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Rondell Bramble is the 200th murder victim so far this year.

His body was found in some bushes in Wallerfield last Saturday.

Police say based on their information Mr. Bramble was shot last Thursday night during what is believed to be a transaction, which turned deadly.

According to police Mr. Bramble and 3 other men went into Wallerfield to sell firearms.

The buyers reportedly opened fire during the discussions and Mr. Bramble was hit.

The others fled the scene.

On Saturday officers went to the scene where they found Mr. Bramble’s body.

An autopsy is to be performed on the body today.

This time last year, the murder toll was 221.

Meanwhile, the 2 people shot and killed at Almond Drive in Morvant last Saturday afternoon have been identified.

They are Wayne Liverpool and Thorian Holder.

A third man was shot during that incident but he remains warded at hospital.

Up to yesterday he was said to be in a critical condition.

Barbers and hairdressers resume operations today.

Owner of Nadia’s Unisex Salon, Nadia Mohammed says she already has appointments lined up.

Ms. Mohammed says, social distancing and other COVID-19 safety measures have been put in place.

Ms. Mohammed, who operates at Trincity Mall, was one of the tenants pleading with HCL for lenience.

However yesterday, she reveals that they have had talks with management and things have worked out.

Among other sectors reopening today are caregivers and domestic workers.

As watering holes across the country reopen their doors, one activist calls for regulations on alcohol consumption.

On Saturday Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley announced an ease on several COVID-19 restrictions including the resumption of operations at bars.

Yesterday activist and host of Eye on Dependency Garth St. Clair says there should be specified times for bars to close especially in the Woodbrook area.

Mr. St. Clair says the limers and drinkers are very inconsiderate to the residents.

He also notes that alcohol is very addictive.

The Prime Minister said the bars will open on June 20^th.

The Prime Minister says the date for this year’s Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) will be revealed in the coming days.

Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley says talks with stakeholders are being consulted before a decision is made.

Schools have been closed since March and the SEA has been pushed back for fear of the Coronavirus.

He noted several considerations are being given to the date for the exam.

Dr. Rowley also noted that there is dissatisfaction with the dates set aside for the CSEC and CAPE examinations.

He said Trinidad and Tobago has to go along with the dates announced by the Caribbean Examination Council.

He said the plan is to open all schools in September this year.

Several parts of the south are without pipe borne water because of a ruptured tank at the Heritage Petroleum Facility in Point Fortin.

The rupture caused a flood of oil and water in several areas of the premises and parts of the roadway.

But the Mayor of Point Fortin, Kennedy Richards said homes in the borough were not affected by the flood.

But some residents were taken to hospital.

Heritage Petroleum Company Limited confirms the incident occurred at its Adventure Tank Farm around 5:55 pm yesterday.

Heritage says during the process of conducting an engineered hydro test to assess the integrity of Tank 27, there was a failure of the tank wall causing a leak.

It says the leak caused the sea water, utilised in the hydro test, to flow out of the tank, overflowing the bounded area and into the roadway and the nearby Atlantic LNG compound.

Up to last night, Heritage’s Incident Command and HSSE teams are on site and managing the situation.

Meanwhile the situation has caused water woes for residents in parts of Point Fortin and La Brea.

In a statement the Water And Sewerage Authority says the incident at Heritage has affected the Point Fortin Desalination Plant, which provides water to several parts of the south.

Customers are currently experiencing an interruption in their pipe borne water supply; this is due to the Point Fortin Desalination Plant being out of operation.

WASA says this follows the failure of a water tank at the Heritage Petroleum, Point Fortin compound resulting in flooding of the underground electrical cable system at the plant.

Affected areas include, Point Fortin proper, Parrylands, Cochrane, Mahaica, Lot 10, Savannah, Harriman Park, Clifton Hill, Reservoir Hill, Fanny Village, New Village, Salazar Trace, Pilgrim Street and environs, parts of Techier, Vance River, Merrimac, Vessigny and TGU, La Brea up to the Pitch Lake.

WASA says Seven Seas Water (Trinidad) Unlimited, which owns and operates the Point Fortin Desalination Plant, is assessing the situation at the plant to determine the duration of the disruption.

Opposition leader Kamla Persad Bissessar tells of a new crime plan should the United National Congress be elected to office in the upcoming General Election.

She says as it stands crime remains the number 1 problem in the country and the government is yet to get a grip on it.

She says if given the opportunity by voters, her administration would change this by restructuring the Ministry of National Security as it has so far failed in its pursuit to address crime.

Mrs. Persad Bissessar is proposing 2 new Ministries.

Mrs. Persad Bissessar is also proposing a Ministry of Defense, with the main focus on border protection.

At a virtual political meeting last evening Mrs. Persad Bissessar said the major arms of this Defense Ministry will be the Defense Force, Coast Guard and Air Guard.