A man is dead following a shooting incident in Arouca early this morning (Monday 15th April, 2024). The deceased has been identified as 69-year-old Dennis Affan of #5 14th Avenue, Bon Air Gardens, Arouca. He was a father of three (3) and a former school maxi driver. According to reports, Affan was shot dead while in front of his house around 12:35 AM. Police said there was a gunshot wound to the front of his neck. Crime scene investigators processed the area and recovered three (3) spent 9mm shell casings at the corner of Bon Air Circular and 14th Avenue, which is approximately 150 feet away from where Affan’s body was found. The body was removed from the scene and taken to the Forensic Science Centre, where an autopsy is expected to be performed.
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Pennywise Cosmetics has been prohibited by a Judge from selling the ZO Skin Health brand of medical-grade skincare products in its ten (10) retail stores across the country. Pennywise is one of the largest retail chains in the Caribbean, which specializes in health and beauty products. ZO Skin Health is manufactured in the United States.
The order was made on Friday (12th April, 2024) by Justice Joan Charles, who granted an injunction to the Maraval-based dermatology clinic, Skin Health Institute (SHI), led by Dr. Rachel Eckel, who has used the ZO Skin Health brand at her clinic for the past seven (7) years. In an application for the injunction, Dr. Eckel and SHI maintained that the ZO product line was medical-grade and was intended to be physician-controlled only, so the products could only be sold through physician-dispensed channels. The injunction application contended that in August 2023, the claimants — SHI, Dr. Eckel and Barbados-based Dermedica Medical Limited, the exclusive distributor of the ZO product line in the Caribbean — discovered that Pennywise began selling twenty (20) items from the ZO product line. “Pennywise is neither a ZO subsidiary, sales agent partner nor a ZO distribution partner…” It also contended that Pennywise purported to have permission to sell the products when it was not authorized to do so. The three (3) claimants have alleged Pennywise engaged in unfair competition, “passing off” the product, misrepresenting its association with the products and engaging in “deception” by its advertising of the ZO products while telling its customers they could get a prescription from Dr. Eckel or get advice from her and SHI. Dr. Eckel and SHI further contended that Pennywise’s actions, in linking itself to them, were “an overt act intended to make a connection…and thereby cause damage to the claimants’ sales and reputation.” Pennywise’s Attorneys, however, argued that the company had breached no law and had always engaged in honest business practices. They also pointed out that ZO products were available, without a prescription, from international retail sources such as Walmart, Amazon and eBay. Pennywise’s defence said the company had no interest in being associated with SHI or Dr. Eckel as it had its own independent, well-established reputation while also accusing both of attempting to “obtain a monopoly” over the local sale of ZO products. This, the local retail chain said, was contrary to the spirit and tenor of the Protection Against Unfair Competition Act. Their Attorneys also pointed out that the ZO product labels show that physician supervision is not mandatory for persons using the ZO products, while accusing the claimants of setting out to “create fear and hysteria. Additionally, the importation of the products was not flagged by any Government agency as being illegal and/or unlawful.” In her ruling, Justice Charles said it was not in dispute that the ZO line of products was introduced by SHI and Eckel in 2016. She said from the evidence presented, it showed that Pennywise’s employees were relying on the reputation and goodwill of SHI to sell the products and there were “false statements” as being the exclusive distributor. “The advertisements, signage and statements combined to create a false impression to the public and were likely to deceive customers into believing that Pennywise had collaborated with the claimants in providing the products for sale and that it was the sole distributor of said products. I, therefore, hold that there is evidence of an intention to deceive the public which could likely lead to the public being deceived.” She further stated, “The issue regarding the authenticity of the products on sale by the defendant is one for trial, but at this stage, it is clear that they did not have exclusive rights to sell the products neither were they sourced from the manufacturer as the claimants’ products were.” According to the Judge, SHI and Dr. Eckel stood “to lose more” on sales if Pennywise was allowed to continue to sell the ZO product line until trial. Pennywise was therefore prohibited from passing off ZO Skin Health products until the trial, could not sell the line at its stores, and had to remove all the products from the line from its shelves, as well as all advertising material and social media posts. Pennywise had previously agreed to remove the line from its shelves in October 2023, until the Judge gave her decision on the injunction application. The ZO line of products was invented by Dr. Zein Obagi, a Pathologist and Dermatologist with forty (40) years of clinical experience. SHI, Dr. Eckel and Dermedica Medical Limited were represented by Attorneys Terrence Bharath, SC, Shiv Sharma and Daniella Bharath, while Pennywise was represented by Larry Lalla, SC, Vivek Lakhan-Joseph and Taruna Mangroo. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: Newsday] A 39-year-old man of Arouca is expected to be charged for the murder of 4-year-old Amarah Lallite of #20 Fifth Street, Five Rivers, Arouca, which occurred on Monday 8th April, 2024. This comes after investigators received advice from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr. Roger Gaspard, SC, on Friday (12th April, 2024).
According to Police reports, around 10:10 PM on Monday 8th April 2024, the First Responders, all of whom are attached to the Arouca Police Station, were on duty at the Station when the informant came to the Station and made a report of a domestic dispute she had with her common-law husband, which turned physical. The First Responders were then dispatched and accompanied the informant to her home at #20 Fifth Street, Five Rivers, Arouca. Upon arrival at the location, they called out to the suspect, who approached them and made certain utterances. A check was then made of the house and the decapitated body of the deceased 4-year-old girl was found lying on the floor in a room. The suspect was then taken into custody after being cautioned. An audience was also held with DPP Mr. Roger Gaspard, relative to the death of Kynplyn Sandy, who was fatally shot on Monday 25th March, 2024 in the Tunapuna district. The DPP has advised that the suspects, ages seventeen (17), eighteen (18) and nineteen (19), be charged for murder, possession of firearm and possession of ammunition. It is alleged that around 4:50 PM on Monday 25th March, 2024, Police having received certain information, went to Upper Fairley Street, Bamboo Road, Tunapuna, where they observed a male of African descent, lying motionless on his back underneath a concrete and wooden structure, with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his head. Relative to the death of Jahiem Lewis, which occurred on Sunday 31st March, 2024, Acting Deputy DPP, Mrs. S. Jaglal, during consultations, advised that 28-year-old Kerinme Daniel Gardener be charged for the offences of murder, possession of firearm and possession of ammunition. Initial reports reveal that at 10:00 PM on Sunday 31st March, 2024, the Central Division Task Force Unit were on mobile patrol duties in the Enterprise, Chaguanas area, when they received a report of loud explosions at Bhagaloo Street, Enterprise, Chaguanas. Having responded, they observed what appeared to be several spent shells scattered on the roadway. The deceased, who was shot at the said scene, was taken to the Chaguanas Health Facility, where he succumbed to his injuries. Investigative teams from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), under the supervision of Head of Homicide, Snr. Supt. Rishi Singh, ASP Victor, Insp. Ramjag and Sgt. Ramsahi Singh, presented the facts before the DPP, who advised that the suspect be charged.
A man is dead following a shooting incident in Port-of-Spain yesterday evening (Saturday 13th April, 2024). The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Kerry Baird, a security guard of Fatima Trace, Laventille.
According to reports, Baird was working at a building along Henry Street, Port-of-Spain, around 5:20 PM, when a blue Hyundai Elantra pulled up next to him. A man alighted from the car and opened fire on Baird. The suspect then returned to the vehicle and drove off.
Baird was found bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds.
Police and Emergency Health Services were notified. However, Baird died at the scene.
A team of Officers responded to the scene, led by Sgt. Harripersad. Crime scene investigators recovered nine (9) spent 9mm shells. WPC Prince is said to be continuing enquiries into the murder. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: Loop]
Multiple anti-crime exercises conducted in the Western Division yesterday (Saturday 13th April, 2024) resulted in a man being killed in a Police-involved shooting incident, the arrest of two (2) suspects and the seizure of a firearm and quantities of ammunition.
According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), in the first incident, Officers of the West End Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Western Divisional Gang and Intelligence Unit and Western Division Task Force (WDTF), were responding to a report of robbery with aggravation in the Diego Martin district, when based on information, they proceeded to the River Estate district, where four (4) suspects were seen, two (2) of whom were armed with guns. As the Officers attempted to arrest the suspects, one of the armed men pointed a firearm in the direction of the Officers. The Officers, in keeping with the Use of Force policy, discharged their service firearms in the direction of the suspects. A man was injured and taken to the St. James Medical Facility where he later died. He has since been identified as 21-year-old Derron Forde of Diego Martin. A second suspect, an 18-year-old also of Diego Martin, was held shortly after while the other two (2) suspects escaped. A Glock pistol loaded with a magazine containing fifteen (15) rounds of ammunition, two (2) cellular phones and a black side-bag were recovered from the scene. In the second incident, WDTF Officers conducted an exercise between 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM yesterday, during which they proceeded to Bournes Road, St. James. There, they executed a search warrant at the home of a male suspect which resulted in forty-one (41) rounds of assorted ammunition being found hidden in a peanut butter container. The suspect, who was on the premises at the time of the search, was arrested in connection with the find.
Meanwhile, in the third incident, Task Force Officers conducted an exercise in the St. James district between 9:30 PM and 11:00 PM last night, which resulted in the seizure of a pistol loaded with a magazine containing two (2) rounds of ammunition.
Investigations are ongoing into all the above matters. A man is dead following a stabbing incident at More Daru Bar in Carapichaima on Friday night (12th April, 2024). The deceased has been identified as 50-year-old Richard Samlal of Pine Avenue, Orange Field Settlement, Carapichaima. He was stabbed to death during a fight at the bar.
According to reports, Samlal was at More Daru Bar, Orange Field Road, Carapichaima, when he got into an argument with a man he knew, around 10:30 PM. During the altercation, Samlal was stabbed during the altercation and subsequently died at the scene. Other patrons at the bar intervened and detained the assailant. The suspect is currently in Police custody. Investigations are continuing. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: T&T Guardian] Minister Fitzgerald Hinds Meets With THA Chief Secretary To Address National Security Issues13/4/2024 Pictured Above (Left to Right): Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), the Honourable Farley Augustine; and the Honourable Fitzgerald Hinds, Ministry of National Security. The Honourable Fitzgerald Hinds, along with law enforcement and administrative personnel of the Ministry of National Security, met on Friday (12th April, 2024) with the Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), the Honourable Farley Augustine; and other officials of the THA, to address national security issues, affecting Tobago. This meeting took place at the office of the Ministry of National Security in Port-of-Spain.
In a Media Release on Friday, the Ministry of National Security said officials from the Ministry and the Tobago House of Assembly, included Ms. Natasha Barrow and Mrs. Nataki Atiba-Dilchan, Permanent Secretaries, Ministry of National Security, Mrs. Denese Toby-Quashie, Chief Administrator, THA, Mrs. Erla Harewood-Christopher, Commissioner of Police, Lieutenant Colonel Collin Millington, Director of Operations for the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, Lieutenant Commander Valene Valentine, Base Commander for the Tobago Command of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG), Ms. Marcia Charles-Elbourne, General Manager/CEO of the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, and Mr. Rishi Singh, Head of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS). The Honourable Minister advised that the purpose of the engagement was to address the very serious issues of crime and criminality, particularly, homicides and gun-violence in Tobago. The discussions addressed a wide cross-section of security matters, which included updates on the improvements to the national security infrastructure, assets and personnel. The issue of the safety and security of the fisherfolk in Tobago, and the need for greater collaboration between the fisherfolk and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard was ventilated. Assurances were also given by the Honourable Minister, that the TTCG will be mandated to heighten its preventative and interdiction activity, in keeping with the Ministry's focus on the island's border security. The Commissioner of Police gave the assurance that the TTPS will continue to deploy resources to the island, including the provision of increased patrols and technical air support. Chief Secretary, Farley Augustine welcomed these partnerships, and gave the commitment of the THA, to support the initiatives proposed. Both parties agreed that the information shared would also be useful in outreach campaigns to the citizens, in collaboration with the THA.
A man is dead following a shooting incident at a wake in Claxton Bay early this morning (Saturday 13th April, 2024). The deceased has been identified as 56-year-old Sham Bridgelal, the brother-in-law of murder victim Crystal Harricharan, 34, who was killed on Tuesday (9th April, 2024) in Vistabella.
According to reports, Bridgelal was among several persons attending the wake at the home of Harricharan‘s parents and other relatives, at Boodoo Trace, Claxton Bay, around 12:15 AM, when a silver vehicle pulled up. Two (2) gunmen alighted and opened fire on the group. They then got back into the vehicle, which sped off. Bridgelal is said to have collapsed and died on the walkway that leads to the house. The shooting occurred hours before Harricharan’s funeral service, which was scheduled for 9:00 AM this morning (Saturday 13th April, 2024) at the home in Claxton Bay. Crime scene investigators recovered nine (9) .223 shells and ten (10) nine-millimetre shell casings, with four (4) projectiles. Harricharan was shot dead on Tuesday (9th April, 2024) at Jarvis Street in Vistabella as she was entering her car.
Earlier this year, in January, Harricharan‘s home, situated near her family’s home in Claxton Bay, was firebombed twice and shot at.
Officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI) Region III are continuing investigations. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: CNC3] A man is dead following a self-inflicted shooting incident this afternoon (Friday 12th April, 2024), while in the company of a Policewoman at Manzanilla beach. The man is said to be a close male relative of the Policewoman.
According to reports, the man and woman, both of Fishing Pond, Sangre Grande, went to Manzanilla beach, where he allegedly took her licensed firearm and shot himself in front of her, around 3:00 PM. He died on the spot. The woman, who is a member of the Emergency Response Patrol, was unhurt. Speaking with Newsday, Head of the Eastern Division, Snr. Supt. Ryan Khan, said details were still sketchy but added the woman, a Police Constable, was deeply traumatized by the incident. Police are currently at the scene. Investigations are continuing. More on this as it becomes available. Anyone who needs help or thinks about harming themselves can call Lifeline (24-hour hotline) at 800-5588, 866-5433 or 220-3636. In case of an emergency (attempted suicide), persons can call 990, 811 or 999. [Source: Newsday]
A man has been rescued after he climbed to the top of a fuel tank this morning (Friday 12th April, 2024) on the compound of Paria Fuel Trading Company Limited, and threatened to jump. The incident occurred shortly after 9:00 AM at Tank 95 in Pointe-a-Pierre. The company's staff, Fire and Police Officers and a counsellor were all part of the rescue efforts.
Paria said in a statement that the Operations Department alerted the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team at 9:10 AM, about a civilian seen at the top of one of the jet fuel tanks. In keeping with the company's emergency response protocols, Paria said Police and Fire Officers were immediately notified, as well as the ambulance service and some of his relatives. The man had tied himself to a rope at the top of Tank 95. He appeared to have gained entry into the compound via the nearby perimeter fence. The statement added, “Paria's HSE and security teams, working with the Police and Fire Authorities, were successfully able to bring the man down from the tank at approximately 10:55 AM and he is currently in their custody.”
Paria said it appreciated the quick action of the authorities in addressing the “trespass incident.”
Investigations are continuing by Officers of the Marabella Police Station. More on this as it becomes available. Anyone who needs help or thinks about harming themselves can call Lifeline (24-hour hotline) at 800-5588, 866-5433 or 220-3636. In case of an emergency (attempted suicide), persons can call 990, 811 or 999. [Source: Newsday] |
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