Penal–Debe

Seconds before her family’s vehicle crashed head-on into a cement truck in Debe, 24-year-old Simran Rahamut decided to make the ultimate sacrifice to shield ... Show more   guardian.co.tt/news/relative-recounts-accident-victims-sacrifice-6.2.1974800.55b37befcc

Police officers and an ambulance are currently at the scene of a fatal accident that occurred just outside the Debe Secondary School. Video by Rishi Ragoonath.

Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal says four major fires in the Penal community over the past fortnight provide a graphic reminder of the urgent need for a ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/dr-moonilal-penal-fire-station-urgently-needs-tender/

Four house fires have left four families homeless in Penal and Barrackpore over the past two weeks, prompting calls for the Government to properly outfit the ... Show more   guardian.co.tt/news/four-fires-hit-penalbarrackpore-families-6.2.1964201.705d1010d5

While several families are planning activities for the long Easter weekend, it will be a sombre one for the Mohammed family from Penal. Read more:www.guardian.co.tt/news/sombre-easter-for-penal-family-of-7-as-fire-guts-house-6.2.1961243.ad24828ed2

Four house fires have left four families homeless in Penal and Barrackpore over the past two weeks, prompting calls for the government to properly outfit the ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/renewed-calls-for-fire-tenders-in-penal-amid-fourth-fire-in-two-weeks/

It is a majestic and breathtaking sight to witness the Dickcissel birds by the thousands, glide through the fields in Debe and Woodland ... Show more

Facing serious water woes in 28 areas, the Penal/Debe Regional Corporation convened an urgent statutory meeting yesterday to address, what it claimed was ... Show more   www.guardian.co.tt/news/penaldebe-chairman-28-communities-hardhit-by-water-woes-6.2.1953635.7a61e7c326

Bleeding from his hands and feet, where he was hog-tied with straps and a severed seatbelt, kidnap victim Arshad Mohammed screamed for help as he sat under a ... Show more   www.guardian.co.tt/news/debe-businessman-escapes-kidnappers-6.2.1933899.ae725b86ac

After waking up to a reign of bullets early yesterday morning, Dwayne Pierre shielded his two-year-old daughter with his body, resulting in his demise ... Show more   www.guardian.co.tt/news/man-murdered-in-penal-6.2.1940245.92b0322218

Balchan Sieunarine yesterday left the Debe Post Office dejected that he now has to collect his own mail. For more: www.cnc3.co.tt/no-mail-delivery-in-debe-union-says-100-postmen-needed/

Motorists drive through thick smoke as bush fire burns across the SS Erin Road in Debe, on Wednesday. Video by Rishi Ragoonath.

Another destructive aspect of the dry season emerges as bushfires, like this one, impair the vision of motorists traveling along the south and northbound lanes ... Show more

HOW MUCH MORE WILL IT TAKE? The bullet riddled vehicle belonging to doubles vendor Deosaran Ramjeawan, at the entrance to his home at Ramai Trace, Penal ... Show more

WEEPING FOR HIS SON The father of a Barrackpore man whose body was found in an area in Penal known for the sale of narcotics wept on Wednesday as he said he ... Show more

AN ISLAND OF PARTYING, AND PAIN Neeta Lochan bade farewell on Friday to her son, Shiva Lochan, at the funeral service held at their home in Wellington Road in ... Show more

Penal/Debe residents have been promised restoration of their water supply within 24 to 72 hours, Leader of Government Business in the Senate ... Show more   guardian.co.tt/news/browne-water-relief-soon-for-penaldebe-residents-6.2.1954611.90d7d69638

A Laventille man was among four suspects arrested following a home invasion in Penal yesterday. The family, including a woman and three men ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/four-suspects-held-following-penal-home-invasion/

The mother, siblings, other relatives and friends of murdered Debe electrician Shiva Lochan held a short procession following an emotional send off at his Debe ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/murdered-electrician-shiva-lochan-laid-to-rest/

Relatives and friends bade a final farewell to murdered Debe electrician Shiva Lochan during an emotional service at their Wellington Road home on Friday ... Show more

A 40-year-old man was found shot to death in Penal earlier today. Read more:www.cnc3.co.tt/penal-drugs-man-shot-dead/

THE DOG PATCH MURDER Residents of Smart Avenue Extension off Lachoos Road in Penal - an area known as “Dog Patch” - looked on as police officers and homicide ... Show more

Police have called on members of the public to come forward and assist in providing information about the kidnapping and assault of Debe businessman Arshad ... Show more   guardian.co.tt/news/police-want-help-from-public-to-solve-debe-kidnapping-6.2.1935545.01ede09185

Three people suspected to be members of an Organized Crime Group were arrested after police conducted an intelligence-led exercise in Penal yesterday ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/members-of-organised-crime-group-arrested-stolen-items-recovered/

DNA tests have confirmed the body found floating in a river in Caroni last month was missing electrician Shiva Lochan. Hunters Search and Rescue Team posted ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/dna-confirmed-body-is-missing-debe-electrician/

Twenty-five homes along Papourie Road in Barrackpore are in danger of collapse because of multiple landslips. The situation is so severe that the Penal/Debe ... Show more

Two students from Penal Secondary School faced a vicious lunchtime attack inside a classroom on Thursday. The assault was captured on camera and shared among ... Show more

Unfazed by the police, parents of St Dominic’s RC Primary and residents staged another fiery protest in Penal calling on the authorities to build a new school ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/another-fiery-protest-over-st-dominics-rc/

The Penal Debe Regional Corporation has opened an investigation into alleged encroachments on the Palmiste National Park. Read more:www.guardian.co.tt/news/corporation-probes-alleged-encroachments-at-palmiste-park-6.2.1898063.dfa676638f

Police were called to the Penal Community Centre earlier this morning as parents protested for the third day over what they called unsafe conditions at the ... Show more

Residents and law enforcement squared off in Penal during a fiery protest this morning. For more: www.cnc3.co.tt/parents-stage-fiery-protest-for-new-school/

An oversupply of produce led to an unexpected drop in market prices on Christmas Eve. But, despite the enticing prices, there was a noticeable lack of ... Show more

Residents and parents held a fiery protest at Latchoos Road in Penal on Friday calling on the authorities to build a new school for students of the St ... Show more

Commuters and businesses in Penal were affected yesterday when residents and parents of St Dominic’s RC Primary School blocked several areas with burning ... Show more   www.guardian.co.tt/news/penal-roads-blocked-during-fiery-school-protest-6.2.1897027.60f389e17e

Chairman of the Penal/ Debe Regional Corporation Diptee Rannath has died after ailing for some time. Read more:www.cnc3.co.tt/penal-debe-regional-corporation-chairman-dies/

Newly-elected chairman of the Penal/Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC), Gowtam Maharaj, says he will personally ensure residents of the Quinam/Morne Diablo ... Show more   www.guardian.co.tt/news/new-pdrc-head-vows-predecessors-district-wont-be-neglected-6.2.1890486.4aa63f7b9b

A dedicated public servant, a hard worker and a remarkable individual. These were among the glowing tributes paid to Diptee Ramnath ... Show more   www.guardian.co.tt/news/penal-corp-chairman-laid-to-rest-praised-for-unparalleled-work-ethic-6.2.1885442.9dcf07b679

Faced with increasing home invasions, robberies and a recent abduction... Penal/Debe residents want more gated communities ... Show more

The 92-year-old woman who lost her life trying to save her son from a house fire was hailed as a hero yesterday. For more: www.guardian.co.tt/news/penal-fire-victim-hailed-as-a-hero-6.2.1878953.badadf4f07

CONSERVE ELECTRICITY THIS WEEKEND? SURE Whose bright idea was this? At least the cattle didn't have to graze in the dark ... Show more

Debe residents, grappling with a surge in home invasions, robberies, and two abductions, have welcomed additional police presence in their community with the ... Show more   www.guardian.co.tt/news/15m-municipal-police-headquarters-opens-in-debe-6.2.1880463.a92d2cc688

For a third day yesterday, parents of pupils attending St Dominic’s RC Primary in Penal again blocked teachers and prevented classes from commencing ... Show more   www.guardian.co.tt/news/st-dominics-girls-denied-classes-for-3rd-day-6.2.1894324.c8593662a1

A brand-new primary school in Debe, and an ECCE Centre in Sangre Grande will be officially commissioned this week by the Minister of Education ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/two-new-schools-to-be-handed-over-this-week/

For the second time this year, a Penal man was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to stealing downpayments from people under the pretence of providing ... Show more   www.cnc3.co.tt/penal-man-jailed-for-car-deposit-theft/

The sentencing of a man for stalking under the newly crafted Section 507A of the Penal Code at a Magistrate's Court in Shah Alam ... Show more   shorturl.at/oFGTU   thestartv.com/c/news   cutt.ly/TheStar   fb.com/TheStarOnline

Despite cloudy skies, Divali night unfolded in a kaleidoscope of lights and traditions in the serene communities of Penal and Debe. For more... www.guardian.co.tt/news/dismal-divali-night-in-penaldebe-6.2.1851825.9aaeccdd50