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CRIME SCENE: Policemen and crime scene investigators enter the Krista Park gate community in Mayaro on Monday after other police officers shot dead four bandits who were caught at a house in the compound. Photo by Marvin Hamilton

Up to midday on Tuesday, police from the Eastern Division CID were still trying to identify four men who were shot and killed during a confrontation with police in Mayaro on Monday morning.

Reports were that the bandits tried to rob a businessman at his home.

During the robbery, police were called in and killed the bandits after a shootout.

Investigators said while they could not confirm the identities of the four men, they suspected the bandits may be from Morvant. One officer said they were liaising with officers in the North Eastern Division to confirm this.

He added that it was not uncommon for criminals from outside the Eastern Division to visit the area, commit crimes and return to their own communities to avoid arrest.

He said over the years criminals from Siparia, Princes Town and Moruga have visited the area to commit robberies and warned other criminals that they would be dealt with if found in the division.

“We have a zero-tolerance approach to any criminals we find.

“While we will continue to operate within the confines of the law, we want to remind criminals, no matter where they are from, that they can be apprehended, and if they act violently, they will respond appropriately within our police use-of-force policy.

“So we are prepared to meet force with force.”

One North Eastern Division officer said he had heard speculation the bandits were from Morvant, but was unable to confirm if this was true until fingerprint tracing was completed.

He said another option would be for relatives of the men to come forward and identify the bodies.

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Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Goope-Scoon

TRADE Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has said this country not only has “a strong thrust” to advance renewable energy, but is also “making significant strides to diversify and digitise our economy.”

She was speaking at the virtual launch of the 2022 Caribbean Investment Forum on Tuesday morning.

The event will be held from November 8-11 at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain under the theme Building a Smarter, Greener Caribbean.

It is a collaboration between the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Caribbean Export Development Agency, the EU, Caricom and the Caribbean Development Bank.

A press release said the event is “designed to give investors from all corners of the globe the opportunity to explore the range of bankable investment projects available across the Caribbean

“(It) serves as an investment attraction platform, providing opportunities for delegates to make contacts, forge partnerships, deepen relationships and co-operate on various projects.

Gopee-Scoon said while the region faces a “unique set of challenges,” there are “numerous opportunities to create new avenues for growth.”

The region’s location, accessibility, openness, stability, as well as linguistic and cultural diversity, she said, have drawn people from across the globe.

In addition, she said, the inclusion of competitive rates and incentives, along with a well-educated population “are important for those seeking a sound return on any investment.

“The Caribbean Investment Forum is our window to the world and we look forward to welcoming investors and business executives who wish to strengthen and diversify their products in the areas.

Despite the “turbulent past and, to some extent, the present,” she said the world is recovering, adding that the global FDI (foreign direct investment) flow continues an upward trajectory.

“There are signs of change: companies and governments across the Caribbean improving and digitalising their services and their processes – firms of all sizes have been moving their businesses to the region.”

As for TT, she said, a digital society is the government’s “foremost priority.”

Executive director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency Deodat Maharaj said the forum is an “exciting initiative” and set to be the largest gathering of businesses since March 2019, “And to the best of my recollection, the largest gathering of businesses in the Caribbean for a very long time.”

He said the forum’s partners “provide eloquent testimony of steering innovations in our way to create jobs and opportunities.

“We at Caribbean Export clearly realise that given the challenges we face as a region, ranging from high debt burdens to declining vulnerability, that business and investment have an absolutely critical role to play in driving the transformation of our region.”

He said the last two years showed economies the importance of building resilience.

“Covid placed enormous stress on our economies.

“Businesses and investments have a vital role to play in creating much-needed jobs and opportunities.”

He too spoke of “entering the digital world” through e-commerce, technology and digitalisation.

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In this file photo, cut cable lines hang from a line on Corinth Street in San Fernando. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale

Southern Division police held five suspects on Monday in connection with two reports on the theft of car batteries and cable in the Claxton Bay district last month.

A police statement on Tuesday said the suspects are between 21 and 35, from Claxton Bay and Princes Town.

On September 2, police received a report of the theft of 23 vehicle batteries and 160 feet of 16-gauge cable from the compound of a company in Claxton Bay.

They got a second report that 467 feet of 16-gauge cable and 400 feet of cable were missing from another compound belonging to the same company.

St Margaret’s and Southern Division Task Force police held an anti-crime exercise in the St Margaret’s district between 3 am and 12.30 pm on Monday.

They recovered some partially burnt cable and 22 vehicle batteries and arrested the five.

Investigations are ongoing.

Meanwhile, in Barataria, a man was held in connection with wounding a 46-year-old victim with intent on Monday night.

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