THE funeral for media worker Carlet Holder was halted mid-service yesterday, when a woman, said to be Holders aunt, walked into the St Theresa RC Church in Woodbrook and declared before shocked mourners and Fr Emmanuel Pierre, This funeral cant happen! With a shocked silence following this announcement, the woman added that the funeral is being postponed due to circumstances beyond my control and they would be told later on of new arrangements for Holders final rites.
IN the Caribbean, more than one third (36 per cent) of people living with AIDS/HIV (PLWA) do not know it, said a statement announcing the UNAIDS annual report Ending Aids published yesterday. Community-centred strategies are urgently needed to reach those who have not yet been diagnosed. Last year the Caribbean had 310,000 people living with HIV.
LAID to rest yesterday after losing his life in a head-on collision between his dream motorcycle and an overtaking car on Saturday, Nicholas BJ Pauls family, co-workers, and biker friends are calling on police to ensure justice is served.
WORKS AND Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan is quite satisfied that the cargo vessel, Cabo Star, to service the sea bridge between Trinidad and Tobago can meet the needs of the trucking capacity with proper accommodation for truckers.
THE Defence Force (TTDF) has apologised to its former leader, retired Chief of Defence Staff Major General Kenrick Maharaj, as it cleared him of any involvement in the visit by Attorney General Faris Al Rawis children to Camp Cumuto and the minors handling of Army- owned weapons last October.
CALVIN CHARLES SMITH yesterday saw his son Francis Grant for the first time in over 30 years, but the reunion was in the San Fernando Magistrates Court.