The Writers
Thanks to the following writers on behalf of the missing, their waiting families and all concerned citizens, for covering the stories, expressing opinions and getting the word out.
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Azard ALI
Ken ALI
Aabida ALLAHAM
Ian ALLEYNE
Robert ALONZO
Inerva ARJOON
Cecily ASSON
Yvonne BABOOLAL
Andre BAGOO
Peter BALROOP
Ralph BANWARIE
Cori BAYNES
Camille BETHEL
Peter Ray BLOOD
Nikita BRAXTON
Juhel BROWNE
Alexander BRUZAL
Wendy CAMPBELL
Kimberly CASTILLO
Clint CHAN TACK
Richard CHARAN [2009 winner [...]
2009-08-20 “TRINIDAD: Where Are the Missing People?”
TRINIDAD: Where Are the Missing People?
By Change 2012
Change 2012 Trinidad | Thursday, August 20, 2009
When 15-year-old Devika Lalman left her home a few days before Christmas to buy school supplies for the new academic term, her parents had taken all the necessary precautions to ensure her safety.The mother of the Form Three student said she [...]
2009-06-21 “Wild Wild West.”
Wild Wild West.
By Anand Ramlogan
The Freedom Chambers | 21 June 2009
A friend recently described Trinidad and Tobago as “a failed state with a little bit of money.” What will happen when that money done is the burning question that we must all ponder. The country has slipped into a state of anarchy. There is absolutely [...]
2009-03-29 “Beware at malls.”
Beware at malls.
By Anand Ramlogan
The Freedom chambers | 29 March 2009
I feel compelled to alert the public to the lax security in most of our shopping malls, because the wife of a good friend, who contested the last general elections for Congress of the People, was almost kidnapped and robbed in daylight, last Saturday. The [...]
2009-01-06 “TRINIDAD: Where Are the Missing People?”
TRINIDAD: Where Are the Missing People?
By Peter Richards
Inter Press Service. News Agency | January 6. 2009
PORT OF SPAIN, Jan 6 (IPS) – When 15-year-old Devika Lalman left her home a few days before Christmas to buy school supplies for the new academic term, her parents had taken all the necessary precautions to ensure her [...]
2008-10-19 “Hold strain.”
Hold strain.
By Anand Ramlogan
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 19th October, 2008
The murder of Allan Seepersad in Penal last week struck a raw nerve in my body. Maybe it was the grief-stricken pictures of his niece Mohanie and his daughter Sally.
Then, there was the one with his wife Deera. Pain permanently etched onto her weary [...]
2008-07-02 “Re: Crime coverage.”
Re: Crime coverage.
Post #20 by LadyBird
De Trinidadian online community | 02 Jul 2008, 12:31
Kidnappings post 1990 kicked off with the hiring of Muslimeen debt collectors by Central businessmen to enforce payment of monies owed to them with instructions to “collect however you have to”…
No one wants to ask so presumably no one wants to know. [...]
2007-03-16 “BAIL (AMDT.) BILL”
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, March 16, 2007
The House met at 1.30 p.m.
PRAYERS
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
PAPERS LAID
Order for second reading read.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security and Minister of
State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds): Mr.
Speaker, I beg to move,
That a Bill to amend the Bail Act, 1994, [...]
2007-02-11 “Kidnap mayhem abounds…”
Kidnap mayhem abounds…
By Anand Ramlogan
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 11th February , 2007
As if by design, the disbelief or refusal of society to believe was washed away by this week’s headlines. The shocking horror stories and dehumanising experience of kidnap victims made even the most unpatriotic Trini cringe in disgust at the sad state [...]
2007-02-04 “Good Cop, Bad Cop.”
Good Cop, Bad Cop.
By Anand Ramlogan
The Freedom Chambers | Posted on 04 February 2007
Two police officers sat behind the desk. They stared at her blankly. Neither man moved a muscle; they stared at her as though she had horns growing out of her head. She realised she was not commanding the policemen’s attention nor conveying [...]
2007-01-28 “A mother’s pain.”
A mother’s pain.
By Anand Ramlogan
The Freedom Chambers | Posted on 28 January 2007
‘It took me ten years to have a child and now I feel as if I have lost her,’ the mother said. My mind darted back to the headline “Kidnapped for life” a few weeks ago.
She had all but given up having children. [...]
2007-01-27 “The Torture of a Kidnap Victim.”
The Torture of a Kidnap Victim.
By Anand Ramlogan
The Freedom Chambers | – Posted on 27 January 2007
Last weeks column hit a raw nerve in society. I received hundreds of e-mails and telephone calls from all over the world. Ms. X’s ordeals showed the human suffering, torture and abuse a kidnap victim was forced to endure [...]
2007-01-11 “Kidnapped for Life.”
Kidnapped for Life.
By Anand Ramlogan
The Freedom Chambers | Posted on 11 January 2007
‘I was stripped of all my dignity,’ she said quietly. Hands covering her face, she recounted the details of her kidnapping. She had come to see me because she read my columns and felt that I would understand and ‘feel’ her pain. She [...]
2005-12-11 “Colour-coded response to kidnapping?”
Colour-coded response to kidnapping?
By Anand Ramlogan
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 11th December, 2005
National Security Minister Martin Joseph went on the defensive this week, having to ironically defend the magnitude and efficiency of the response of the protective services, in relation to the kidnapping of Jade Solis.
He attempted to dispel the perception that the size [...]
2005-09-25 “Kidnapping boot on other foot.”
Kidnapping boot on other foot.
By Anand Ramlogan
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 25th September, 2005
In A column in July, 2003, I called on Prime Minister Patrick Manning to seek foreign assistance immediately, to help solve the kidnapping problem, and wondered whether the casual response of the authorities would be the same if the victims were [...]
2005-07-24 “What became of $61m spyware?”
What became of $61m spyware?
By Anand Ramlogan
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 24th July, 2005
Yet another person was kidnapped and murdered after ransom demands were not met. Real estate agent Gerald Gopaul from Papourie Road, Diamond Village, was brutally suffocated with a plastic bag and beaten until he was dead. His body was dumped in [...]
2005-03-27 “A nation of paradoxes.”
A nation of paradoxes.
By Anand Ramlogan
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 27th March, 2005
We are in a state of decline and there aren’t many signs that it is likely to change. As I browsed through this week’s news, sifting through the spiralling myriad of thoughts that flash through my mind, a few paradoxes remained indelible.
While [...]
2004-11-12 “Kidnap victim home safe.”
Kidnap victim home safe.
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 12th November, 2004
An El Socorro, San Juan mother had her Divali wish come true when her kidnapped son returned home on Saturday night.
However, Deotee Lalsingh, mother of teenager Shivanand Ramlogan, said she was living in fear because of threats to abduct her.
Ramlogan, of Temple Street, was [...]
2004-11-12 “Man kidnapped while fixing Divali stage”
Man kidnapped while fixing Divali stage.
By Denyse Renne
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Friday 12th November, 2004
A 19-year-old man was kidnapped in San Juan yesterday morning, while constructing a stage for Divali celebrations.
According to police reports, around 2.30 am, Shivanand Ramlogan was with a group of people at the corner of Shanka and Hingoo Streets, El [...]
Ramlogan, Shivanand – November 11, 2004
Name: Shivanand Ramlogan
Age: 19
Address: Temple Street, El Socorro, Trinidad and Tobago
Details: Around 2.30 on the morning of Thursday 11 November 2004, Shivanand Ramlogan was with a group of people at the corner of Shanka and Hingoo Streets, El Socorro. A car pulled up, four armed men came out and Shivanand was dragged into the car, [...]
2004-07-04 “Find Vijay…leave the brothels alone!”
Find Vijay…leave the brothels alone!
By Anand Ramlogan
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 4th July, 2004
There have been over 125 murders already this year. Ten-year-old Vijay Persad has been kidnapped and is yet to be found. No one has been arrested for the kidnap and murder of MP Nizam Baksh’s son. Road accidents are at an [...]
