Record police encounters
Posted: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Judge urges citizens to record police encounters
Soldier awarded $100,000 for wrongful arrest

Judge slams police, orders $100,000 for wrongful arrest
A HIGH Court judge has called for the mandatory use of body cameras by police officers and urged both citizens and law enforcement to rely on cellphones and CCTV to record police encounters until such measures are in place.

Hunger strike at Teteron
'Unfit for humans': High-risk prisoners protest prison conditions but police chief says jail is jail

Protesters move to Guevarro's office amid calls for CoP to resign
As calls intensify for the Commissioner of Police (CoP) Allister Guevarro to resign, there are warnings that increased nationwide protests could be looming if he continues to ignore the population's cries.

Police in riot gear called out to protests demanding accountability following a police-involved shooting

Cement goes up again
...TCL announces 15% increase, 6th consecutive year of price hikes

Tobago faces supply shortages amid cargo shipping

Two new Puisne judges sworn in

JLSC drops probe against Ayers-Caesar
In April 2017, Ayers-Caesar was appointed a High Court Judge. Two weeks later, she resigned from the post amid public criticism over almost 50 cases she had left unfinished when she took up the promotion.

Ayers-Caesar then filed the lawsuit in which she claimed she was pressured by Archie and the JLSC into resigning under the threat that her appointment would be revoked.

Grammy pride
GRAMMY Award-winning nationals, music video producer Jolene Mendes and conductor Kwame Ryan, have ignited a wave of national pride and were yesterday hailed for spotlighting Trinidad and Tobago's "excellence" on a world stage.

Police investigate death of Debe Secondary teacher Shanta Kessoon
Kessoon, of Deoraj Trace, Mendez Village, was found unresponsive at her home on Saturday. According to reports, officers of the Siparia Police Station responded to a call at around 7:19 a.m. Upon arrival, they met Kissoon's 73-year-old mother, Tara Deonath, who said her daughter had gone to bed around 8 p.m. on Friday.

Diego Martin teen left brain injured after suicide attempt
If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis and is in need of help or someone to talk to, Lifeline can be contacted toll-free at 800-5588 and also at 220-3636.

Cops say PoS labourer's murder gang-related
The victim was identified as labourer Hakim "Dada Sixx" O'Brien, 25, of Rudolph Charles Link Road, Laventille; and Lovell Place, East Dry River, Port-of-Spain.

Gunmen chase, murder man in East Dry River
O'Brien, a labourer of Rudolph Charles Link Road, Laventille, and also of Lovell Place, East Dry River, was found lying on the roadway at the corner of Prince and Duncan Streets with apparent gunshot wounds around 6:15 p.m. Officers from the Duncan Street Police Post secured the area, and emergency personnel were notified.



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