Two gunned down; man decapitated

September 29, 2014 in Regional

IN the space of just a few hours between Saturday night and yesterday morning, killers snuffed out the lives of three more men, one of whom was found decapitated at the Santa Rosa Race Track in Arima. The man’s head was found by a passer-by several...

Trinidadians join ISIS

September 29, 2014 in Regional

At least 50 Trinidadians have flown to Syria to join the terrorist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) within the last several months. Intelligence sources as well as those in a certain religious sect have confirmed the local fighters have been leaving the country...

Grandmother remanded to prison

September 26, 2014 in Regional

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Neither of Jael Thomas’ parents was in court yesterday when their daughter’s grandmother, Millicent Cornwall-Roberts, appeared before a magistrate to be arraigned on a murder charge. They were unaware that the 68-year-old accused was due to go before a magistrate to be...

Hunger strike a slow death sentence

September 26, 2014 in Regional

Starving yourself of food and water will eventually lead to organ failure which can result in death, says Dr Varma Deyalsingh, secretary of the Association of Psychiatrists of Trinidad and Tobago He was responding to questions from the Express with respect to risks that can be...

Gays must wait

September 26, 2014 in Regional

NEW YOWK – PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the “decriminalisation of homosexuality” in Trinidad and Tobago is not something her administration will seek to do because, “it would not be prudent for the Government to proceed in that direction at this time”. “It’s too divided, there’s...