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A suspect in the murder of Claxton Bay watchman Krishendath Ramesar was arrested yesterday.

Former prime minister Patrick Manning, who suffered a stroke late Monday night, was described by his family as “doing well, recuperating nicely and in a stable condition” at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the San Fernando General Hospital.

Police have charged a Moruga pensioner with 61 counts of incest and a single count of grievous sexual assault on a 13-year-old female relative.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling on Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley to provide his party’s recommendation in the form of draft legislation to deal with the issue of crime and criminality in T&T.

Siparia Magistrate Taramatee Ramdass yesterday imposed fines totalling $61,000 on 18 drivers arrested during breathalyser exercises throughout the South Western Division, over the weekend.

Joy and sadness came together at the Rienzi Complex in Couva last night as thousands of people flocked to the historic site to celebrate the second anniversary of the reign of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar as political leader of the UNC.

Homicide officers are investigating the death of a 23 year-old man of Nelson Street, Port-of-Spain who was fatally stabbed outside a fete in St Ann’s on Sunday.

Political analyst Dr Hamid Ghany says Labour Minister, Errol McLeod, has not betrayed the labour movement by resigning as political leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ).