A man is shot and killed in Port of Spain.
He has been identified as, Jesse Superville aka “Robo”.
Reports say, the incident took place on Wrightson Road around, 8 o’clock last night.
Newscentre five understands Mr. Superville was at the St. Christopher’s gas station, when he was gunned down.
The incident sent other patrons scampering for safety.
Police were called to the scene.
Investigations are ongoing.
Police say, Mr. Superville was well known to them.
The search is on for a suspect who attacked a 90 year old man, and his wife in Tunapuna.
The incident took place around 12:15 am yesterday, along St Thomas Street in Tunapuna.
The victim was said to be at home when, he heard a loud noise at the back of the house.
Upon checking, he was confronted by a man who was holding a cutlass.
The suspect announced a hold-up, and allegedly began attacking the 90-year-old home owner.
The victim managed to push away the suspect and locked himself, and his wife in the bedroom of their home.
They then raised an alarm and notified the police.
Officers from the Tunapuna police station arrived, but the suspect had already fled the scene.
Reports say, the couple was robbed of over two thousand dollars
CPL Stevenson is continuing inquiries.
The Prime Minister says, the nation should not be ashamed of social media videos highlighting gangs, in Trinidad and Tobago.
He was responding to a question on recordings posted by Canadian vlogger Christopher Hughes at the post-cabinet press briefing yesterday.
Mr. Hughes, also known, as Chris Must List, is before the court for sedition.
Dr. Rowley said, he was not surprised by the incident, and suggested what he believed was the reason behind the inquiry.
The Prime Minister reminded that, police would need evidence to prosecute.
Christopher Chris “must list” Hughes, wants to return to his home country of Canada today.
Mr. Hughes made his first appearance before the acting, Chief Magistrate yesterday.
He is charged with sedition here, after reportedly posting videos of alleged armed gang leaders.
Earlier today, he said, it is not likely he will be leaving for home.
He believes some people in this country are attempting to put his life at risk, even with the stories in the media.
Mr. Hughes said, he did no wrong.
One week ago, he agreed to stay in the country until his hearing on the condition of weekly reporting to a police station, which was attached to his $100,000 bail.
At yesterday’s hearing, defense attorney Pamela Elder Sc reportedly told the court that his passport was never removed from the registry.
Mr. Hughes is seeking permission to travel home today, but was advised to leave it to his attorneys to make the necessary arrangements.
His lawyers were also advised to have the registrar correct the master’s order, which did not reflect the removal of the reporting condition.
Mrs. Elder also sought the release for Mr. Hughes’ cameras and iPhone.
The magistrate reportedly instructed police to keep the memory cards, but return the devices.
A trial date is likely to be set at Mr. Hughes’s next court appearance.
The matter comes up before acting chief magistrate Christine Charles, for a case-management hearing on August 23rd.
Donald Trump has returned to Capitol Hill, to meet Republicans in his first visit to the area since the January 6th riot of 2021.
A BBC report says, the presumptive Republican nominee in November’s presidential election delivered a message of unity, promising to “work out” any lingering differences with fellow Republicans.
Later in the day, the former president was also scheduled to meet an association of 200 corporate leaders.
Nancy Pelosi, the former democratic house speaker, said in a statement that Trump was the “instigator of an insurrection.
Returning to the scene of the crime”.
The visit comes weeks after Mr. Trump’s criminal conviction, for falsifying business records in his hush-money trial in New York.
He arrived at a Republican office building, near the U.S Capitol building this morning, passing a small crowd of protesters holding signs with slogans including “failed coup” and “democracy forever, Trump never”.
A physical altercation erupts, following renewed attempts to get vendors off the streets of Chaguanas.
The situation occurred this morning as officers of the borough corporation, sought to control illegal vending.
It is said, the verbal warnings of officers triggered a verbal dispute between one officer and a vendor.
The situation then escalated into a fight.
An eyewitness described the situation as shocking.
It is the second this month, which the mayor and his officers attempted to move the vendors off the streets.
The Prime Minister maintains there is no truth, to claims of an impending increase in VAT .
At a post cabinet briefing today, Dr. Keith Rowley said the opposition has and had no proof, on an increase.
He called the utterances of Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar disturbing.
Further, the head of the cabinet sounded the alarm regarding the effect of these statements, by Mrs. Persad-Bissessar.
The Prime Minister adds, that his government had nothing to hide, and if there were any plans for VAT increase, he would have informed the population.
Government assures the search for the owner/s of the vessel responsible for the oil spill, that negatively impacted Tobago has not gone cold.
The spill happened on February 07th.
Yesterday, energy minister Stuart Young was asked to provide an update to the senate, in relation to the matter.
Minister Young noted, that despite several intense efforts by the government and by extension the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, to date, there has been no concrete evidence to enable prosecution.
He again confirmed that once legal ownership is established, the government would take legal action, against the purported owners of the barge and the tug.
However, senator Dr. Paul Richards inquired about laws to prevent a recurrence.
Over 51 thousand barrels of oil were removed from the site of the spill.
Thirty thousand dollars bail, for the father who reportedly left his three-year-old child in the backseat of his vehicle while he went shopping.
He father’s name is Kareem Mohammed.
He is from Lalbeharry Trace Penal and was charged with cruelty.
Mr. Mohammed went before high court master Shabana Shah yesterday.
The 56-year-old vendor was represented by, Ramesh Deena and Christian Deena who made a request for bail.
The prosecutor Cleyon Seedan did not object.
Mr. Mohammed was placed on 30 thousand dollars bail and he has to report to the, San Fernando police station once a week.
The matter was transferred to the magistrate’s court for July 16th .
Last Sunday, the child was found in the vehicle in the car park of the La Romain branch of Pricesmart.
There is no decision yet on the number of management staff at the Water and Sewerage Authority to be sent home.
Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales made the statement, while responding to a question posed by opposition senator Wade Mark yesterday.
In the senate, Mr. Mark asked when would the executive packages of the approximately 200 retrenched WASA managers take effect.
He also wanted to know if this was part of the authority’s restructuring exercise, to form the new water management company.
He said, persons have been identified for 9 leadership positions.
He was speaking in the upper house yesterday.
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