- 4 April, 2025
COPS WHO DON’T KNOW THE AREAS THEY SERVE
RESIDENTS across the country are complaining that many police officers are not acquainted with the communities they serve.
MURDER IN MADRAS, AS HINDS FAILS TO DELIVER ON SECURITY PROMISES
THE horrible murder at Madras Road, Cunupia is a disturbing indication that the spate of homicides has extended from St. Helena, Kelly Village and surrounding communities.
ONLY 20 FULs GRANTED IN 5 MONTHS
ONLY 20 Firearm Users’ Licences (FULs) were issued between October 2022 and February 2023, the head of the Police Firearms Permit Unit (FPU) has sworn in a legal affidavit.
HOW ROWLEY’S ANTI-CRIME PLAN FAILED
THE People’s National Movement “will adopt a whole-of-government approach to national security,” the party vowed in its 2015 general election manifesto.
WHAT ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR’!
HERE is a sobering fact to consider with Trinidad and Tobago now the most violent small space on earth. Between 1995 and 1999, murders totalled 520 (122, 106, 101, 98 and 93), and yet then-Prime Minister Basdeo Panday inserted himself into the hot seat as National Security Minister.
SABGA REPORT: THE ONES WHO GOT AWAY
THE arrest last week of a man for the alleged molestation of 40 boys more than 25 years ago deals with only one aspect of abuse at children’s homes.
THE WORSENING CRIME EPIDEMIC
Telephones at the town’s police station were not working, and when officers finally turned up, in their typical staid manner they posed questions, dusted for fingerprints, and anxiously poked around.
POLICE CRACKDOWN ON GRIFFITH ALLIES
SEVERAL senior operatives of the Police Service are under active investigation with respect to the alleged gun license racket.
