Residents of the Brasso district fear that history will be repeated as its local police station faces repurposing by the TTPS.
According to 38-year-old business owner, Sharen Badal-Ahyew, news of the plan struck residents with a familiar sense of panic, many questioning how they would escape a rising criminal presence in the area.
A release issued by the TTPS on November 11 indicated that officers stationed at Brasso were to be relocated to the Gran Couva Police Station within two weeks. The former premises are set to be occupied by other agencies within the TTPS in an attempt to adapt to 21st century policing.
Tabaquite parang festival silenced by pandemic
Sunday 20 December 2020
Manager of the parang group La Familia de Musica, Estulio Fraser, right, and his sister, left, at their home in Tabaquite. - Lincoln Holder
Home to Knolly’s Tunnel in Central Trinidad, the once active community of Tabaquite lies dormant with Christmas just five days away.
In years gone by the infectious sound of parang, street vending, concerts, children treats and other fun activities kicked off weeks in advance of the big day in the rural district.
Sunday Newsday visited Tabaquite on Friday and many of the residents complained of financial difficulties brought on by the covid19 pandemic and not being able to go all out as they usually did.