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100 lives lost during US raid
Posted: Friday, January 9, 2026
Venezuelan authorities say around 100 lives lost during US raid to capture Maduro
Venezuelan and Cuban officials have revealed that many lives were lost when the US military executed their operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores last Saturday.
The General in command of Venezuela's Presidential honour guard, Javier Marcano Tábata, has been sacked
Officials say US will control Venezuela oil sales 'indefinitely'
Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
Among the 66 groups, nearly half of them are bodies of the United Nations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – a treaty that underpins all international efforts to combat global warming.
Food, medical supplies top priority in seabridge transition
FOOD, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies are top cargo priority ahead of the transition between the January 12 departure of the MV Cabo Star and the expected January 18 arrival of the MV Blue Wave Harmony.
Small bands clash for Panorama glory
When the curtain rises at 7 pm tomorrow at Skinner Park, San Fernando, for Legacy—the National Panorama Small Band Finals—16 steel orchestras will take the stage, ready for intense adjudication in one of the festival's most keenly contested categories.
Among the finalists are the reigning joint 2025 champions, Tobago's T&TEC New East Side Dimension and Trinidad's Golden Hands Steel Orchestra, alongside the band that topped the 2026 preliminaries and semifinals, Southern Stars Steel Orchestra, formerly known as D'South Band.
Government gives $2.3m to unsponsored steelbands
The dry season has started
'Bruce will live on in every life saved'
TTFS joins hundreds saying goodbye to slain firefighter...
Businesses hit hard as govt fees soar
4 held in Central Division DUI exercise
Four drivers were arrested for various traffic offences, including driving under the influence of alcohol, which now carries a first-offence fine of $24,000 and $45,000 for a second, unlicensed driving, which is a $1,500 fine and insurance violations, which could see fines of around $10,000.
Why are there road blocks at rush hour?
Cops stay up till 2a.m to catch drunk drivers in Central
A TT Police Service release stated that an intelligence-led operation, between 9 pm on January 7 and 6 am on January 8, took officers to an area along the North Coast Road, Maracas Bay, where a comprehensive search was conducted.
Reunited at last! Tears as kidnapped wife returned to husband one month after abduction
An almost $200,000 ransom, comprising TT $150,000 and US$5,000, was reportedly paid for Derrick Tardieu's release.
Over one month after Monos Island kidnapping: Tardieu, wife reunited
Diego's deadly dawn: Residents cry for hangman's return
DESPITE TT closing 2025 with its lowest murder rate in a decade, the dawn of 2026 has brought little comfort to the residents of Diego Martin. A bloody start to the year has left the community reeling, with three of the nation's
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Woman's body found in Chaguanas house: feet bound
According to investigators, officers responded to reports from neighbours about a strong stench emanating from the residence. On arrival, police said there was no response at the front door, which was burglar-proofed. Officers then went to the rear of the house and forced entry.
Decomposing body confirmed as that of missing man
Relatives of 23-year-old Ronald Ramlogan have confirmed that his decomposing body was found in the Heights of Guanapo on Wednesday.
Diego man preparing to take a bath killed
Elijah Williams, 33, of Cizan Trace, Blue Basin Road, was said to have been standing on a riverbank north of his house when two gunmen emerged from the water and began shooting at him.
Public shaming and trauma linked to grandma's suicide
Public shaming triggers a feeling of intense humiliation, loss of social identity and perceived exile from the community. And these negative comments strip away context and assign criminal or moral intent where there was an accident, reducing a complex human being to a single moment.
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