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Too young and pretty" to die by suicide
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (713+ words) Death has a pro'found ef'fect on peo'ple. I know be'cause, like most peo'ple, I have ex'pe'ri'enced many re'ac'tions that peo'ple can have when some'one dies. I re'mem'ber 1987 very well. A few months af'ter men'tion'ing that no one close'ly re'lat'ed to…...
Spanish Language Day celebrated with culture, literature and diplomacy
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (114+ words) The ob'ser'vance com'mem'o'rates the death of Miguel de Cer'vantes, au'thor of Don Quixote de la Man'cha, wide'ly re'gard'ed as the first mod'ern nov'el. Cer'vantes died in 1616, and the date has been adopt'ed in'ter'na'tion'al'ly to ho'n'our his lit'er'ary lega'cy. The event…...
Missing elderly friends found dead in burnt car in Valencia
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (355+ words) Two el'der'ly men, who were re'port'ed miss'ing af'ter a vis'it to the Tu'na'puna area, have been found dead. Their bod'ies were dis'cov'ered in'side a burnt ve'hi'cle in North Oropouche yes'ter'day. Po'lice said the grim dis'cov'ery was made at Tapana Road,…...
Third killing in Valencia leaves residents fearful
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (289+ words) A 39-year-old man was shot dead in Emon Lane, Va'len'cia on Sun'day night. The in'ci'dent marks the third killing in the area with'in days and has deep'ened fear among res'i'dents. The vic'tim, Ke'shawn Guy, of Emon Lane, Va'len'cia and Pin'to…...
IShow Speed brings Port-of-Spain to a standstill
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (385+ words) So'cial me'dia in'flu'encer and glob'al stream'ing sen'sa'tion IShow Speed, re'al name Dar'ren Watkins Jr, brought Port-of-Spain to a stand'still yes'ter'day, draw'ing mas'sive crowds across the cap'i'tal city as his cul'tur'al tour of Trinidad and To'ba'go un'fold'ed with a mix of…...
Cyclist dies in freak accident at Easter Grand Prix
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (219+ words) Tragedy marred the open'ing of the East'er In'ter'na'tion'al Grand Prix last night as vet'er'an rid'er Collin Wil'son died fol'low'ing a freak ac'ci'dent at Skin'ner Park, San Fer'nan'do. Wil'son was com'pet'ing in a Mas'ters 40-49 event when he col'lid'ed with an'oth'er cy'clist…...
Police probe suspected murder of pensioner in Valencia
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (178+ words) Po'lice are prob'ing what they be'lieve is the mur'der of an 82-year-old pen'sion'er, whose body was burnt close to his home in Va'len'cia. Of'fi'cers sus'pect the vic'tim may be James Le Carde of Alex'is Cir'cu'lar Plan'ta'tion Road. In'ves'ti'ga'tors said of'fi'cers…...
82-year-old man found burnt in Valencia
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (204+ words) Va'len'cia po'lice have iden'ti'fied the man found burnt at Alex'is Cir'cu'lar, Plan'ta'tion Road, as James Le Carde. Ac'cord'ing to re'ports, PCs Rat'tans'ingh, Singh, and WPC Gon'za'les of the Va'len'cia Po'lice Post re'spond'ed af'ter re'ceiv'ing in'for'ma'tion about the in'ci'dent. Up'on ar'rival,…...
Ammunition and cannabis seized in Port of Spain
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) Of'fi'cers of the Port of Spain Di'vi'sion seized am'mu'ni'tion and cannabis dur'ing Op'er'a'tion Stead'fast con'duct'ed be'tween March 14 and March 15. Po'lice said the ex'er'cise tar'get'ed ar'eas in'clud'ing St. Barbs, Ro'get Place, St. Ann's, Hut'ton Street, Aripi'ta Road and Rock City in…...
King names squad for Bolivia friendly
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (98+ words) Derek King - Soca warriors assistant coach. Trinidad and To'ba'go's in'ter'im head coach of the na'tion'al se'nior men's team, Derek King, has named his squad for this coun'try's friend'ly in'ter'na'tion'al against Bo'livia on March 15. The squad en'com'pass'es a mix'ture of ex'pe'ri'enced…...