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Trinidadian David Bompart, the Good Samaritan who was shot in Port-au-Prince during an attempted robbery, has died.

It took over a decade for PNM MP Keith Rowley to be vindicated on his warnings that the desalination plant at Pt Lisas would end up costing the Water and Sewerage Authority a lot of money.

Gasparillo police are searching for thieves who broke into the home of a 40-year-old engineer and stole $12,950 in valuables, including a quantity of liquor.

Former Prime Minister Patrick Manning who has taken three months’ sick leave from the Parliament is expected to go overseas for further medical assistance soon, it was confirmed yesterday.

An early morning attack by a cutlass-wielding mob on two Valencia friends has left a teenage student dead and her boyfriend warded in a critical condition.

Raymond Julian, a police officer, ended up at the St Ann’s Hospital because of the ordeal he went through during the July1990 attempted overthrow of the government.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday Cabinet issued no directive and reached no agreement on a private move by Works and Infrastructure Minister Jack Warner to collect signatures for a pro-death penalty petition.

Scores of workers from the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture braved the rain in protest outside the Parliament yesterday to show disapproval with Government’s decision to establish a Forestry Authority.