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Cops get court order to detain DSS $6.4m
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2020

Cops get court order to detain DSS $6.4m
If the high-powered team of investigators assigned to the investigation need more time to detain the money at the end of the three-month period, they will have to apply to the magistrate and give a justifiable reason why the money should be kept for a longer period or return to its owner.

Gofundme set up for DSS to assist with legal fees
One day after police officers raided the offices of the Drugs Sou Sou (DSS) in La Horquetta and seized over $6 million, diehard supporters have set up a Gofundme account to assist with legal fees that they believe are likely to follow.

Griffith cuts Irish vacation short, returns for probe
Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith says despite what was reported in the media, Drugs Sou-Sou founder Kerron Clarke is not off the hook and he has cut his vacation short by four days to personally oversee the investigation.

42 new covid19 cases
There are now 1,236 active cases and the total number of deaths is still 107.Overall there have been 5,636 cases and 4,293 patients have recovered.

Imbert hits UNC's Young family conspiracy
The Jamaican-based financial group is headed by Angus Young in Trinidad. He is the younger brother of National Security Minister Stuart Young and son of former Scotiabank TT managing director Richard Young. The bank has won tenders from the Government to raise $2.6 billion in debt capital for the State – or just under four per cent of the total $70 billion raised over the last five years, Imbert said.

BHP drills a dry hole
In what could be a major blow to the aspirations of the T&T's energy sector, BHP's deep-water well Broadside has failed to find oil or gas and is a dry hole. The well which carried with it the hopes of T&T and the expectation of a massive deep water oil discovery proved unsuccessful.

Touchstone drilling another exploration well ahead of schedule
The current drilling plan is based on a 45-day drilling schedule. As a result of the advancement of the Cascadura Deep-1 well, the Company is designing a program to commence testing of the Chinook-1 well prior to the end of 2020.

Manage energy consumption on TTEC application
The TT Electricity Commission (T&TEC) has updated its online platform to allow customers to monitor and even manage their energy consumption.

UNESCO award gives Tobago tourism boost

Multi-million house in low-income project causes stir
Questions arose as to who would be able to fund such a property given the fact that it specifically targets low-income earners and whether the owners would have had permission to undertake such construction.

Rise in skin cancer in TT
She said most new cases of skin cancer were due to the sun's ultra violet (UV) radiation which changes the DNA in the human cells. Mills-Serrette advised people to avoid skin cancer by limiting their UV exposure, such as by using hats, adequate clothing, sun-screen and sun shades. "Don't use tanning beds or sun lamps," she advised. Urging people to "know your skin," Mills-Serrette advised people to try to detect any skin cancer sites by self-examination.

SheTrades Hub platform to help female entrepreneurs
This platform she said will provide a pathway for business expansion, enabling TT's female entrepreneurs to receive technical training, professional mentorship, compete in international tenders, and procurement processes and attend international trade.

700 register for youth entrepreneurship competition
THE National Secondary Schools Entrepreneurship Competition will seek to expose 700 participants in economic skills needed for life after the covid19 pandemic. Using an online simulation, 128 teams will compete against each other in "strategic business decision making."

Hurricane Zeta soaks Southeast US, swamps the Gulf Coast; 6 dead

Twin brothers in trade
Twenty-eight-year-old identical twins Lee and Drew Androw Thomas are following their dreams of becoming financially independent via their involvement in two separate fields—agriculture and joinery respectively.

Venezuelan politician calls T&T 'the devil's destination'
On Tuesday, a 42-year-old Cuban national, Aroldo Vidal Gutierrez, was charged with Jhandrys' murder...A man, claiming to be the woman's husband on social media, posted that Espinoza was a victim of domestic violence after they separated, but he described her as a good wife and stepmother who was caring and respectful.

Pundit found dead at Waterloo bay
Police said his vehicle was found abandoned along a road in Brickfield by relatives, who had launched a search for him after they suspected that something was not right.

Arima teen missing for five days
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is seeking urgent help to locate a 16-year-old Arima girl.



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