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Jereem sets new Games record
Posted: Sunday, August 7, 2022
Jereem sets new Games record
T&T's Jereem Richards defended his 2018 Commonwealth Games men's 200 metres gold medal yesterday, breaking the Games record while picking up his personal best in a time of 19.80 seconds in Birmingham, England. Richards broke Namibian Frankie Fredericks' 200 metres Commonwealth record of 19.97 set in 1994 and is now the third 200m runner of all time to successfully defend the title.
Jereem Richards wins second Commonwealth gold, breaks games record
Richards, who previously had a personal best of 19.83 seconds, won the event in 19.80.
Richards wants anthem on steelpan for medal ceremony
Young meets Maduro in Caracas
The Honourable Stuart R Young, M.P., Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister visited Caracas, Venezuela on Friday 5th August, 2022 where he conducted a number of high level meetings with key members of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's Government.
Over $72 million in drugs seized in B'dos with T&T links
One Colombian was arrested and marijuana with a street value of $72,063,420 was seized in Barbados following months of surveillance, intelligence gathering and collaboration with regional law enforcement agencies.
Cop charged with murdering PC Gilkes
Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard, SC, advised last Friday that PC Kristian Genty and WPC Cystal Williams-Bowman be jointly charged with shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm, while Genty was also charged for the murder of PC Gilkes.
Dana Seetahal nominated for nation's highest award
Eight years after the shocking assassination of Dana Seetahal, SC, a former independent senator, prosecutor and magistrate, a call is being made for her to be bestowed this country's highest honour – the Order of TT (ORTT).
Murder charge for cop in PC Gilkes' death
Last month, the PCA said it had concluded its investigation into the matter and found the worst case of police abuse and a deliberate attempt by officers of the Western Division to mislead Jacob. It made recommendations of serious criminal offences against the officers to the DPP.
MAMORAL RESIDENTS BEAT CABLE THIEVES
"We attacked with full force," said a resident, who added that if other communities adopted a similar stance, the blatant theft of metals such as manhole covers and telephone cables would have stopped "a long time ago".
The Akili Charles I knew and taught
"People would ask me if I'm not afraid to go into prison. I'm not afraid of them. What I'm afraid of most in this country is how easy it is to get arrested. That scares me," Jacob said in an interview with the Express last week.
Author Sharlene George Calliste uses alphabet in dance to teach children
The Movement Alphabet incorporates her love for teaching dance and theatre so the activities in the book requires students to follow the instructions and shape their bodies into the letters of the alphabet. She said the idea for her book came as she saw the effects the transition from face-to-face classes to online classes had on her son. Expanding on his fascination for dance, Calliste decided to test her theory of merging education and dance.
Mysterious disappearance of murder convict
Murder convict Kareen Ramlal, who was putting her life back together since her release from prison in December, has gone missing.
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