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There has been a murder in Petit Valley.

Nigel Pompey was shot on Morne Coco Road close to 6 o’clock last evening.

It is reported Mr. Pompey and another man were liming near Hillcrest Drive when gunshots rang out.

Both men were later found with several gun shot wounds.

They were rushed to the St. James medical facility where Mr. Pompey died.

Thee other man who remains unidentified is set to be listed in a stable condition.

Police believe the killing is gang related

Investigations are continuing.

The Students’ Guild at the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies wants wide consultations before fees are increased.

Earlier this week Campus Principal, Professor Brian Copeland said higher fees are being contemplated as the university looks towards sustainability.

Yesterday, Guild President Corey Sandy said it was the first time he heard anything about adjustments to the tuition fees.

On the TV6 Morning Edition Program yesterday Mr. Sandy insisted the consultations must be meaningful.

Professor Copeland has said a future first draft has already been created and it looks at several realities..

He said the current challenges facing the university include budget cuts to the tune of 100 million dollars over the last 6 years.

The campus principal said a hike in fees is not off the table, particularly since they have not been touched in over 20 years.

He said when a review process is completed the public will be informed of decisions.

The Opposition, United National Congress says it is not surprised by the Cabinet reshuffle but it is also not impressed.

In a release, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar says it is a naked attempt by the Prime Minister to distract from what she calls scandals, which have derailed his already collapsing government. 

According to Mrs. Persad Bissessar, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley and his entire Cabinet should resign.

She says this reshuffle is a symbol of an embattled Prime Minister drowning in his own lies and evident misdeeds. 

She adds this desperate action by Dr. Rowley will not deceive the citizens.

A Cabinet reshuffle sees the removal of Faris Al Rawi as the country’s Attorney General.

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has given the portfolio to leading Senior Counsel Reginald Amour.

He took his oath at the President’s House yesterday.

Mr. Amour will be made a Senator.

Here’s more from Kevin Garcia.

And Senator Nigel Defreitas has resigned as Vice President of the Senate and has the portfolio of Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture Land and Fisheries.

Dr. Muhammed Ibrahim has been appointed Vice President of the Senate.

Meanwhile Mr. Al-Rawi issued a release saying it is with great excitement and pleasure that he accepts his new portfolio.

He says the Ministry of Local Government literally touches the lives of every citi­zen of Trinidad and Tobago in the places that they live, work, traverse and enjoy.

He adds that he has been assigned the tremendous responsibility of driving one of the major planks of government focus by ensuring the delivery of meaningful Local Government reform to ensure the betterment of the lives of the people.

In his statement, Mr. Al-Rawi thanks the Prime Minister for allowing him the privilege of leading the “radical reforms” in the Office of the Attorney General that has witnessed, among several things, the transformation of the entire judicial system.

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service gets 1,000 new body cams.

Minister of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds made the announcement in the Senate yesterday.

Independent Senator Paul Richards probed him about how many more were needed to outfit the entire service.

Minister Hinds assured this was the goal.

They were speaking during the “Questions For Oral Answer” segment of yesterday’s Senate sitting.

A man who was found tied up and beaten at the side of the road in Toco earlier this month has died.

CEPEP workers found Atiba Glasgow on March 2^nd.

Reports say he died at around 12:55 Monday morning.

Newscenter 5 understands Mr. Glasgow was found in a semi-conscious state and taken to the Sangre Grande Hospital, where he was warded at the Intensive Care Unit up to the time of his death.

His autopsy is expected to be done today.

An overnight shooting in Caroni leaves one man dead and 2 others injured.

The dead is identified as Kerien Beckles.

Sixteen-year-old Micah Beckles and 20-year-old Gabriel Joseph remains warded at hospital in a critical condition.

The trio was shot at Rabindradath Trace, Kelly Village.

They were taken to hospital where 20-year-old Mr. Beckles died during the early hours of this morning.

Police say over 50 spent shells were found at the scene.

The Finance Minister says his government has no intention of devaluing the Trinidad and Tobago dollar.

Responding to a question posed by Opposition Senator Wade Mark yesterday, Minister Colm Imbert said there is absolutely no reason to devalue the currency.

He said the country has no situations, which would warrant devaluation.

Minister Imbert said the entire report from the International Monetary Fund should be read.

He believes the question from the Senator exposes what the United National Congress would do if elected to office.

One hundred and fifty thousand dollars bail for a man charged with engaging in a sexual activity in the presence of a child.

The 40-year-old man is alleged to have committed the crime on July 15^th last year.

The child was then 5-years-old.

Police arrested the man on February 26^th this year.

He has to return to court on March 28^th.