A Trinidadian, who reportedly went into hiding for almost two months after police found 52 pounds of ganja in his suitcase at the Norman Manley International (NMI) Airport, pleaded not guilty to breaches of the Dangerous Drug Act.
Trinidad and Tobago Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday spent last night in jail, having refused to take bail yesterday after being charged with corruption.
Donald Phipps, alias Zekes, the so-called leader of the tough Matthews Lane community in downtown Kingston, was yesterday formally charged with the April murder of Dayton 'Scotchbrite' Williams and Rodney Farquarson.
The song "Rum Till I Die" should be banned from the air waves as it has no benefit to people at all, Chaguanas Mayor Dr Surujrattan Rambachan said yesterday.
Clive Lancelot Small, the Jamaat Al Muslimeen member who was found guilty of conspiring to possess and possession of machine guns and firearm silencers in the United States yesterday has said he is delighted it is all over.
Matthews Lane strongman, Donald 'Zekes' Phipps, was yesterday detained by police who have linked him to the deaths of two men in west Kingston over a month ago.
Sick and impoverished children in Trinidad and Tobago can now receive state-of-the-art medical care through video conferencing consultations with specialists at Sick Kids.
Trinidad police are investigating five murders between Saturday and early yesterday morning. Police believe gang warfare in the Laventille, Morvant and Diego Martin areas may now be spreading to the Carenage district.