According to the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS), we can expect partly cloudy to cloudy conditions today (Wednesday 31st May 2023), with occasional light to moderate showers. There is the medium (40% - 60%) chance of isolated heavy showers/thunderstorms. This evening and tonight will be settled despite a few showers developing after Midnight.
The Met Office notes that gusty winds and street/flash flooding are likely near heavy downpours. The forecast maximum temperature today will be 31°C at both Piarco in Trinidad and Crown Point in Tobago. Seas are slight to moderate with waves up to 1.5m in open waters and 0.1m to 0.5m in sheltered areas.
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A 36-year-old Sangre Grande man, who pleaded guilty to a gun possession charge on Monday morning (29th May 2023), was fined $15,000 by a Sangre Grande Magistrate. Leon Gibson was given six (6) months to pay the fine or serve three (3) years’ hard labour in default, by Senior Magistrate Cheron Raphael.
Gibson was charged with possession of a Beretta .380 pistol on 26th May 2023 by PC West of the Eastern Division Task Force Area West (EDTFAW), following his arrest during a raid last week. According to Police reports, on the afternoon of 26th May 2023, EDTFAW executed a raid at the suspect’s Railway Road, Sangre Grande home as part of a crime suppression exercise, where they found and seized the firearm. Gibson was immediately arrested pending further enquiries. The exercise was headed by Sgt. Bhim and Cpl. (Ag.) Nanhoo, of the EDTFAW, with assistance from the Crime and Problem Analysis Branch. A Police Officer is dead following a car crash in Barataria early this morning (Tuesday 30th May 2023). The deceased has been identified as 26-year-old PC Triston Williams.
According to reports, PC Williams was driving his Nissan Tiida motor car East along the Beetham Highway around 6:15 AM, when he crashed into a utility pole near VMCOTT. The vehicle was said to have split into two (2) upon impact and both of the victim’s legs were severed. Fire Officers used hydraulic power tools to extract McWilliams from the mangled wreckage. At the time, he was still alive. However, he succumbed to his injuries while being transported to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. Williams was last assigned to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). Investigations are continuing. [Source: T&T Guardian] According to the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS), the first half of the 2023 Wet Season, June-July-August, is most likely to be as wet as usual with pockets of wetter than usual areas, especially in Western Trinidad, while the rest of the Season is likely to be wet as usual with drier than usual pockets developing over Trinidad. The Met Office notes that the potential for flooding is high.
Normal to below-normal number of heavy and extremely heavy rainfall days, 3-day and 5-day wet spells are likely. Flood potential is high for known flood-prone areas and normal for emerging flood-prone areas. Citizens are urged to accelerate preparations. The Met Office states that both day and night temperatures are expected to be warmer than average over Western Trinidad and Tobago. Normal to above-normal hot days (maximum temperatures ≥ 34°C) and one (1) to four (4) short-duration hot spells (5 or more consecutive hot days) and heat surges (3 consecutive hot days) are likely. Cities and urban areas are likely to get the most intense heat. An outlook with increased chances for wet as-usual conditions still suggests:
Hotter than average maximum day and night temperatures in Western parts of Trinidad and Tobago suggest:
The Met Office officially declared the start of the 2023 Wet Season for Trinidad and Tobago on Friday (26th May 2023). Our Wet Season is marked by measurable rainfall (≥ 0.1mm) produced by a Tropical Wave and/or the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), both of which are the main weather-producing features of Trinidad and Tobago's Wet Season. Meanwhile, the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is fast approaching and set to begin on 1st June 2023. The Met Office is reminding citizens that now is a good time to review your emergency plans. Do not wait until an Alert, Watch or Warning is issued to get prepared. [Source: TTMS] Pictured Above: Hunters Search and Rescue Team (HSRT) member, Nicolene Taylor-Chinchamee, holds 2-year-old Umar Ali shortly after he was found on Monday. Photo Credit: HSRT. A rescue operation in a forested area in Sangre Grande yesterday (Monday 29th May 2023) by members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and Hunters Search and Rescue Team (HSRT), resulted in the safe recovery of 2-year-old Umar Ali. The child underwent medical treatment at the Sangre Grande Hospital up to late last night.
According to reports, someone from the area called Police and tipped them off on the whereabouts of the suspect and child. Officers then notified the HSRT, led by Shamsudeen Ayube, and met up with them and trekked about 300 feet into the forest off Barkar Trace, to conduct their search. They later found Umar alone, sitting in a hammock under a makeshift tent in the bush. Police said last evening that the suspect remains at large and is now believed to be hiding deep in the forest. He allegedly abandoned Umar in the bush when he realized Police and a search team were closing in on his location. The child’s 18-year-old mother, Adeeba, confirmed to Guardian Media that she was contacted by Police sometime after 4:00 PM and told that her child had been found, having been abandoned by the suspect. Speaking with Guardian Media last evening in a telephone interview while at the Sangre Grande Police Station, the child’s uncle, Habib Ali, said they were told that Police received a tip-off that the suspect and the child were in a forested area off Barkar Trace, near where the suspect lives. “They found Umar sitting in a hammock under a makeshift tent in the bush. They didn’t find the suspect because it look like when he hear the Police and hunters coming in, he fled deeper into the forested area, leaving the child behind. Umar was rescued and taken to the Sangre Grande Police Station, where his mom and I went and met the Police to fill out some paperwork,” a relieved Habib said. “After that, they will take us together with the child to the Hospital for a thorough medical examination to check to see if there are any injuries and other things they’d be looking for I guess,” he added. Umar was abducted while sleeping a week ago, on 23rd May 2023, by a close male relative from his home in Sangre Grande. According to reports, the suspect broke into their home at Quash Trace, Sangre Grande, and took the sleeping child around 2:00 AM. He was reported missing to their local Police on the same day. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) issued a Media Release last week, seeking the public’s assistance in locating the missing child. More on this as it becomes available. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: T&T Guardian] Pictured Above: Umar Ali, 2. UPDATE: The suspect allegedly abandoned Umar in a forested area when he realized Police and a search team were closing in on his location. Umar was found alone, sitting in a hammock under a makeshift tent in the bush. The suspect remains at large and is now believed to be hiding deep in a forested area off Barkar Trace in Sangre Grande. According to the mother of 2-year-old Umar Ali, her son has been found and is currently undergoing medical treatment at the Sangre Grande Hospital. The child’s 18-year-old mother, Adeeba, confirmed the news to Guardian Media a short while ago this evening (Monday 29th May 2023). She said she was contacted by Police sometime after 4:00 PM and told that her child has been found and is now at the Hospital.
“We are now going there so we don’t have any details as yet,” Adeeba’s brother, Habib, said. 2-year-old Umar was abducted while sleeping a week ago, on 23rd May 2023, by a close male relative from his home in Sangre Grande. According to reports, the suspect broke into their home at Quash Trace, Sangre Grande, and took the sleeping child around 2:00 AM. He was reported missing to their local Police on the same day. There has been no word since then on the whereabouts of the suspect and the child, until this evening. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) issued a Media Release last week, seeking the public’s assistance in locating the missing child. More on this as it becomes available. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: T&T Guardian] The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) is advising citizens of planned maintenance work which will affect several areas of Chase Village, Central Trinidad, on Thursday (1st June 2023). This may result in loss of electricity between the hours of works.
According to T&TEC, the affected areas in Chase Village are as follows:
T&TEC says it regrets the inconvenience which may be caused by these interruptions. The Ministry of Works and Transport is advising the public that there will be a temporary traffic disruption along Eastern Main Road, Mt. Dor Road to Bushe Street, San Juan. This disruption will take place from today (Monday 29th May 2023) until Thursday 15th June 2023. This has become necessary to facilitate road rehabilitation works.
Hours of Work: 8:00 PM - 4:00 AM Considering the above, motorists are advised to comply with the following:
The Ministry said it regrets any inconvenience caused and thanks the public for its continued co-operation. For further information, please visit the Ministry’s website (www.mowt.gov.tt) or call the PURE Unit at 638-2350, 638-2256 or 675-4052. Pictured Above: Martin Thomas, 53. According to the Hunters Search and Rescue Team (HSRT), the body of a missing man from Manzanilla was found this afternoon (Monday 29th May 2023) in a tree. The deceased has been identified as 53-year-old Martin Thomas, aka ‘Props,’ of Nariva Trace, Manzanilla.
Thomas left home to harvest baby parrots in the Nariva Swamp on 20th May 2023 and was not seen since. The HSRT led by Captain Vallence Rambharat and three (3) villagers located his body at 1:35 PM this afternoon on a tree. “It appears he fell off the tree and his legs got caught in the vines, about 40 feet from the base of the tree. ASP Darryl Ramdass of the Anti Kidnapping Unit and Ag. Corporal Linda Chatoo of the Manzanilla Police Station co-ordinated the search. The tree is located about 4 Kilometres West of the Manzanilla Beach Facility. Will update,” the HSRT said on Facebook. Rambharat said the tree is approximately 60 feet tall and during the fall, Thomas' ankle got caught in the 'fork' of the tree and that was where his body remained suspended. The search team started on Monday morning, approximately 3.2 Kilometres West of the Manzanilla Beach Facility and waded through waters up to almost two metres deep in the mangrove, in order to locate the body. More on this as it becomes available. A couple from South Trinidad were robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight on Saturday (27th May 2023) while attempting to sell a television to someone on Facebook Marketplace. The robbery took place in Laventille, where both parties agreed to meet to conduct the transaction.
According to reports, the couple, a 35-year-old man and 48-year-old woman from Debe, had advertised their 40-inch Samsung television for sale on Facebook Marketplace. A potential buyer contacted the couple and they agreed to meet at Plaisance Road in Laventille around 11:30 AM on Saturday. The buyer agreed to pay for the item with cash. Upon arrival, the couple parked at a basketball court in the area. They were then approached by armed men who relieved them of the television, a cell phone and cash. No arrests have been made so far. In light of this latest Facebook robbery, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) are again warning persons to be wary of doing transactions on social media, as these can be unsafe. Officers of the Besson Street Police Station are continuing their investigations. [Source: Loop] |
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