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 [...]
2009-06-17 “..Leah’s mom: Stay strong, don’t give up.”
…Leah’s mom: Stay strong, don’t give up.
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Wednesday, June 17th 2009
If anyone knows the anguish of the mother of missing ten-year-old Tecia Henry, it’s Gale Lammy-a woman grieving four months now for her child who was kidnapped and never found.
This is the message Lammy had for Tecia’s mother, Diane [...]
2009-05-22 “‘Net man’ leaves parents worried.”
‘Net man’ leaves parents worried.
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, May 22nd 2009
Frightened by an infant girl’s claim that a masked man tried to grab her at lunch time, parents of pupils attending the Point Fortin ASJA Primary School gathered at the school’s gates yesterday.
They called for the school and the Education Ministry [...]
Guide and Bless and Support Our Police Officers.
I was asked recently why I should support a police service that from many reports is rotten to the core. It is my personal belief that the reports do not present a true account of the state of the Police Service of Trinidad and Tobago.
One day we will get a horror story that [...]
2009-04-03 “People won’t forget. Cops may have given up on Leah…”
People won’t forget. Cops may have given up on Leah…
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, April 3rd 2009
THE police may have given up on finding kidnapped eight-year-old Leah Lammy, but the people have not.
Tomorrow, those concerned about citizens vanishing without a trace, will walk from St John’s Road, St Augustine, to the Eddie [...]
2009-03-20 “Cops find Sea Lots teen in South house.”
Cops find Sea Lots teen in South house.
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, March 20th 2009
Teenager Sarah Taylor, who went missing two weeks ago, was found by police at a house in La Romaine, near San Fernando, on Wednesday night.
In the house, police found a gun and 25 rounds of ammunition.
A 25-year-old man, [...]
2009-03-11 “Ganja, ammo found during Enterprise raid.”
Ganja, ammo found during Enterprise raid. By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Wednesday, March 11th 2009
EIGHTY pounds of compressed marijuana and several rounds of ammunition were found in a house at Crown Trace, Enterprise, during a police raid yesterday.
A 21-year-old labourer was arrested and is expected to be placed on several identification parades for [...]
2009-03-06 “Families still hoping for best. Cops believe kidnap victims long dead…”
Families still hoping for best. Cops believe kidnap victims long dead…
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, March 6th 2009
POLICE believe they are long dead but the families of three abducted men still hope, and are willing to pay, for a reunion.
Yesterday, Seeta Soodeen, mother of kidnap victim, businessman Dinesh Soodeen promised $10,000 to [...]
2009-03-06 “Mina, Sally still missing. As the search for Leah continues..”
Mina, Sally still missing. As the search for Leah continues… By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, March 6th 2009
Forgotten in the desperate search for kidnapped eight-year-old Leah Lammy is a case equally disturbing-that of teenager Riana Parag, missing since Christmas.
Police stopped looking for the 18-year-old some time ago.
Her mother, Mina Parag, said she [...]
2009-02-20 “Where is Riana? Missing 2 months…”
Where is Riana? Missing 2 months… By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, February 20th 2009
Two months later, and the family of missing teenager Riana Parag believes the police have closed the case and moved on.
They no longer receive calls from the Anti Kidnapping Squad or Chaguanas detectives. But her mother, Meena Parag, said [...]
2009-02-19 “CoP leads hunt for Leah.”
CoP leads hunt for Leah.
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Thursday, February 19th 2009
Stung by claims of police procrastination in the search for kidnapped eight-year-old Leah Lammy, Police Commissioner James Philbert yesterday led a door-to-door hunt for the child, missing now for eleven days.
Several crime hot spots in areas of Enterprise, Chaguanas, were raided, [...]
2009-02-17 “Mother of missing girl pleads for more help.”
Mother of missing girl pleads for more help.
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Tuesday, February 17th 2009
Police investigators are no longer calling, so a desperate mother yesterday began a one-woman campaign to find her eight-year-old daughter, believed kidnapped.
Gale Lammy, whose daughter, Leah, vanished eight days ago, said that despite a public appeal on the [...]
2009-01-30 “Riana search expanded.”
Riana search expanded. By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, January 30th 2009
The search for Riana Avisha Parag, the teenage girl who went missing after going Christmas shopping last month, has expanded to other Caribbean countries.
The family of the 18-year-old said they took this decision because they had run out of places to look [...]
2009-01-08 “Rambachan wants ‘PH’ clampdown. As family says final farewell to Devika…”
Rambachan wants ‘PH’ clampdown. As family says final farewell to Devika…
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Thursday, January 8th 2009.
Stung by the slaying of 15-year-old Devika Lalman, Chaguanas Mayor Surujrattan Rambachan yesterday appealed to acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert to come up with a plan of action to have more police patrol the [...]
2009-01-06 “DEVIKA DEAD. Cops step up investigations into all missing people.”
DEVIKA DEAD. Cops step up investigations into all missing people. By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Tuesday, January 6th 2009.
POLICE have beefed up their investigations into the whereabouts of all missing persons following the discovery in a rice field of the body of 15-year-old Devika Lalman.
Much of the investigations are concentrated in Central Trinidad.
Special [...]
2009-01-16 “Driver, schoolgirl missing.”
Driver, schoolgirl missing.
By Yolandra John
Trinidad & Tobago Express | Friday, January 16th 2009
A 23-year-old PH driver, who plys the San Fernando-Claxton Bay route, has gone missing.
Darren Mason, of Isaac Avenue, Pointe-a-Pierre, is the fourth PH (plying a private car for hire) driver reported missing for the year.
Mason was last seen by his sister, Carmelia, 18, [...]
2008-08-07 “Saada suspect held in Ali kidnapping.”
Saada suspect held in Ali kidnapping.
Richard Charan and Yolandra John
Trinidad and Tobago Express | Thursday, August 7th 2008
A woman linked to the kidnapping of little Saada Singh four years ago faces a new charge-in the abduction of Naail Ali, who police now believe is dead, two months after he was snatched.
The 26-year-old woman is the [...]
