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An autopsy is to be performed on the body of seven-week-old Tahir Alexis

The baby was taken unresponsive to the St. James District Hospital last Sunday by his parents.

His 20-year-old mother told doctors she went to his crib on Sunday morning and realized he was not moving.

The child was pronounced dead 40 minutes after he arrived at the hospital.

Doctors are reported to have called the police when they realized there were bruises on the body of the baby.

The autopsy is carded for tomorrow.

The search is continuing for the Galil Assault Rifle reported missing from the Defence Force base in Chaguaramas.

The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment says it is aware of erroneous reports, which say the gun was found.

The Regiment says, these reports are from numerous unaccredited media sources as well as various social media platforms.

It reveals the rifle remains unaccounted for at this time.

In a release last evening the TTR said, investigations are still ongoing in conjunction with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service at this time, and information will be forthcoming as the investigation progresses.

The Regiment said, it remains committed to guarding and defending Trinidad and Tobago, in order to ensure the safety and security of the citizenry and this great nation.

Meanwhile…government tells parliament of a monetary reward for information on the missing Galil Assault Rifle. 

Leader of Government Business Camille Robinson-Regis also confirms, that a probe into the matter is being carried out by a joint team of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and the TTDF.

In the House of Representatives, speaking on behalf of the National Security Minister, Mrs. Robinson-Regis said, yesterday the matter continues to be under probe.

She repeated there is a 75 thousand dollar reward for information on the missing galil rifle.

Minister Robinson-Regis was responding to Oropouche East MP Dr. Roodal Moonilal during the urgent questions segment of the lower house.

Two Trinidad and Tobago nationals have been sent to jail for more than two years, after they were found guilty of trafficking marijuana in Barbados.

The weed had an estimated street value of 744,600 Barbados dollars.

Justice Randall Worrall jailed Anton James and Kyrsten Trim, on Tuesday.

Their sentences of one thousand 182 and one thousand and two days imprisonment, is the remainder of a 12-year starting sentence imposed for trafficking 193.65 kilograms or 426.92 pounds of cannabis on February 15th, 2021.

Mr. James and Mr. Trim were convicted, reprimanded and discharged on the offences of possession and importation of the illicit drug.

Justice Worrall said this is a matter that can only be dealt with by way of a custodial sentence.

He said it is quite clear with the excessive amount of the drugs is a starting point of 12 years is unreasonable.

The court deducted three years from the 12-years starting sentence for mitigating factors and another three years for their guilty pleas, leaving them with six years.

The accused men were also credited with 828 days they had already spent on remand at Dodds prison and had another 180 days deducted given the two-year delay which it took for the matter to be adjudicated.

Given that Mr. James admitted he was the mastermind of the enterprise, he will spend the next 1 182 days in jail.

Meanwhile Mr. Trim, was given a further deduction of 180 days from his 1 182 days as he is said, to have played a more subordinate role.

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says, no to a call by the Opposition Leader for international observers to monitor the upcoming Local Government Elections.

Kamla Persad Bissessar made the call at her party’s Monday night report.

Yesterday, Dr. Rowley said no.

Mrs Persad Bissessar said she had written to the Prime Minister making the request.

She said she does not trust Dr. Rowley, hence the letter.

But speaking at a breakfast meeting at the Trinidad Hilton yesterday Dr. Rowley said, the Peoples National Movement has a record and will stand by it.

He questioned who is Mrs. Persad Bissessar to order the Government.

The opposition leader feels Dr. Rowley’s refusal is another show of disrespect to the people.

She said yesterday there is no logical reason for the refusal.

A 15-year-old boy is shot dead.

According to reports Zion Oculien also known as Quenner, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and body.

Police say residents of Antigua Road, Wallerfeild reported hearing several explosions at around midnight last night.

Upon checking, officers discovered the lifeless body of Zion in an unoccupied business premises.

A motive for the teen’s death is yet to be ascertained.

Police are continuing inquiries.

Residents at the Heights of Aripo stage a peaceful protest calling for an end to broken promises.

The residents gathered at the site and called on the authorities to give them mostly better roads from as early as 6:30 yesterday morning.

President of village council Harold Diaz said, if their concerns are not met then heightened action would follow.

Mr. Diaz also said while the Member of Parliament is aware of the issue, there is only so much they can do before it’s too late.

Efforts to contact the MP for the area Penelope Beckles for a response have so far proven futile.

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley is being asked to allow observers in to monitor the local government election in Trinidad and Tobago.

No date has been announced yet.

However the leader of the opposition Kamla Persad Bissessar, says she does not trust Dr. Rowley hence her letter to him.

She was speaking at the Monday night report hosted by her United National Congress.

Dr. Rowley is expected to announce the date of the poll, which was delayed by a year, until the decision was challenged and then struck down by the Privy Council.

There is speculation that the poll may be held in August this year.

Gary Griffith is convinced there is no way Minister Of National Security Fitzgerald Hinds, could not have known about the Brent Thomas extraction from Barbados.

According to Mr. Griffith if the Minister Of National Security was not aware then it means police officers went rogue and should be arrested.

In response to a question from the opposition Minister Hinds insisted he played no role in the extraction in october last year.

He was asked to indicate whether he had approved officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force’s participation, in this operation, which took place in Barbados last October.

He was asked again about the issue of permission for the military plane and other aspects by the UNC’s Rodney Charles and Saddam Hosein  maintained his reply, saying they were being pedestrian.

A High Court Judge has described the forced return of Mr. Thomas as an abduction carried out by the authorities here and in Barbados

Mr. Griffith, is today telling the officers involved to seek legal help because their line Minister has abandoned them.

He says, the Minister has a history of not being upfront or accurate when it comes his responsibilities.

Mr. Thomas was in transit to Miami in Barbados last October, when members of the Barbados Police Service detained him, before being handed over the members of the T&T Police Service.

Another call for the Prime Minister to set the date for the local government election when the parliament convenes today.

Opposition MP Khadijah Ameen yesterday said the Prime Minister and his government called this upon of themselves.

At a news conference yesterday, hosted by her United National Congress Miz Ameen claimed Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley is afraid to call the election for fear of losing.

The St. Augustine MP said the government is trying the thwart democracy by postponing the election in the first place.

She said her party defended the rights of voters when it challenged the postponement all the way to the Privy Council.

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce is expressing concerns over government’s plans to implement the property tax.

It says the timing is bad.

In a statement the Chamber says while it understands the need for the implementation of property tax, it notes with concern the financial impact it may have on people.

The Chamber wonders if the revenue generated from the property tax is a necessity, to pay for services and operations of the Local Government bodies.

The Chamber hopes it is executed in an equitable manner based on the criteria laid out for charges to be applied to properties.

The valuation of land amendment bill was passed in the parliament on Wednesday night, without opposition support.

Finance Minister Colm Imbert said, the property tax is not oppressive as being clamed by the opposition.

He questioned where else would the money come from.

However, the Chamber says the timing, is an issue as consumers have been hit by increases in the cost of living.

The Chamber further hopes that it does not deter business owners from maintaining their company’s plant and machinery as well as updating their infrastructure to industry related best practices.