Author: TrakkerNews

The head of the Police Service’s Guard and Emergency Branch has been killed by car thieves. Acting Superintendent Joel Nedd was gunned down last night when car thieves stole his car around 9.30 pm. Nedd died on the spot. The bandits drove off with Nedd’s Nissan Almera motorcar. Investigations are continuing.
 

A 24-year-old Guyanese national is expected to appear in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court today charged with the murder of two-year-old Etean Smith. Smith was beaten to death at his Aranguez home last Thursday. The Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday ordered that a close make relative of Smith be charged with the toddler’s murder. An autopsy on Friday revealed Smith was beaten to death with a belt buckle.
 

Amerindian communities will soon benefit from a two year programme that will be set up to have computer centres in their villages.

Today two teenaged persons were arrested by the police and held for a robbery under arms committed on 40 year old Kickadai Sukhai, a businesswoman of Block ‘G’ Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara.

The local Food and Drug Department is ordering pharmacies, importers and consumers to immediately surrender Tylenol 8-hour caplets to the Analyst Department.

This comes in the wake of a recall of the drug by manufacturer Mc Neil Consumer Healthcare of the United States.

The demise of 2 young brothers in Leguan in a car accident has triggered widespread concerns, with emails and postings on facebook this weekend. A senior traffic officer speaking to TrakkerNews on Saturday, raised serious concerns about the breach of the law as it regards driving under the influence, and was saddened at the lost of lives. He said that it is very unfortunate when people have to learn at such a heavy price. There can be no doubt that the driver lost control because of his intoxication, the officer added.

A bad idea. This is how the Employers’ Consultative Authority (ECA) has described plans by the Public Services Association (PSA) to shut down the country tomorrow. The ECA is today calling for the PSA to quash plans to shutdown the public service in protest over a one percent salary increase. The ECA is calling for the two parties concerned to resume talks and avoid a ‘major calamity’.

Police this morning are still trying to get more information on those responsible for the alleged kidnapping of young Alisha McAllister of Wisroc Linden. A police source told TrakkerNews today that some of the statements given by the 13 year old are very unclear and does not add up with the series of events that occurred from the time of her alleged abduction. While not getting into much details of what the statements were. the officer hinted to a possible hoax, but is sticking to a story that something is clearly wrong since the girl was found tied up on a roadway in Wisroc.