The re­cent mur­ders of Sta­cy Sama­roo and Rashme Deoa­jit have reignit­ed calls from a women’s group for a spe­cial court to ad­dress gen­der-based vi­o­lence in Trinidad and To­ba­go.

Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has ex­tend­ed warm Eid-ul-Fitr greet­ings to Mus­lims in Trinidad and To­ba­go as the holy month of Ra­madan draws to a close.

Pres­i­dent Chris­tine Kan­ga­loo has de­scribed Eid-ul-Fitr as a pe­ri­od of “grat­i­tude, gen­eros­i­ty, re­new­al, and deep spir­i­tu­al re­flec­tion.”

Truck­ers are in a buoy­ant mood fol­low­ing a meet­ing with Chief Sec­re­tary Far­ley Au­gus­tine yes­ter­day aboard the Blue Wave Har­mo­ny as it sailed from Port-of-Spain to Scar­bor­ough.