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.
Your intellectual property
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 [...]
2009-10-09 “THE KILLING OF A US CITIZEN – PART 26: Balo accused tells investigator:‘Them fellas look like real killers’.”
THE KILLING OF A US CITIZEN – PART 26: Balo accused tells investigator:‘Them fellas look like real killers’.
By Francis Joseph
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | 9 Oct 2009
Zion Clarke, one of the seven Trinidadians found guilty of taking US citizen Balram ‘Balo’ Maharaj hostage, was really frightened when he was first drawn into the kidnapping [...]
2009-05-16 “Kidnap accused to be charged for Gail Durity’s murder.”
Kidnap accused to be charged for Gail Durity’s murder.
By Ken Chee Hing
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Saturday, May 16 2009
FOLLOWING months of intense and delicate investigations, a man who is currently before the courts for kidnapping, will on Monday be charged for the murder of Gail Durity, 19. The accused will also be charged for [...]
2007-12-15 “A year after kidnapping, Vindra Naipaul-Coolman’s husband says he’s still unfairly targeted.”
A year after kidnapping, Vindra Naipaul-Coolman’s husband says he’s still unfairly targeted.
By Shaliza Hassanali
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Saturday 15th December, 2007
The tragedy
On December 19, 2006, Vindra was kidnapped, by armed gunmen in her driveway of her Lange Park, Chaguanas, home.
Based on the pattern of blood left behind, police said that Vindra fought with [...]
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 [...]
2006-01-15 “Kidnap victim speaks of her ordeal.”
Kidnap victim speaks of her ordeal.
By Geisha Kowlessar
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Sunday 15th January, 2006
“Please return my wedding photo!” This was the desperate cry of former kidnap victim Beulah Lopez on Friday.
Lopez said police took the photo over nine months ago, when she was abducted from her home at Cumuto Main Road, Cumuto.
They are [...]
Lopez, Beulah – April 20, 2005
Name: Beulah Lopez
Age: 46
Address: Cumuto Main Road, Cumuto, Trinidad and Tobago
Details: Around 8:00 on the night of April 20, 2005, Beulah Lopez was abducted from her home by six men who barged into the house demanding money and jewellery. Her son and his wife were with her at the time and they were all tied [...]
2005-01-02 “Kidnappings Send a Chill Through Sunny Trinidad.”
Kidnappings Send a Chill Through Sunny Trinidad.
By Carol J. Williams, Times Staff Writer
Los Angeles Times: World | January 02 2005
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — For as long as pastel rum drinks and hedonistic pre-Lenten celebrations have been in fashion, fun-seekers have flocked to this tropical duet of lush islands to sunbathe, sway [...]
2004-09-29 “Kidnapped girls found in church.”
Kidnapped girls found in church.
By Radhica Sookraj
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian | Wednesday 29th September, 2004
Three days after two girls were reportedly kidnapped by a family friend, police rescued the two sisters from a Baptist church in Point Fortin yesterday.
The girls—Onessa, 11, and Onilla Anthony, 9—were found sitting on a bench.
A man suspected to be the [...]
2003-09-24 “Tears of joy as Tricia freed.”
Tears of joy as Tricia freed.
WENDY CAMPBELL and Azard Ali
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Wednesday, September 24 2003
THERE WERE tears of joy at the family home in Princes Town yesterday morning as kidnapped victim Tricia Suryadevera returned to her home after being held captive for eight days until her family paid a ransom, reportedly $300,000 [...]
2003-09-16 “Kidnappings and the PNM put T&T on the fast track to Guyana and Colombia.”
News : KIDNAPPINGS AND THE PNM PUT T&T ON THE FAST TRACK TO GUYANA AND COLOMBIA
United National Congress – Alliance News | 2003/9/16
At last Thursday’s post Cabinet press conference (September 11th 2003), Prime Minister Manning said that the kidnapping and murder of businessman Vernon Roopnarine was not the work of traditional kidnappers and did not [...]
2003-04-03 “Another child snatched.”
Another child snatched.
By Ken Chee Hing
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday | Thursday, April 3 2003
THE teenaged son of a San Juan dry-goods and liquor businessman was snatched at gunpoint yesterday morning in Aranjuez while being driven to school. Gewan Geelal, 13, is the third child to be kidnapped in the last month.
Senior police officers yesterday expressed [...]
