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Police say, they have no evidence that 15-year-old Jayden Lalchan was bullied at school, before he decided to take his life.

The investigation into the incident is said to be still active.

Yesterday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Wayne Mystar issued a statement to the media, giving an update on the highly publicized probe.

ACP Mystar said, the evidence garnered to date does not meet the evidential threshold.”

He said as such, no charges have been laid against anyone.

Jayden, who was a student of St Stephen’s College in Princes Town, ended his life on October 3rd at his home.

In a TTPS release ACP Mystar said, southern division investigators conducted extensive enquiries, and have carefully reviewed all available evidence.

He said, officers have determined that there is currently insufficient evidence to substantiate any acts of bullying, by any individual or group as a contributing factor to Jayden’s death.

A magistrate says yes to bail for a fitness instructor, charged with sexual penetration of a minor.

According to the Trinidad and Tobago police service, the alleged perpetrator is 47 year-old.

The prosecution’s case is that in November 2023, the victim was in a relationship with the suspect and she also gave birth to a baby.

The matters were reported to the Barataria police station and the special victims unit launched an investigation.

The accused was arrested on November 5th 2024.

He was charged on the weekend, and appeared at a north court in Port of Spain yesterday.

The accused was granted bail with surety in, the sum of $175,000.

In addition to his bail, the court stipulated that the accused must reside at San Juan and inform the police of any changes of address, within 48 hours.

He is also to report at the San Juan police station twice weekly, and keep 100 feet away from the victim.

Investigations were spearheaded by w/supt. Michelle powder, ASP Francis, CPL Guy and PC Greenidge of them Special Victims Department.

The finance minister says, there will be no devaluation of the TT dollar.

According to Minister Colm Imbert, such a move will not increase the availability of foreign exchange in the country.

The minister issued a three-page release, responding to concerns about troubled availability of foreign currency.

Minister Imbert yesterday said, all a devaluation will do is cause a massive spike in the cost of living and make everything more expensive”.

The minister said, he had taken note over the last two weeks of commentary on the availability of foreign exchange, the policy for distribution of foreign exchange, and the exchange rate of the TT dollar.

Commentators, economists and business groups operating in the country have noted an ongoing us dollar shortage and the difficulty it poses to them.

According to minister Imbert, the “reality is that the international monetary fund’s recommendation that the government should allow the TT dollar to float, which would result in an immediate devaluation of the TT dollar, is not new”.

He said as far back as 2012, the IMF recommended ‘greater exchange rate flexibility to allow pricing to play a bigger role in equilibrating the market.

The minister recalled this was repeated in the IMF’s 2013 article iv report on Trinidad and Tobago, where the IMF reiterated its view that the exchange rate should be allowed to fluctuate within a wider band’.

He said, the then UNC government told the IMF it was not contemplating changes to the exchange rate system at that time.

The minister said again in 2014, the IMF told the then UNC government the foreign exchange allocation system existing at that time, ‘had led to an apparently widespread and persistent recurrence of foreign exchange shortages’.

However, Mr. Imbert said, the then UNC government did not agree to the IMF’s recommendation that our dollar be allowed to float.

Police are at the home of the Independent Legislator, Asot Michael, who was reportedly found dead in a pool of blood at his house.

The discovery was made this morning.

Police have made no statement regarding the discovery of the body of the Member of Parliament for St. Peter.

However his death has sent shockwaves across the nation, with several people gathered outside his dry hill residence on the outskirts of the capital.

Mr. Michael, who was born in the French island of Guadeloupe on December 21st, 1969, and had served as a minister in a previous administration of Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

He contested the last general election in January 18th, 2023 as an independent candidate after he left.

The ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour party.

Contention within the Laventille West constituency of the ruling, Peoples National Movement.

There is a split among PNM members in the constituency, regarding support for sitting MP, Fitzgerald Hinds.

A group of women in the constituency has rejected Mr. Hinds as the person to run for the seat.

The women want attorney and alderman Kareem Marcelle instead of Mr. Hinds, who is the country’s National Security Minister.

At a recent meeting Mr. Hinds was rejected by members of the Laventille west women’s league.

Mr. Marcelle received an overwhelming endorsement

Lady Vice Chairman Camille Robinson-Regis is reported as saying, the election was plagued with irregularities and there may be a need to repeat the process.