her Gasparillo home.

Maria was rushed to The San Fernando General Hospital but it was too late.

The incident occurred around 2pm yesterday.

Reports say her mother, Mary Mahabir, was watching the child while she was in the pool in the yard of their Maharaj Trace home.

However, the mother is said to have left the child to go to the washroom and when she returned found her unresponsive.

At their home yesterday, Maria’s great grandmother Karen said she was recently warded for a week at the hospital because she was dehydrated and vomiting.

The family had set up the pool for Maria about 2 weeks ago, after she was discharged from the hospital.

PC Dass is continuing investigations.

This comes just days after 7-year-old Asiah Josiah drowned in a pool while visiting his grandparents at their Tableland home last Tuesday.

Five more patients have died of the coronavirus.

The fatalities were recorded over a 24-hour period before yesterday’s update from the Ministry of Health.

The death toll now stands at three 1,761.

The deceased are 3 elderly men, 1 elderly woman and 1 middle-aged man.

Four of them had multiple comorbidities.

The Ministry has also reported 230 new cases of the virus.

They were from samples taken between March 31^st and April 2^nd.

The total number of active cases now stands at 6,650.

Opposition MP Rudranath Indarsingh is calling on Paria Fuel Trading Company to say something about the findings of an autopsy on one of the divers who lost their lives in the February 25^th incident.

Last week, attorney for the family of Kazim Ali Jr., Gerald Ramdeen said the autopsy has indicated that the diver was alive for up to 39 hours after being trapped in the pipeline at Paria.

Mr. Ramdeen claimed Paria officials did nothing to rescue the men in a timely manner.

Yesterday at a news conference, Mr. Indarsingh called the silence of the company deafening.

Energy Minister Stuart Young responded to Mr. Ramdeen’s claims saying a Commission Of Enquiry have been established and once he is properly retained he would be allowed to make submissions.

Mr. Indarsingh feels the government wants the story to die a natural death.

He is also suggesting that the lone survivor of the tragedy Gregory Boodram be given security.

Chairman of the Commission Of Enquiry Dennis Morrison is to be sworn in when he arrives in the country on the 18^th of this month.