Three days after his wife died in a crash on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in Trincity, Christopher Figuera has died at hospital.

Mr. Figuera died as a result of injuries he received in the accident last Sunday.

His 52-year-old wife, Nicole died on the very day of the accident.

The two are parents of four children, all between the ages of 18 and 22.

They were from Court Drive, Champs Fleurs.

Last Sunday morning the couple was heading east along the highway when the vehicle was hit by another.

The two vehicles crashed on the northern embankment, close to the Popeye’s fast food outlet in Trincity.

Nicole Figuera suffered extensive injuries to her chest.

She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Her husband 56-year-old Mr. Figuera was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where he remained in critical condition until his death yesterday.

The driver of the other vehicle in the accident is now assisting police, as they investigate the circumstances.

Other passengers in the vehicle suffered injuries.

With Mr. Figuera’s death the road fatality number for this  year is 50.

Teenager Anton Campbell drowns at a waterfall in Diego Martin.

Reports say the incident took place at Blue Basin Waterfall at around 11 o’clock yesterday morning.

Newscenter 5 has learnt that the 17-year-old experienced difficulty and went under the water.

Fellow bathers pulled him out and attempted cardio-pulmonary resuscitation until the Emergency Health Services arrived.

Anton was rushed to the hospital where he died.

The drowning occurred on the day restrictions were lifted, allowing people to return to the beaches and rivers.

Over the past 3 months the bid to curb the spread of the Coronavirus led to the restrictions on recreational facilities and activities.

The search is on for Barry Ramsook.

He is reported missing.

Police say the 40-year-old man of Chase Village was last seen at 10:30pm on Friday.

A missing persons report was filed on Saturday at 6:30 pm.

Mr. Ramsook is of East Indian descent, brown complexion, medium built and a greying low hairstyle.

He was last seen wearing a black vest and a pair of black long pants.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the police.

The Domestic Violence Amendment Bill has been passed unanimously in the Upper House.

All 29 Senators present, including the Opposition and the Independents voted in favour of the Bill.

Debate on the Bill went on for several hours yesterday.

At 10:30pm it was passed.

The Bill goes to the House of Representatives tomorrow.

Earlier in the debate last evening, Independent Senator Hazel Thompson Ayee proposed an amendment to the legislation, which would cover same sex relationships.

At the committee stage of the debate, she implied that Attorney General Faris al Rawi appeared reluctant to touch what is a human rights issue.

Mr. al Rawi said there are other laws, which cover that section of the society.

He denied that he was reluctant to deal with the matter.

Mr. al Rawi sought to set the record straight, he is not afraid of controversial law or legislation.

Senator Thompson Ayee sought further clarification but the President of the Senate stopped her.

And Independent Senator Paul Richards revealed as well that he and his mother survived domestic violence.

In welcoming the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill, Senator Richards explained his childhood in a house where there was violence.

He said his father was the abuser and his mother paid the price.

The Senator said shame and stigmatisation cannot and should not be fed.

Senator Richards called on people in and out of the parliament to speak out.

The Port of Spain Mayor concedes that it is not easy to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus.

Joel Martinez says renaming a street in the capital is easier than removing a statue.

The Mayor now has in his possession a petition of over 8,000 signatures calling for the removal of the statue.

A group representing indigenous peoples has given him one week to take down the statue.

It threatens to do it if the City Corporation fails to.

On Sunday’s Take Two program on i95.5fm, Mayor Martinez said it is not that simple.

Mayor Martinez said because of the historical symbolism attached to the statue getting rid of it is not very easy.

The Mayor has promised to listen to all sides.

Another gun related killing.

This time the victim is a 20-year-old woman in St. James.

The name given is Brianna Parks.

She was fatally shot at around 6:30 last evening.

Reports are saying Ms. Parks was in the company of a group people who were in possession of a firearm.

It is being said they were playing with the gun when it went off.

The young woman was hit by a bullet and was taken to hospital where she died while undergoing emergency treatment.

And four other murders are being investigated.

The killings occurred in the south and central parts of the country on Sunday night into yesterday morning.

Among the dead, 52-year-old father of four, Curt Wellington Davidson and 28-year-old Shazard Mohammed.

Mr. Mohammed’s niece, Salina Mohammed spoke with the media at the scene of the killing yesterday.

Jewelry and other personal items were taken from Mr. Mohammed.

Police suspect robbery was the motive.

The daughter of the other victim, Crystal Davidson said she saw her father earlier in the day.

The house, in which the two men were killed, was the scene of a murder in April this year.

And in the other incidents one of the victims is 50-year-old Moruga Stick Fighter, Matthew Brown, who was shot while in the house of a friend.

Mr. Brown was killed at around 8 pm on Sunday.

And Devon Brown was fatally stabbed during an altercation at home.

Mr. Brown was found at the corner of Esmeralda and Southern Main Roads yesterday morning at around 1:30.

He was taken to the Chaguanas District Health Facility where he died while receiving attention.

A woman has since been held in connection with the killing.