NEWS
Police still probing students’ assault on teacher
Sgt Michelle Lewis of the police Child Protection Unit has said investigations are still taking place into the incident in which a teacher was assaulted by students of Barataria South Secondary. She made the statement Wednesday at the weekly press briefing at the police administration building, Edward and Sackville Street, Port of Spain. Lewis said the information she can share at this point is limited. However, she said, there is protocol when dealing with child offenders, “So the police service complies with the protocol, which is of international standards, collaborating with the relevant supporting agencies to ensure there is no breach regarding the rights of children.” Read more here
Flood waters rise, Debe residents stranded
Rising floods left many people stranded Thursday night as torrential rains pounded the saturated Oropouche Basin for hours. And while hundreds fought the floods to reach the safety of their homes, wrecker service operators worked overtime pulling stalled car belonging to frustrated motorists for a price of as much as $300. "I'm trying to get home at San Francique but I can't get past the Big Apple in Debe because the river broke its banks. At this point I will do anything to get home," Fareed Khan told the T&T Guardian earlier tonight. Read more here
POLITICS
Double whammy for Independent senator
Facing a whole new chapter ahead. That’s how former Independent Senator Melissa Ramkissoon feels about the fact that she is not only leaving her job at Petrotrin as the company changes, but she is also relinquishing her position as a senator as the composition of the Independent bench changes also. All at the same time. “It’s a new season for me—but I remain positive,” Ramkissoon said on Thursday after submitting her resignation from the Independent bench to President’s House. She said she was honoured and grateful to have served. Read more here
BUSINESS
Classic Motors replaces Takata airbags
Classic Motors, a division of ANSA Motors, is currently recalling several 2001 to 2016 Honda and Acura vehicles to replace potentially faulty Takata airbags. The Takata airbag recall has affected millions of vehicles across 30 automotive brands. Some airbags can inflate prematurely and explosively, in which case the driver or passenger could be serious, even fatally injured. Read more here
Sale of CLICO near
Central Bank Governor Dr Alvin Hilaire said yesterday that a preferred bidder has been identified to purchase the traditional portfolios of local insurance companies CLICO and British American (Trinidad) and that the sale process is nearing completion. Read more here
REGIONAL
'Chucky' Guilty - Police Constable Goes Away For Three Counts Of Murder
The stoic Constable Collis 'Chucky' Brown's facial expression remained unchanged yesterday when he was found guilty on all three counts of murder by a six-member jury in a packed courtroom at the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston. Brown was on trial for charges stemming from the 2009 murder of Damoy 'Gutty' Dawkins and the 2012 murders of Dwayne 'Murderous' Douglas and Andrew 'Sugar' Fearon. He was also found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit murder and wounding with intent. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
Brexit: Michael Gove 'absolutely' confident in Theresa May
Trump takes aim at Mueller as speculation over Russia probe's end grows
President Donald Trump is acting like he knows something about the Russia investigation that the rest of America has yet to learn. His Twitter explosion on Thursday targeting special counsel Robert Mueller -- his "thugs" and his "witch hunt" investigation -- came without an apparent immediate cause. But Trump's temper apparently boiled over after meetings on three successive days between the President and his lawyers as they work out written answers for Mueller about alleged collusion between his campaign and Russia in the 2016 campaign. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that there are at least two dozen questions about events that took place before the 2016 election. Read more here
16th November 2018