Trinidad Express
Penal chicken farmer facing demolition
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- Penal chicken farmer facing demolition
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- CHICKEN farmer Anthony Cornwall is appealing to the government to relocate his farm and reimburse him if his farm is to be demolished. Video by Express Chief Photographer Dexter Philip
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- FIRE in Cocoyea
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A Cocoyea family was displaced from their home after fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon. No one was at the house when the fire was spotted in the house on Mossettevale Street at around 2 p.m. The officers of the Mon Repos Fire Station responded and extinguished the blaze. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, fire officers said.
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- 'Dilapidated conditions' at Mayaro School
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Disgruntled parents gathered near the Mayaro Secondary School yesterday morning where students have been asked to rotate attendance due to a lack of furniture and a number of infrastructural flaws on the compound that remain unaddressed.
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- Farewell to Deokinanan Sharma
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dr Deokinanan Sharma, 87, was remembered as the visionary who helped transform the sugar cane fields of Endeavour, Chaguanas, into a site that is regarded as the foremost institution for Indian culture, the Divali Nagar, now known as the NCIC (National Council for Indian Culture) Nagar
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- Festival of Santa Rosa
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The 238th celebration of the Festival of Santa Rosa at the Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Church was held in Arima yesterday. Attending the celebrations were Member of Parliament for Arima, Penelope Beckles; former mayor of Arima and Member of Parliament D’Abadie/O’meara, Lisa Morris-Julian and Mayor of Arima, Balliram Maharaj.
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- Community grieves murdered Enrico Guerra
- Runtime
- 6:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- HUNDREDS of citizens took to the streets on Saturday night in a call for an end to crime and gun violence, and in particular, for justice for the brutal murders of Moruga businessman Enrico Guerra and his five-year-old daughter, Anika. Annisha Khan-Mohammed of the St Mary's Police Community Council spoke at the start of the vigil in St Mary's Village, Moruga. Video: TREVOR WATSON
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- High speed death for girlfriend
- Runtime
- 0:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A 24-year-old woman died in a crash in Debe on Tuesday. Kaylee Poonan was a passenger in a Mitsubishi Lancer car driven by her boyfriend.
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- Infant and dad shot and killed
- Runtime
- 0:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Five-year-old Anika Guerra was shot five times, including in the head, by the gunmen who chased her father into his mini mart in Moruga while shooting at him. Both Anika and her father, Enrico Guerra, died. A third person was shot but survived.
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- Moonilal questions HDC
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- OPPOSITION MP Roodal Moonilal has raised questions about the decision by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) to cancel the procurement process for the Santa Rosa housing project.
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- $2.8m Rolls-Royce Spectre arrives in TT
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- THE first Rolls-Royce Spectre, imported by HSM Motors, has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago.
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- Moonilal: Coast Guard vessels not operating
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- OPPOSITION MP Dr Roodal Moonilal has called for a report on the assets of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, claiming that 90 per cent of its vessels were non-operational.
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- Port of Spain flooded
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Parts of the capital city were yesterday flooded. This video of Lower Charlotte Street and South Quay was taken by Express journalist Donstan Bonn earlier today.
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- Cops kill 6
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- It took no more than eleven minutes between the arrival of police to Razack Trace, Calcutta No. 2, and their departure, carrying away six shooting victims who would all die. The timestamp on this CCTV footage obtained by CCN (Trinidad Express/TV6 News) shows the arrival of three police vehicles at around 1126a.m. and a police pick up truck leaving at 1137a.m. with what the Express was told were the bodies of the people involved in a shooting.
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- Woman bounced down
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A police officer stopped the flow of traffic along the Solomon Hochoy Highway yesterday near the Ghandi Village Roundabout, to allow a police photographer to capture the area where the car in which Kiefer Wilson was a passenger was hit from behind. Wilson wasstruck with a wheel spanner, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend and run over by a car allegedly driven by him. Footage by Express journalist Nikita Braxton- Benjamin.
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- Elderly man robbed
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- SIXTY-EIGHT year old Edward Taylor, enfeebled by three strokes and a heart condition, could do nothing when gunmen broke into his home and terrorized him at daybreak yesterday. Less than six hours later, the men who allegedly robbed him, were among the six killed by police at a crime hideout not far away. LIsten to him recount his experience here.
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- SUSPECT ARRESTED
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Express journalist Shivana Lal was present when, at around 2.20 p.m. today when officers of Homicide Division arrested a suspect in connection to the murder of Dalipram Jadoo, 67, whose burnt remains were found burning in a pit behind his house on Friday at Las Lomas No. 3.
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- FLASH FLOODS
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The rains came around noon and flooded areas of the Beetham, Tunapuna, Curepe, Valsayn, Morvant Junction, St Joseph and St Augustine. Trinidad and Tobago is under a weather alert, with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely to develop over Trinidad and Tobago today.
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- Mom murdered ar Cleghorn Village
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Crime Scene Investigators at Cleghorn Village, Princes Town on Monday afternoon where a woman was found beaten to death at her home. She was identified as 57-year-old Marlah Boodram. The suspect is believed to be a close relative. Video by CCN's Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh
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- John Babb's funeral
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- VETERAN journalist John Babb was remembered for his seven decades work in journalism, friendship with T&T’s first prime minister Dr Eric Williams and love of music at the funeral service for him last week.
This is a short clip of his eulogy
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- Scrap Iron Dealers call for police aid
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Trinidad and Tobago Scrap Iron Dealers Association (TTSIDA) yesterday called for the collaboration of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and Commissioner of Police Erla Christopher in combating theft within the industry, which they said has been an increasing problem
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- Property Tax 'Unfair'
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Opposition Senator Wade Mark believes Government is hiding important parts of the valuation process in the determination of the annual rental value in relation to what he yesterday called the “draconian and dreaded property tax”.
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- 'Hero' prison officer given military send-off
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prison officer Mahendra “Brandon” Ramdial is given a military send-off at his Couva home on August 2, 2024.
Ramdial was killed on July 28, when he was struck by a van as he attempted to render assistance to occupants of a vehicle on the median of the Solomon Hochoy Highway. He died on the scene.
Speaking during funeral service for
- Title
- City floods after showers
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Several streets in downtown Port of Spain were left under water following heavy afternoon rainfall on July 29.
The areas most impacted were parts of Wrightson Road, Independence Square and South Quay.
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- ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A bandit attempted to rob a mini mart along Reform Road in Gasparillo on Saturday night, but was stopped by the owner who shut the building's burglar proofing shortly before they entered. This footage was shared with the Express.
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- UNC Renders Crime Fighting Advice To Minister Scotland
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Former United National Congress (UNC) Senator Sean Sobers has offered a playbook to newly appointed minister in The Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland to fight crime in Trinidad and Tobago.
Sobers gave the advice during his presentation on crime during the UNC’s virtual Sunday news briefing yesterday.
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- UNC: We Not Taking The Blame Rowley
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The United National Congress welcomes and encourages investment in this country, says its Member of Parliament for Oropouche West Davindranath Tancoo.
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- Scotland joins national security ministry
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Port of Spain South Member of Parliament Keith Scotland has been appointed Minister in the Ministry of National Security.
In making the announcement on July 25, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said Scotland, a senior counsel, will focus specifically on “police issues, policing issues, police response issues and police problem issues”.
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- T&T secures another gas deal with Venezuela
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said the securing of a 20-year lease from Venezuela to for means that Trinidad and Tobago now has two substantial fields (the Loran Manatee field) of proven gas available to ensure that the country has some element of a future in keeping Point Lisas at an operational level and keeping T&T in the hydrocarbon business.
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- Brasso residents want police station opened
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Local government councillor for Caratal/Tortuga, Sharen Badal-Ahyew, speaks with the media about the negative impact on the lives of residents of Barsso, due to the continued closure of the police station.
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- Tabaquite pensioner killed during home invasion
- Runtime
- 0:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Gabriel Beepat tells the Express that the person who killed his brother, pensioner Lutchmipersad Sookram during a home invasion in Tabaquite on July 23, was probably someone his brother was familiar with.
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- Shakem's last ride
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Shakem Charles is celebrated in song by Mario during the funeral service for the slain ridesharing services driver at the Our Lady of Mt Carmel Roman Catholic Church in New Grant on July 22.
Charles' body was found in Penal with a gunshot wound to the head on July 13, four days after he went missing.
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- Police highway exercise frustrates southbound motorists
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Motorists along the southbound lane of the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway had to endure unforeseen traffic congestion on July 18 due to a police exercise in Gasparillo area.
Senior Superintendent of the Southern Police Division Brian Soodeen, who spearheaded the exercise, spoke with the Express about the nature and purpose of the exercise.
Express chief photographer Dexter Philip was at Gasparillo and captured this footage.
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- Barrackpore under water yet again
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Residents in low-lying areas in Lower Barrackpore woke up on July 17 to pounding rainfall and a frustrating sight outside—flooded roadways and front yards.
They said it's the third time for the year they have had to deal with flooding in their community.
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- Families still stranded one week after bridge collapses
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Seven days following the collapse of a concrete bridge into the Godineau River, leaving the 30-plus residents of St John’s Branch Road, Fyzabad, the authorities are yet to address the plight of the residents.
The lack of intervention has led to residents having to using a boat to get across the river, which they say has become dangerous with the recent torrential rainfall.
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- PM eyes legal action against Gary Griffith
- Runtime
- 4:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has signalled his intention to take legal action against former commissioner of police Gary Griffith.
Though not calling Griffith by name, Rowley said the former commissioner is on record of stating that he (Rowley) gave him millions of dollars personally to prosecute political opponents of the prime minister.
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- Stranded villagers abandon their homes
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Residents Junior Sookdeo and Richard Bullock packed up their belongings and leave their homes across the collapsed bridge at St John's Branch Road, Fyzabad,
Sookdeo told the Express he had to take his wife and four-year-old daughter out of the area.
Over 30 residents have been cut off from surrounding communities after the bridge collapsed on July 10.
- Title
- Deyalsingh: Dengue is everybody’s problem
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh calls on citizens to take personal responsibility for source reduction as it relates to the breeding of mosquitoes.
He stressed that the fight against dengue is primarily in receptacles that contain clear stagnant water such as tyres, gutterings, flower pots, saucers, and vases inside people's homes.
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- River worries in Fyzabad
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- An ailing 60-year-old resident of St John’s Branch Road in Fyzabad is removed from her home by pirogue and brought to higher ground following the collapse of the concrete bridge which remains lodged in the Godineau River, blocking the watercourse.
With heavy rainfall being forecasted, residents are bracing for major flooding.
- Title
- Mom: He was trying to get ahead in life
- Runtime
- 4:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Ronnie and Margret Charles, parents of Shakeem Charles who was reported missing on July 9, speak about the lead up to their son's disappearance.
Charles' vehicle was found abandoned in Valencia, but he is yet to be found.
Express chief photographer Dexter Philip visited the family's Indian Walk home and captured this video.
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- Dengue kills one, two in critical condition
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A dengue outbreak in Barrackpore has resulted in the death of one person with two others hospitalised in critical condition.
Penal/Debe Regional Corporation chairman Gowtam Maharaj said his agency has engaged in an aggressive schedule of dyna fogging to treat with the threat to residents' health.
- Title
- Penal grandfather bludgeoned to death
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Ramragee Beharry, mother of murder victim Anthony James, said she believes her son was killed by a woman he was in a relationship with.
James was found bludgeoned to death at his San Francique home on July 8.
Beharry told the Express that the woman in question had previously told her son that she would kill him.
- Title
- Trini cops to assist in policing Tobago
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said to overcome the peculiarity of policing in Tobago, officers from Trinidad will be integrated into the policing landscape in Tobago as a measure to reducing crime on the island.
- Title
- Pushing the Caribbean's reparation agenda
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne emphasises the need for reparation while delivering the feature address during the media launch of the reconstituted National Committee on Reparations, at the National Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain on July 8, 2024.
- Title
- Son dead, dad critical following Chaguanas home invasion
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Linda Frankie recounts the invasion by four armed masked men at the family’s Carlsen Field home in Chaguanas on July 8, 2024.
During the incident, her 27-year-old son Christopher Christian was shot dean and her husband Matthew Perez Christian, 66, who was also shot, is in a critical condition at hospital.
Express chief photographer Dexter Philip visited the home and captured this video..
- Title
- Alarming SSA warchest
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said the audit into the operation of the Strategic Security Agency has raise grave concerns as the agency engaged in the purchased of high-grade military bolt-action rifles, complete with the most modern silencers, which it was not authorised to do.
- Title
- Fire destroys shipping container at Chaguaramas
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Assistant Chief Fire Officer Earl Sampson gives an account of a fire which destroyed a shipping container at the Caribbean Dockyard in Chaguaramas yesterday morning.
The which contained was said to have fibreglass and other flammable materials.
- Title
- ‘No risks in Dragon gas project’
- Runtime
- 3:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Energy Minister Stuart Young states that the result of the arbitration award to United States-based exploration and production company ConocoPhillips against Venezuelan state oil and gas company, PDVSA, will not negatively impact the Dragon gas deal between Trinidad and Tobago .and neighbouring Venezuela.
- Title
- Vieira pulls the plug on polygraph testing
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Independent Senator Anthony Vieira withheld support for the implementation of polygraph testing, arguing that its use could cause “cultural issues” in Trinidad and Tobago.
Contributing to the Miscellaneous Provisions (Testing and Identification) Bill, 2021 in the Senate on July 2, Vieira said he sees the potential for prejudice, stereotyping and abuse.
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- Media man stopped in his tracks in Tobago
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- An attempt by Express photojournalist Jermaine Cruickshank to secure video content of persons at the ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago trying to catch a flight back to Trinidad, was thwarted by an Airport Authority security personnel.
Cruickshank, who was in Tobago doing multimedia coverage of the passage of Hurricane Beryl, was told to desist from recording or taking photographs if he did not have permission from the relevant authority.
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- Tobago braces for Beryl
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tobago has been spared by Hurricane Beryl but other islands in its path are bracing for a direct hit according to the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Services. Express photojournalist Jermaine Cruickshank provided updates from Tobago's streets yesterday. This is a compilation of his reporting.
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