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President Paula Mae Weekes is again being told to break her silence on the Police Service Commission scandal.

Opposition leader Kamla Persad Bissessar is again saying there was political interference in the PSC’s nomination of a Police Commissioner, and the President was reached.

She is again claiming Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley is the person who stalled the process by influencing the President.

Prime Minister Rowley has already sought to steer clear of the issue, saying he would not be drawn into it.

But Mrs. Persad Bissessar last night said the President, by her silence is damaging her office.

At the virtual meeting of the United National Congress last evening, Oropouche east MP, Dr. Roodal Moonilal also called out the President.

He reminded the President that he endorsed her election to the highest office in the land.

He feels the President is presiding over a constitutional crisis in the country and she needs to speak.

Police are now probing a double homicide in Tunapuna.

One of the victims is Vaughn Charles while the other is yet to be identified.

They were killed in a drive by shooting in Monte Grande at around 7:30 last night.

Reports say Mr. Charles was part of a group liming at the corners of Streatham Lodge Road and O’keefe Street, when a white Nissan Almera pulled up alongside them and the occupants opened fire.

Six people were shot including Mr. Charles.

Nathaniel Wilson, Nathan Gibbs and 2 others identified by their alias “Spoon” and “Vello” and a man, who was walking along the roadway, were hit.

They were taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where Mr. Charles died while undergoing emergency treatment.

The passer by who is yet to be identified died a short while later at hospital.

And the man shot and killed in Arima has been identified as Shaquille Pereira.

The 25-year-old was also killed during a drive by shooting.

That incident took place at By-Pass Road, Arima in the vicinity of River Lime Ranch around 11:45 yesterday morning.

Reports say Mr. Pereira was standing along the roadway when a van pulled up.

It is said an armed assailant alighted and opened fire on him hitting him several times.

Mr. Pereira attempted to run but collapsed a short distance away.

The police were contacted.

Officers of the Arima Municipal Police rushed him to the Arima Hospital where he died while undergoing emergency treatment.

Investigations are ongoing.

Both parties represented in the Parliament are blaming each other for what is being called the collapse of the Budget debate.

The Opposition claims that the Prime Minister and his MP’s were coward and refused to participate in the budget debate

But the government is rejecting that, saying the United National Congress fell down on the job.

The debate is said to have collapsed after government MP Lisa Morris Julian spoke last Saturday evening.

Yesterday at a news conference of the united national congress, MP for Point-a-Pierre and chief whip, David Lee said the People’s National Movement collapsed its own debate.

However speaking with Newscenter 5 via telephone yesterday Minister of Communication Symon De Nobriga said the UNC is not being honest about what transpired at the end of Saturday’s debate.

But the Movement for Social Justice political leader, David Abdullah slammed both sides for the way the Budget debate ended.

Mr. Abdullah said what transpired showed a lack of leadership in the Parliament and the country.

Three men are reported have drowned over the weekend.

One of them is yet to be identified; the other 2 are Jonathan Woo and Alexander Beepath

Mr. Beepath was the son of former Public Transport Services Corporation chairman Terrance Beepath.

Reports say the younger Mr. Beeptath was hiking with a group of people in Blanchisseuse on Saturday when he went in to the sea.

It is said he experienced difficulties and went under but did not resurface.

And reports say Mr. Woo drowned in an area known as Weir at Arena Road in Brazil Village while the unidentified man drowned in waters off Erin Bay.

Investigations are continuing.

Seven new Delta cases in the country, one of the patients has died.

The Ministry of Health says the new Delta cases bring to 49 the total number in Trinidad and Tobago.

Five of the new Delta cases had no travel history and 6 of them had contact with symptomatic people.

Of the 7 cases, 3were fully vaccinated, 1 partially vaccinated and 3 were unvaccinated.

The Ministry of Health also confirmed 11 deaths as a result of the coronavirus.

The number of deaths now stands at 1,551.

The ministry has also confirmed two hundred and forty-eight new cases of the virus.

Six more cases of the Delta Variant have been found here.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Rosah Parasram made the announcement during the COVID-19 update.

And Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said the large number of persons being admitted to hospitals, have not been vaccinated.

He said this is of major concern to him.

At the COVID-19 media update yesterday Minister Deyalsingh said the numbers are on the increase.

Minister Deyalsingh said there should not be any person dying from COVID because due to them being unvaccinated.

Another call for the President of the Republic to speak up on the issues related to the collapse of the Police Service Commission and the appointment of a Commissioner of Police.

Senior Counsel Martin Daly has been asking questions about the issue.

Yesterday, in a release he said it is not surprising that the government believes it can dismiss the matter as trivial.

He says the government of Dr. Keith Rowley has lost its way in a fog of authoritarianism.