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Soca Symphony to make winning note at Arima

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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General JN -Photo by Angelo Marcelle

SOCA SYMPHONY can make it three wins from four starts at the Santa Rosa Park, Arima on Saturday, in the feature race on Race Day 17, of the Arima Race Club (ARC) 2022 season.

The four-year-old, trained by John O’Brien, has been in good form of late and will be fancied to prevail in this 1,350-metre race, which carries a purse of $17,710.

Like Soca Symphony, Patta Patta is also seeking a third win from four at Arima, while Finishing Touch is on a three-race win streak at Santa Rosa Park.

Also listed to compete in the feature race are General JN, Stroke of Luck, Desert Dancer, Making Headlines, Super Bird and Leonardo Angel.

In all, 58 horses have been entered in the seven-race card, which carries a post-time of 1.05 pm.

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Chaguanas man found murdered in St Joseph

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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THE body of a Chaguanas man was found in the trunk of a car in Maracas St Joseph on Friday afternoon.

Police reported that at about 12.35 pm, officers responded to a report of an abandoned car, a Honda Grace, along the Maracas Royal Road near the University of the West Indies.

They said the car was unlocked, with the key in the centre console, and the spare tyre on the back seat. On checking the trunk, the body of Jessie Rogers, 27, of Enterprise Street, Longdenville, was found.

Police found two 9 mm spent shells near the car. There were several plastic bags over Rogers’ head, police said.

The killing took the murder toll to 526 for the year compared to 372 for the same period last year.

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CoP Jacob not proud of US advisory, but maintains: Crimes being solved

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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Ag Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob at the news conference on Friday at the Police Training Academy, St James. – Photo by Roger Jacob

Acting Police Commissioner McDonald Jacob says while he hoped TT would not rank as high in certain categories of crime, it was important to avoid misinterpreting global crime rankings.

On Wednesday a US State Department’s travel advisory called on Americans to reconsider travel to Trinidad and Tobago because of crime.

Responding to the advisory during a media briefing at the Police Training Academy, St James, on Friday, Jacob said he was not proud of the advisory.

Referring to global crime rankings given to different countries on websites, he said one such website placed Trinidad as being number 14 for murders and number six for other serious crimes.

He urged the public to consider that these crime rankings were generated as a result of arrests and charges brought by the police.

“It is not just looking at the crimes that are committed, but we are looking at the crimes that the police may solve.

“Let us say we hold 600 people for firearm possession, that will be counted because we charged.

“If we hold a lot of people for fraud offences or solve a lot of fraud offences, it will be there (on the website), so we are number six and we understand that.

“We would not like to be number six, we would like to be lower, but they look at the general numbers.”

Jacob also urged the public to be careful when interpreting and repeating the figures presented, as without context they could do more harm than good.

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Slain teacher/lawyer’s funeral set for Tuesday in San Fernando

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MURDERED: Keisha Bostic. –

Having a joint funeral for Keisha Marina Bostic and her estranged husband, Shamzard “Rockey” Mohammed, who shot and killed her and then turned the gun on himself, was never a consideration for Bostic’s distraught mother.

“My child would be going down alone,” Marva Bostic said, meaning there would be just one burial.

Her funeral is set for 11 am at the St Paul’s Anglican Church on Harris Promenade, San Fernando.

The body is expected to be taken to Paradise Cemetery on Keate Street for burial.

Angry with Mohammed for killing her only daughter, the mere mention of his name upsets Marva.

“I do not want to hear anything about that fraud. His funeral went already,” Marva told Newsday by phone on Friday.

Bostic, 42, was a teacher at the Point Fortin East Secondary. She was also a lawyer. Mohammed, of Barrackpore, ambushed, shot and killed Bostic on November 4 at her mother’s home at Drayton Street, San Fernando.

Mohammed, who worked as a contractor, died in the yard. Bostic was shot many times in the face, and she died at the San Fernando General Hospital shortly after.

The two were married in January. Bostic went to live with him in Barrrackpore. However, a few months ago, they separated and she returned to her mother’s home.

Marva has now lost both her adult children to gun violence.

On July 1, 2015, her son Daniel Kenneth Bostic, 35, was shot and killed in San Fernando’s Juma Masjid at Mucurapo Street. The police said a man walked up from behind and shot him. The father of two fell to the ground, and the gunman shot him several more times before running away. That shooting happened in the month of Ramadan.

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Two Escape Injury After Vehicle Bursts Into Flames – St. Lucia Times News

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Two vehicle occupants escaped unscathed after it burst into flames while traversing the Barre De L’ Isle road on Friday morning.

According to an eyewitness, at about 11:00 am, smoke emanated from the FLOW vehicle, and the fire soon engulfed it.

The eyewitness told St Lucia Times that the two occupants were alerted to the danger when others saw the smoke and quickly exited before the flames consumed the vehicle.

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Photos: Screen grabs from social media videos.

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WANTED: Have you seen these men? Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

The RCIPS is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 48-year-old Al Handel Pearson and 35-year-old Mitchum Kenjo Wood, who are both wanted in relation to several burglary offences.

Pearson is about 6’2″ tall, bald, of slim build and dark complexion. He is known to frequent the George Town area.

Wood is about 5’11” tall, of slim build and brown complexion with dark hair. He is known to frequent the Bodden Town area.

Anyone who sights either man is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately. Otherwise, anyone with any information on their whereabouts is asked to contact the George Town Police Station at 949-4222.

The public is being reminded that according to the Police Act (2021 Revision), it is an offence to obstruct, mislead or act in such a way as to prevent the apprehension of a person who has committed an offence. If prosecuted under this section, you may be liable on conviction to a fine of $5000 or imprisonment for two years or both.

Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via our Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or via our website.

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Lichaam vermiste man gevonden langs weg naar West-Suriname, verdachte aangehouden

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The content originally appeared on: De Ware Tijd Online

PARAMARIBO — Langs de weg naar West-Suriname, nabij het dorp Matta, is donderdag het lichaam gevonden van de vermiste Marvin

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Police investigate hit-and-run as female cyclist is struck down Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) reported that, shortly after 6:10am on Wednesday, November 9, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre dispatched officers to a report of a collision involving a cyclist on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway in the vicinity of Tanager Way.

According to the RCIPS, it was reported that a cyclist had been travelling northbound when she was struck by the mirror of a passing vehicle, which continued travelling north.

As a result of the impact the woman fell from the bicycle. The driver of another vehicle stopped to offer assistance shortly afterwards.

Emergency services attended the location, and the woman was transported to the Cayman Islands Hospital to be treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. She remains in hospital in stable condition.

The incident is under investigation, and anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or have any other information, is asked to contact the West Bay Police Station at 949-3999, or the Traffic & Roads Policing Unit at 649-6254.

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Pierre Finalises $22.9M Agreement With Japan For Choiseul Port Redevelopment – St. Lucia Times News

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Saint Lucia’s decades old relationship with Japan and its continuing technical cooperation through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA]) has yielded a potential solution to what has been a decades old problem affecting Choiseul fishers.

On November 10, 2022, the Pierre Administration finalized the terms of a XCD $22.9 million Grant Agreement with JICA to address sedimentation issues and redevelop the Choiseul fishing port.

Rehani Isidore tells us more:

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SOURCE: Office of the Prime Minister

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Youngsters being urged to ‘Leggo Di Gang… Lift Up Jamaica’ Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

‘Leggo Di Gang… Lift Up Jamaica’ is the theme for the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Anti-Gang Week 2022 from November 13 to 19.

Acting Director of the Safety and Security Unit in the ministry, Richard Troupe, told JIS News that the week is “significant and timely”, given recent incidents of violence in schools.

“We, at the ministry, know that a week is not enough. However, we think it is a start to mobilise critical stakeholder groups to partner with our schools to support the ‘End Violence in Schools’ campaign,” said Troupe.

The campaign, dubbed ‘Just Medz It’, was launched recently at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston.

Activities for Anti-gang Week will begin with a service at Phillippo Baptist Church, 9 William Street, Spanish Town, starting at 10am.

On Tuesday (November 15), deans of discipline attached to schools will participate in anti-gang workshops.

Troupe said these are capacity-building sessions, which will equip the participants with the tools to better treat with the problem.

An anti-gang town hall is scheduled for Wednesday (November 16) at the Office of the Commissioner of Police. These will be followed by a series of motivational talks in more than 100 high schools, which will be facilitated by school resource officers and church leaders.

For Friday (November 18), Troupe is encouraging schools to host special devotions in partnership with the churches in their locale.

The week’s activities will culminate with a service on Saturday (November 19) at Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 13a Caledonia Road, starting at 11 .m.

The observance of Anti-gang Week involves collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime (C-TOC) Investigations Branch, and the Community Safety and Security Branch.

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