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A feud involving neighbours in La Romaine is believed to have led to the killing of a man and the setting of a fire, which destroyed a house.

The incident occurred on Tuesday night on Marjorie Street.

The murder victim is 31-year-old Dareem Hamilton of Ste. Madeleine.

Mr. Hamilton was said to be at the home of his ex-girlfriend, Cleopatra Blaize, when he was attacked by armed intruders who also set the house a blaze.

Mr. Hamilton died after he was chopped several times, before the 4-bedroom house was set afire.

Ms. Blaize told reporters yesterday there was an altercation with a teenage woman who lives in the area.

She said the altercation became physical and involved the 18-year-old woman, her boyfriend and her niece.

The teenager was taken into custody.

And 3 other murders are also engaging the attention of police.

The deaths occurred in Sangre Grande, Arima and Caroni mere hours apart from each other.

Kaylon Mayers was gunned down at Punette Avenue in the Pinto district, shortly after 11pm on Tuesday.

Reports say he was assisting a friend in repairing his vehicle when 2 armed men wearing masks approached them and opened fire hitting Mr. Mayers several times.

He was rushed to the Arima Health Facility where he was pronounced dead.

Twenty-four-year-old Mr. Mayers lived at Benny Trace in Valencia.

An hour earlier police were called to Madoosingh Drive in Sangre Grande after gunshots were heard.

When officers arrived at the scene they found the bullet-riddled body of Khalid Clarke.

And in Caroni, the victim is identified as Jonathon Jack.

He was shot dead at Caroni South Bank Road near the, Sumting Nice Restaurant and Bar in St. Helena at around 8:45 pm also on Tuesday.

A female child is one of the 32 new COVID related deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

This takes the country’s death toll to date to 2,612.

The fatalities reported yesterday were 14 elderly men, 7 elderly women, 8 middle aged men, 2 middle aged women and 1 child.

Seventeen of the dead had multiple co-morbidities including diabetes, lung disease and a history of strokes.

It says 8 of the persons had no known medical condition.

The Ministry of Health said there were 451 new infections taking the active caseload to 15,610.

Yesterday Epidemiologist Dr. Avery Hinds said the infection rate for December has already surpassed that of last month.

Dr. Hinds encouraged members of the public not to engage in any risky behavior for the holiday season.

The Joint Trade Union Movement gets ready to rumble, as its members reject government’s planned mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley last Saturday announced that by mid January 2022, State employees should be vaccinated if they want to continue receiving their salaries.

Dr. Rowley insisted it is not a mandatory vaccination policy, but part of the safe zones initiative which exist in the private sector.

JTUM’s President, Ancel Roget calls the plan madness.

Mr. Roget said leaders of his umbrella body would gather outside the office of the Prime Minister tomorrow.

Prisons, fire and police services associations have voiced their concerns about the planned move.

They say the government is seeking to interfere with the salaries and terms and conditions of State employees.

Yesterday, Vice President of the Registered Nurses Association, Lettitia Cox said her colleagues are ready to consider walking away from their jobs.

They feel the plan by the government is forcing vaccination on them.

At yesterday’s COVID media update, Minister Deyalsingh also made it clear government has not instituted any mandatory vaccination policy.

Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh insisted there is support for the proposal.

The police, prison and fire services are slamming the plan by the government to insist it all its employees get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Keith Rowley last weekend said it is a matter of life and death hence his government’s decision, which is to be implemented in January.

In a joint statement yesterday the protective services said they are not in support of what they see as constructive mandatory vaccination.

They said the varying of terms and conditions of employment without consultations is illegal.

According to the statement the imposition of a quasi-safe zone work environment is discriminatory.

The joint protective services met yesterday and agreed that the Prime Minister’s statement threatens to violate the constitutional rights of every citizen and it must be rejected.

A 26-year-old man has been charged in connection with the deaths of 3 Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago.

One year after the 3 Venezuelan nationals were burnt to death in a house fire in St. James.

Even though Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard had given the directive to homicide investigators to lay the charges since October 31^st, it was done only last Thursday.

The man charged with murder is Shak­iyl Parris.

Police blame the delay in laying the charges on the COVID-19 restrictions at the prisons.

Mr. Parris, of upper Dibe Road, Long Circular, was in prison custody for other matters currently engaging the attention of the court.

He was charged with the murders of Luis Santiago Figuera, Celso Andrade Cedeno and Flor Leal Garcia.

Mr. Parris appeared virtually before Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor in the Port of Spain court, and was remanded into custody.

He is to reappear in court on January 13^th.

A prison officer kills two alleged bandits during a robbery.

The dead men have been identified as Israel Polo and Micheal Ramdass.

A 3^rd man who was also shot escaped.

Reports say the incident took place around 10:15 last night.

Newscenter 5 understands the trio armed with guns were alighted a Kia Rio motor vehicle in an attempt to rob the officer.

The prison officer, fearful for his life drew his service revolver and opened fire hitting the 3.

Two of them died at the scene while the other escaped.

Police are investigating the murders of 3 men in separate situations in Morvant and Champ Fleurs.

Two men identified by their aliases “Foxman” and “Beanhead” are among the victims.

Reports say that incident took place in Morvant at around 2 o’clock yesterday morning.

Residents told police they heard several explosions and went to investigate when they found the 2 men bleeding from gunshot wounds. 

And the man shot and killed in Champ Fleurs is identified as Aaron St. Louis.

Reports say the incident took place at Upper Mendez Drive around 8 o’clock Monday night.

Several explosions were heard in the area and the police were called.

Upon arrival they found the man bleeding from gunshot wounds.

He was rushed to hospital but died undergoing medical treatment.