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Women need training to use pepper spray
Posted: Friday, December 11, 2020

Expert: Women need training to use pepper spray
He said there are different types of pepper spray on the international market and women need to be able to select and use the best one for their protection. Nahous said when pepper spray is used correctly, it can affect an attacker's ability to see, breathe and it has a disorienting effect that allows victims a chance to escape. But he pointed out that many of the more vicious attacks against women are carried out by groups of two or more men.

‘Stop pussyfooting' on non-lethal weapons
Moonilal to Rowley:

Stuart blasts 'ironic' Roberts in Senate
Young said he found it ironic Roberts would comment on videos circulating on social media and take them as gospel.

25 new covid19 cases detected, including 7 in Tobago


120 fire officers in isolation in Tobago due to COVID-19 exposure

Approximately 120 fire officers are under precautionary self-isolation in Tobago after one person was confirmed to have COVID-19 from the Crown Point Fire Station.

Ex-Lennox Petroleum workers protest
Spokesman Vernon Perez said the company owes an estimated US$9.6 million to about 300 people.

Community cooks, raises funds for Ashanti
On Wednesday night, several members of the community came together to cook food for the teenager's wake at the family home, while funds are being raised to offset the funeral costs.

Wedding bells for Brian Manning, Shelly Dass

Cancer patient needs help
Natasha Roy-Hazel was first diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma in march this year. after six weeks of chemotherapy at the San Fernando general hospital, doctors said there was nothing else that could be done.

Cancer patient begs for help to raise US$300,000

Infant, 2, needs life-saving surgery
Little Amari was diagnosed with Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome, a very rare disease that causes immunological deficiency and a reduced ability of the body to form blood clots. His condition is so uncommon that doctors here believe he is the only patient in the country at this time to be battling against it.

No chance to survive
Police suspect the man whose car slammed into the back of a truck, killing him, may have fallen asleep at the wheel.

Spokesman Vernon Perez said the company owes an estimated US$9.6 million to about 300 people.
A Point Fortin man who was dragged to an unsanitary area near a washroom at the "Bikini Bottoms" event in Point Fortin in August 2017 will receive $.1 million in compensation for the "egregious and heavy-handed" assault by the police.

Point Fortin labourer gets $.1m for 'Bikini Bottoms' beating
A Point Fortin man who was dragged to an unsanitary area near a washroom at the "Bikini Bottoms" event in Point Fortin in August 2017 will receive $.1 million in compensation for the "egregious and heavy-handed" assault by the police.

'Envious' people gunned down Fyzabad man
On Wednesday, shortly before 11 pm, two masked men ambushed, shot and killed him in front his home at Renzo Settlement Trace off Sewlal Trace in Fyzabad. The father of three worked as a mason and operated a parlour a short distance away at Sewlal Trace.

PH driver charged with rape of teen passenger
WPC Wilson launched enquiries into a report made by a 17-year-old girl in June that while travelling in a PH taxi to be taken to her home, the driver went off route, where he took her to a lonely area and allegedly sexually assaulted her against her will.

Uncle raped me, says 11-year-old
The girl, in company of her mother, told the investigator, WPC Cox, that in October 2019, while in her bedroom, her uncle allegedly entered the room, threw her on the bed and proceeded to sexually assault her.



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