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Three men are shot and killed in penal.

The identities of the men have been given as Anand Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Rolly Hosien.

Reports say the incident took place at Charlo Village around 4:30 this morning.

News Centre five understands relatives of the men were awoken after hearing a commotion in the yard of their home.

They say, two men dressed in police tactical gear armed with guns ordered the men to kneel down, and then fired several gunshots at the men.

Upon checking, relatives say the men were found lying in close to each other bare back in a pool of blood unresponsive.

Police were called to the scene.

The National Petroleum Marketing Company says at present, there is no shortage of liquid Petroleum gas.

It also assures the public and measures have been implemented to ensure an uninterrupted supply.

NP’s statement comes after a Sunday Express article yesterday titled “Natural Gas Crisis”.

The Express article said several petrochemical plants at Point Lisas are currently shut down due to a fire at BPTT’s Mahogany Hub.

The article also stated that one of these plants is the lone cooking gas producer in the country.

It said this could affect the supply of liquefied Petroleum gas.

NP said yesterday no shortage exists.

In a release NP is telling consumers to maintain their normal purchasing patterns.

It is also advising that there is no need for panic buying which will only serve to cause shortages.

Furthermore, NP said it’s LPG plant operations will continue as normal, with systems in place to prevent any disruption to supplies.

The Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard, claims there have been attempts to interfere with the work of his independent office.

Senior council Gaspard yesterday did not go into details, but he insisted there is need for a more autonomous and less dependent DPP’s office.

He referred to an incident involving an unnamed DPP and Attorney General.

Mr. Gaspard was before the Joint Select Committee on National Security which is chaired by government MP Keith Scotland.

The DPP said his office is beholden to the attorney general and this is not good.

He also responded to questions about the statement issued by the chief justice Ivor Archie some weeks ago.

In that statement justice Archie blamed DPP Gaspard for some of the problems in his office.

Yesterday the DPP said he decided not to respond to justice Archie

Accompanied by deputy DPP Joan Honore Paul he again lamented the inadequate number of attorneys at the office.

CARICOM leaders have ended a 2-day Regional Symposium on violence as a Public Health issue, declaring war on guns.

Lead Prime Minister on Security in CARICOM Dr. Keith Rowley announced one of the decisions taken at the 2-day symposium in Port of Spain.

In the final moments of the symposium, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago said these guns have become very popular among criminals in the region.

Dr. Rowley said CARICOM heads would use one model when drafting legislation to ensure some harmonisation across jurisdictions with respect to crime and criminality.

In the declaration titled “War On Guns” the regional leaders say they are also calling on the United States to join the Caribbean in this war on guns and urgently adopt and take action to stop the illegal exportation of firearms and ammunition into the Caribbean.

The leaders lament the disproportionate share of their national budgets, which they are compelled to allocate measures to address crime, violence and National Security as well as mental health and other health-related challenges that directly result from the illegal exportation of guns to our shores.

In addition the hunt is on for the men who shot up a birthday party in Arima.

The attack left 41-year-old Candice Griffith dead and 6 other people wounded. 

The incident occurred on Temple Street on Monday night.

Ms. Griffith, her husband, sister, aunt, nieces and nephews were at a family home when gunmen stormed and fired several shots.

Police say the three-armed men were carrying assault rifles and handguns.

Ms. Griffith was fatally shot while two teenagers are among the wounded.

A 15-year-old girl was shot on her left leg and a 16-year-old boy was hit on the right big toe.

Officers of the Northern Division Task Force visited the scene after the ambush.

Six of the seven wounded people were taken to the Arima Hospital where Ms. Griffith was pronounced dead on arrival.