Shooting suspect held in Matura
A man, who was wanted by the police in connection with a series of firearm related offences, was held at a guest house in Matura. The suspect, who gave police addresses in La Horquetta, ...
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Two attempt to evade police, crash car
A Jamaican national is among two people hospitalised following an attempt to evade police during a roadblock exercise on Sunday evening. The incident took place along the Toco Main Road, Matura. ...
5-year-old dies weeks after getting into difficulty at water park
Five-year-old Armani McIntyre has died. McIntyre first made headlines at the end of August, after he experienced difficulties while in the water at a Matura water park on August 24. At the time ...
Illegal quarrying threatens Leatherback turtle nesting site
Near the Matura beach, just one hundred metres from Leatherback turtle nesting grounds, illegal quarrying continues apace, and it seems no one can, or will, stop them. Kyle Mitchell, Vice-Chairman ...
Over 570 pounds of garbage collected at Matura beach clean-up
Volunteers collected over 570 pounds of garbage during a beach clean-up over the weekend. The clean-up, organised by Coca-Cola Caribbean Bottlers (T&T) and Nature Seekers as part of their ...
Autopsy ordered after mentally ill man shot and killed
A 38-year-old man, who police were told was mentally challenged, was fatally shot in Matura. The deceased has been identified as Jake Halls, 38, of Mendoza Street, Matura. According to police re...
Teenager held in connection with mini-mart robbery
A 15-year-old teenager and 20-year-old man have been detained by police in connection with a mini-mart robbery in Matura. According to a statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS)...
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Matura still without water after heavy rainfall
While the majority of water treatment plants have been restarted after being affected by heavy rainfall experienced over the past two days, residents of Matura remain without a pipe-borne water supply...
Trinis outraged after photos of butchered turtle shared online
Just hours after the Scarlet Ibis was officially commemorated as an Environmentally Sensitive Species (ESS), on Trinidad's north coast a protected turtle was savagely poached and butchered on Bal...