Trini-born Canada resident beaten during home invasion in T&T

Trini-born Canada resident beaten during home invasion

After being beaten and terrorised during a home invasion on Thursday night in Whiteland, a visiting 76-year-old Trinidad-born Canada resident says he is too scared to return to this country.

“Really and truly, if I don’t have to come I wouldn’t come again. It’s not easy. It’s like you are in a jail because even here you are afraid to walk, you are afraid to go anywhere, you have to have a group,” lamented Vishnu Ramnarine.

Last Friday, another Canadian visitor, Hilton Smith, 75, was found murdered at his brother’s home in Aripero, South Trinidad. He was bound and gagged and the house was ransacked.

Rubbing the area of his chest, which was still painful from the beating, Ramnarine said while he was aware of the high crime rate he had to come here on business. However, he admitted he was already contemplating making this trip here his last.

Municipal cop shoots street dweller in head, drops him at hospital

An investigation has been launched into the death of an unidentified man, said to be a street dweller, on March 22, after he was reportedly shot in the head by a municipal police officer and dropped off at a hospital.

The man later died while receiving treatment.
Guardian Media learned the officer, who is assigned to the Port-of-Spain Municipal Police, was only arrested by officers from the Homicide Bureau on Thursday – which was 13 days after the alleged incident occurred.
According to the police, officers were alerted by medical officials at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital on April 4 of the unclaimed corpse, which had been delivered to the facility by the police constable.

Investigators said they were told by the municipal police constable that he had been driving a marked police vehicle on March 22 near the Riverside Plaza in east Port-of-Spain, when a man allegedly threw a stone, causing the windscreen to be shattered. It was reported that the officer later shot the man in the head and then took him to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, where the victim succumbed to his injuries.

Cop shoots bandit, innocent woman during botched PoS robbery

A bandit and an innocent woman who were shot during a botched robbery attempt on a police officer in Port-of-Spain on Thursday, remained warded at hospital yesterday.
While the suspect, who was shot in the stomach, was handcuffed to the bed under police guard, the 33-year-old female bystander, who was shot in the left breast and ribs, was just several beds down at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. According to police reports, around 5.25 pm on Thursday, the officer was driving his Nissan X-Trail down Charlotte Street, Port-of-Spain, when upon reaching Yipp’s Variety Store, the suspect ran up to his vehicle, placed a box cutter to his neck through an open window and ordered, “Give me them chain or ah go kill yuh mother c@%t.”

It was alleged that the officer resisted, exited the vehicle and chased after the suspect, who pointed the box cutter at him. The officer reportedly fired two shots in the man’s direction, hitting him in the abdomen and also striking the woman, who was standing on the corner of Prince and Charlotte Streets.

The bandit and the woman were subsequently taken to the PoSGH.

The suspect was identified as a 32-year-old man from Nelson Street, Port-of-Spain.

Boy, 14, critical after being stabbed by neighbour

Police are searching for the neighbour of a 14-year-old boy, who reportedly stabbed him during an altercation in Claxton Bay. The teenager is in a critical condition at the San Fernando General Hospital.

Police reports stated that around 5.40 pm on Tuesday, the teen was standing outside his home at Hill Top Extension, Springvale Village, when he had an altercation with a neighbour.

The suspect allegedly grabbed a knife and stabbed the teenager in his lower back. He then ran through a bushy area and escaped.

The 14-year-old boy was taken to the Couva Health Facility and then transferred to the hospital. He is in the Intensive Care Unit.

Man wounded in La Romaine shooting

A 33-year-old man was wounded during a shooting incident in La Romaine last night. The Duncan Village, San Fernando, resident was in too much pain last night to tell the police what happened to him.

The police responded to a report of loud explosions around 11:15 pm and found him lying along South Trunk Road, near Achiever’s business place.
He was bleeding from gunshot wounds to his left forearm and left leg.

The victim was taken to the San Fernando General Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. He gave the police his name and address. However, he told the police he was in a lot of pain and discomfort and would give them details of what happened to him at a later date.

T&T Comments:

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Lois22

Visitors seem now to be the latest target of this criminal element. They think they can get easy access to foreign currency and other valuables. Even though many visitors are just everyday individuals, sometimes struggling just to visit their families. Not to mention also being elderly. They could be your parent or grand parent.

Shame on these criminals. But, again, they clearly feel no shame.

George Lewis



Dan Garcia

Routine news ,not uncommon ,unfortunate and indeed forlorn

In T&T these days only the lucky remain unscathed or alive and still around

Life and crime for all has become like a risky game of Russian roulette

Hard to fortell if tommorow one's situatton could change and their " number could play"

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As the authorities "whine and dine", lesser mortals: lives and safety remain on the line

At every turn to ease their concience, they blame,, and find excuses for rising crime

Murder is the least of their worries,as are home invasiouns,.that is of no consequence

Business as usual , "who ded .or who get robbed ", singular or group , it makes no difference

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Who are the people in charge of the security of citizens in our country presently?

How can they sleep peacefully at nights? History will surely document their legacy

Daily criminals and bandits roam the land scoping who their next unlucky victim will be

As the ""jacket and tie ,3 pieced or wigged mentality"" gallery ,.. , hope vanishes gradually