Cunupia: four suspects killed in home-invasion shootout
Eight men attempted to break into a home at Ramnarine Trace, Cunupia, on Saturday. Four were killed in the shootout that followed with police officers; two remain in custody. Police continued their search yesterday for the two remaining suspects linked to home invasions in the area.
Residents told the Trinidad Guardian they felt more at ease amid frequent patrols and heightened security activity in the community. Criminologists praised police for what they characterised as a decisive show of force. Internationally, criminologist Verla Depeiza warned that the Cunupia incident has heightened Barbados’ exposure to illegal firearms trafficking and called for tightened controls.
Two suspects remain at large; police are continuing their investigation.
NGC chairman: Trinidad part of all bp-Venezuela cross-border gas agreements
National Gas Company chairman Gerald Ramdeen told reporters at a Hyatt Regency gas supply agreement signing that NGC is “a part of all gas agreements happening in Venezuela on the cross-border fields.” The statement came in response to questions on the memorandum of understanding signed last Thursday between bp and acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez.
Ramdeen said members of the bp team from London were advancing talks Wednesday on the cross-border Manakin-Cocuina field. The development is significant given the political delicacy of cross-border energy work between Trinidad’s energy sector and Venezuela in the current diplomatic climate.
OCM Bocas Prize 2026 to Tessa McWatt
Tessa McWatt delivered an emotional and deeply personal address on Saturday night, dedicating her historic OCM Bocas Prize 2026 win to her mother. The Bocas Lit Fest weekend remains one of the region’s signal literary events, and McWatt joins a growing list of laureates whose work deepens Caribbean letters’ international standing.
Prison reentry: a second chance
Rodney Davis walked out of Golden Grove Prison four months ago. He is asking, the Guardian reports, “not for sympathy, but for a second chance to become a productive member of society.” His story is one piece of a wider conversation about reentry, recidivism and labour market access for the formerly incarcerated.
Rugby and sport
The Saint Lucia Rugby Football Union is sending a 43-member contingent to Guadeloupe for the French West Indies Sevens Trophy this weekend, with a Trinidad and Tobago side also expected. Beachfront Jazz 2026 transformed into a lively party Saturday night at Magdalena Grand in Lowlands, Tobago, with patrons singing and dancing into the early hours.
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