Penal–Debe

A Penal bar owner and his family have been robbed by four men pretending to be police officers. Reports say last night the men went to a bar in Penal and ... Show more

Penal bar owner robbed of cash and jewellery by fake cops - CNC3

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

Relative recounts accident victim’s sacrifice - Trinidad Guardian

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.

Nya-Marie Shultz from Debe Secondary performs "Marlow's Tune" at the Ministry of Education's Pavers Concerts Series 2024. Video by Kerwin Pierre.

Penal/Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC) chairman Gowtam Maharaj, who worked as a farmer and a vendor after he was retrenched from Petrotrin ... Show more

Chairman takes the PDRC to market - Trinidad Guardian

A man from Penal, who admitted to raping his common-law wife in 2018, is expected to be sentenced next week. He pleaded guilty to the offence during a virtual ... Show more

Man to be sentenced for raping common-law wife - Trinidad Guardian

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:Sombre Easter for Penal family of 7 as fire guts house - Trinidad Guardian

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

Dr Moonilal: Penal fire station urgently needs tender - CNC3

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

Four fires hit Penal/Barrackpore families - Trinidad Guardian

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

Renewed calls for fire tenders in Penal amid fourth fire in two weeks - CNC3

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

Penal/Debe chairman: 28 communities hard hit by water woes - Trinidad Guardian

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

Debe businessman escapes kidnappers - Trinidad Guardian

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

Man murdered in Penal - Trinidad Guardian

Balchan Sieunarine yesterday left the Debe Post Office dejected that he now has to collect his own mail. For more: No mail delivery in Debe; union says 100 postmen needed - CNC3

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

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

Browne: Water relief soon for Penal/Debe residents - Trinidad Guardian

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

Police want help from public to solve Debe kidnapping - Trinidad Guardian

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

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

Four suspects held following Penal home invasion - CNC3

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

Murdered electrician Shiva Lochan laid to rest - CNC3

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

DNA confirmed body is missing Debe electrician - CNC3

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:Penal “drugs man” shot dead - CNC3

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

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

Members of organised crime group arrested, stolen items recovered - CNC3

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

Another fiery protest over St Dominic’s RC - CNC3

The Penal Debe Regional Corporation has opened an investigation into alleged encroachments on the Palmiste National Park. Read more:Corporation probes alleged encroachments at Palmiste Park - Trinidad Guardian

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: Parents stage fiery protest for new school - CNC3

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

Penal roads blocked during fiery school protest - Trinidad Guardian

Chairman of the Penal/ Debe Regional Corporation Diptee Rannath has died after ailing for some time. Read more:Penal/ Debe Regional Corporation Chairman dies - CNC3

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

New PDRC head vows predecessor’s district won’t be neglected - Trinidad Guardian

A dedicated public servant, a hard worker and a remarkable individual. These were among the glowing tributes paid to Diptee Ramnath ... Show more

Penal Corp chairman laid to rest; praised for ‘unparalleled work ethic’ - Trinidad Guardian

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: Penal fire victim hailed as a hero - Trinidad Guardian

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

$1.5m Municipal Police headquarters opens in Debe - Trinidad Guardian

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

St Dominic’s girls denied classes for 3rd day - Trinidad Guardian

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

Two new schools to be handed over this week - CNC3

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

Penal man jailed for car deposit theft - CNC3