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Five men from Claxton Bay, who kidnapped and murdered a San Juan businesswoman in 2006 but were convicted of the lesser offence of manslaughter, were yesterday each sentenced to 28 years in prison.

Marissa Nelson was remembered yesterday for three things—her infectious smile, love for helping others and touching the lives of many locally and internationally.

A 65-year-old grandmother was found murdered at her Lange Park, Chaguanas home yesterday, in what police suspect may be a hit.

Rahzia Sieuchand, owner of R&Rs Drugs, a pharmacy located in St Helena, was found by one of her three children at her Ring Road home around 3 am.

The fixing of an appointment for the Appeal Court to hear Government’s appeal of Justice Frank Seepersad’s judgement on the property tax issue didn’t depart from established practice and protocols concerning urgent applications.

Port Authority of T&T chairman Alison Lewis says she intends to request a copy of a report submitted in December last year which alleged acts of sabotage on the T&T Express — the lone passenger vessel now operating the sea-bridge which has been hit with major mechanical setbacks.

The Port Authority’s fast ferries—the T&T Express and T&T Spirit—have suffered “human interference” and data on their maintenance have also been removed among other problems, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said.

Although closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the incident in which a woman police constable (WPC) shot PH taxi driver Barry Seepersad emerged on social media yesterday, there are now more questions than before about what really happened on Wednesday evening.

Decima Nottingham, the man who was beaten by Claxton Bay residents who thought he was a thief, is calling on members of the public to think before they act.

Nottingham, 28, was on Thursday held and beaten by a group of residents who believed him to be a truck thief.