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Capturing the Order of the Republic of T&T (ORTT) awards last night were civil engineer Dr Lenny Saith, medical researcher Prof Courtenay Bartholomew and calypsonian Mc Cartha Linda Sandy-Lewis.

With tears in her eyes, Yucklan Sancaro accepted the Humming Bird Medal (Bronze) on behalf of her 17-year-old son David Sancaro at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port-of-Spain, last night.

Soca artiste Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez last night apologised on behalf of his wife Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez for posting his Hummingbird Silver award on social media before the official list was released to the public by the Office of the President.

A beachgoer was killed and another was injured after a tree uprooted during a mini freak storm at the popular Granville Beach, Cedros, yesterday.

Police were still trying to identify the dead man last night, as he was said to have gone to the beach on an excursion lime.

Interim Rector of the Cathedral Church of Holy Trinity, Reverend Carl Williams, is calling on T&T citizens to reject xenophobia and to open their homes to nationals of Dominica who have been badly affected by Hurricane Maria.

A taxi driver was murdered and his friend injured in a drive-by shooting in San Juan on Saturday night.

President Anthony Carmona is urging citizens to join together to provide relief to Caricom countries still reeling from the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Former attorney general and congressman for the State of California, Dan Lungren, it telling T&T citizens they have the power to apply pressure on the Opposition and Government to fight crime and corruption. He says courage and unity were all that is needed to achieve this goal.