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 [...]
2009-06-21 “Of cyber love and cyber lies.”
Of cyber love and cyber lies.
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Sunday, June 21 2009
The internet puts the rest of the world at one’s fingertips, literally. Information on almost any subject under the sun is available at the press of a key, but these days many users browse the internet to “hook up” with [...]
2009-06-21 “Uneasy peace in Laventille”
Uneasy peace in Laventille
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Sunday, June 21 2009
Laventille always seems to be in the news, and not in a good way.
Murders and ensuing battles among warring factions, the cacophony of gunfire is not unusual, raids by the police are more or less the norm.
However, the latest tragedy — the [...]
2009-03-01 “Mom says South teens being lured into prostitution.”
Mom says South teens being lured into prostitution.
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Sunday, March 1 2009
A single mother from south Trinidad is pleading with young women and parents to be on the lookout for a man who is luring young girls into prostitution after her own daughter was caught up in this atrocity.
Tracy [...]
2007-11-23 “No trace of baby snatched 11 years ago. Case still open—cop.”
No trace of baby snatched 11 years ago. Case still open—cop.
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Friday 23rd November, 2007
No cold case
* Police say the 1996 missing baby case is still open
* Investigator says probe was hindered by lack of technology
WHEN Debbie’s* baby was stolen from [...]
2007-09-15 “Relatives of missing girl beg: Send her home safe and sound.”
Relatives of missing girl beg: Send her home safe and sound.
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Saturday 15th September, 2007
Where is Christine?
* Valencia teen missing since Wednesday
* Police question young man
* Fyzabad MP Chandresh Sharma hugged the demonstrators
* [...]
2007-08-31 “Girl, 6, awarded for gallantry.”
Girl, 6, awarded for gallantry.
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Friday 31st August, 2007
People focus on:
* Six-year-old girl to be awarded Hummingbird Bronze Medal for gallantry.
* Priya Seeram was caught in a kidnap drama in September, last year.
* She is the youngest person to be given a national award
IN September 2006, five-year-old Priya Seeram [...]
2006-10-13 “Wife awaiting justice for husband’s murder.”
Wife awaiting justice for husband’s murder.
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Friday 13th October, 2006
It has been four long bitter years, to the day, since her husband’s abduction and murder, and Carol Paria is still awaiting justice for the atrocious act that has left her family consumed by underlying fear.
Santa Cruz businessman Leon Paria [...]
2005-12-14 “Jade Solis kidnap case.”
Jade Solis kidnap case. Bomb threat delays court.
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Wednesday 14th December, 2005
A bomb threat at the Magistrates District Court in Sangre Grande did not deter a magistrate from reading out charges against three men accused of kidnapping 20-year-old Jade Solis.
Scores of people who were milling around outside the courthouse, [...]
2005-06-08 “Arima man snatched, brother shot.”
Arima man snatched, brother shot.
By Carol Matroo
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Wednesday 8th June, 2005
An Arima businessman is another worried father as one of his sons was kidnapped and another shot at their business place yesterday.
Sheldon Moonsammy was snatched by three masked men at his family’s garage, Sammy’s Electronics, at Quesnel Street at around 2.45 [...]
