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MURDERED: Colin Forbes

SHOCKED and traumatised by the death the second of her three sons, Cheryl Forbes said she does not believe her family will get justice.

“With the way things are going with crime in Trinidad right now, I don’t think the police would arrest or charge anybody with my son’s murder. I just know nothing would come out of this,” she told the Newsday in a telephone interview on Friday.

Her son Colin Forbes, 42, a mechanic of Indian Walk, Moruga was stabbed to death by four Spanish-speaking men in the car park of Big Ben Bar, Penal Rock Road on Thursday. Forbes was reversing his car around 12.10 am, when his vehicle collided with a red car in which they were occupants.

An altercation erupted as the Spanish-speaking men rained bottles on Forbes’s car and physically assaulted him.

He told the men he was a mechanic and offered to repair the damage he caused. However, when he attempted to call the police to report the incident, Forbes was again attacked and stabbed multiple times.

As he fell to the ground, bleeding from his wounds, the suspects escaped in their car. Police are hoping camera footage helps them with their investigation.

Officers who arrived on the scene, took Forbes to the hospital where he was pronounced dead around 1.30 am.

His mother said she has been suffering from a headache since she heard the news. She expressed shock that a minor car accident would have resulted in the death of her child.

“This is not something any mother expects. He was a good child to me. This is shocking.”

Forbes was the father of four. Former school principal Stanley Nabby, who operates a garage along with his son Joel, said Forbes worked for him for years. He said Forbes had a run-in-with the law previously and was sentenced. Upon his release, he told Nabby he did not want to go back to prison and wanted to change his life for his family.

Nabby gave him the opportunity and was never disappointed.

He said Forbes was a dedicated employee and was committed to his family.

Cheryl Forbes said no date has been announced for an autopsy to be performed.

Homicide Region III is continuing investigations. There have been no arrests so far.

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File photo: Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, addressing the media at a press conference at AGLA Building, Port of Spain.

ATTORNEY General Reginald Armour vowed to bring a bill this parliamentary year to change the retirement age from the current 60 to 65 years old, he said in the Senate budget debate on Friday.

While the Government’s official website still displays an undated article quoting Finance Minister Colm Imbert as having denied any plans to raise the retirement age, in his budget speech he had hinted at a rise by saying a higher retirement age already existed in Jamaica and Barbados. Repeated auditor’s reports for the National Insurance Board (NIB) had spoken of a shrinking pool of contributors alongside more claimants.

Armour also promised an amendment to the Firearms Bill to let prison officers carry guns off-duty. Also lined up is a bill to address the repatriation of the wives and children of men who had left TT to fight for ISIS in the Middle East.

Armour also promised a bill to expunge the criminal records of minor offenders who have successfully undergone a rehabilitation process, so they don’t have to carry such a stigma for their lifetime. Parole and probation will also be addressed, he said.

New laws, the AG said, will also facilitate police sting operations and amend wire-tapping legislation, the Interception of Communications Act. However a new bill, already on the order paper, will allow the polygraph testing, drug testing and biometric testing of members of the protective services.

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Residents living in the communities of Prospect, and Herstelling Blocks A and V, East Bank Demerara can now enjoy new recreational facilities.

This forms part of the government’s initiative to guarantee that Guyanese have access to safe and adequate recreational facilities within their communities.

The Housing and Water Ministry- Central Housing and Planning Authority collaborated with Food for Poor Guyana Incorporated on Thursday to hand over the first recreational facility to the residents of Prospect.

The simple ceremony was held at the Prospect, Phase One Community Facility.

Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal, during his speech, pointed out that such initiatives also capture the ‘One Guyana’ concept envisioned by His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali.

The focus, Minister Croal noted, was placed on establishing recreational spaces in the Herstelling and Prospect communities where there was a clear demand for recreational areas for the residents, particularly young people.

“So, I want to also encourage here that we can have some community activities that bring out the family, bring out this community together… And likewise, we want to also encourage, here, social groups and to have sessions… and that you can involve certain topics that are relevant to social discussions. So, this is what we want to have, interaction, bringing and fostering our people, and building together, one community. And that’s what we’re also about at housing, that is to build communities,” Minister Croal emphasised.

Chief Executive Officer of Food for the Poor Guyana Incorporated, Kent Vincent noted that the project was conceptualised after the relocation of 20 families from Lombard and Broad Streets to Prospect.

“Food for the Poor’s involvement, in this project here, included the installation of two sets of playground equipment, construction of the double unit concrete sanitary facility which has the rainwater harvesting component, and the construction of the wooden bleacher,” Vincent said.

He underscored that the Prospect playground project was implemented and completed in 2021 to offer a multitude of positive benefits for the residents.

“It was expected that approximately 400 residents, children, and adults alike would benefit from the construction of the playground in their community. The project provides children with a safe and adequate space for physical activities and social interactions,” Vincent added.

The CEO underlined that recreational playgrounds, especially will encourage healthier lifestyles and promote healthy activities for children to improve mentally and physically.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Little Diamond and Herstelling Neighbouring Democratic Council (NDC), Puneet Jaigopaul lauded the agencies’ initiatives for the recreational facilities in the communities.

He noted that the facilities will be properly maintained.

Additionally, two recreational facilities were commissioned in Herstelling Blocks A and V.

Delivering the keynote address, Minister Croal noted that the facilities will be used as a model for other safe spaces in the areas.

“Grounds, in itself, are healthy for our livelihood and they are for your community upliftment too because, in that, it helps your family’s development. It helps you bring out the children, it helps to keep the youngsters active, so, they can have a safe space and a facility where they can put their energies to other usages. And it also helps, as I said, to bring wholesome communities, community development as a one, so that you can build the networking that is required.”

Minister Croal spoke of the rapid pace at which the East Bank corridor is developing.

The minister said that the community ground can be used for sports and health activities.

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Vidéo Grand JT des Territoires
Vendredi 14 Octobre 2022 – 12h00

Retrouvez, chaque semaine, le « Grand JT des Territoires » de Cyril Viguier, diffusé sur TV5 Monde, en partenariat avec France-Antilles.

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