Carlon Hughes broke the deadlock in the 26th minute while Kevin Jagdeosingh extended the lead in the 43rd. And the game was put beyond reach of the hosts when Kendes Garcia scored in the 66th. This was Guaya’s sixth win in as many matches.

Also in the sister isle, second-placed FC Santa Rosa were held to a goalless draw by 1976 Phoenix FC at the Canaan/ Bon Accord Recreation Ground.

The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT ) battered Police by a 6-0 margin at the UTT O’Meara campus ground, Arima.

J’Deem Parris netted a hat-trick, with items in the 32nd, 37th and 61st, while Dillon Bartholomew struck twice, in the 21st and 57th.

Isaiah Mejias opened the scoring in the 13th.

WASA FC had a hard-fought 4-3 win over Club Sando Moruga at the WASA Ground, St Joseph.

Dwight Crichlow (72nd and 78th), Nkosi David (29th) and Dillon Peterson (40th) were on target for WASA, while Nigel John (20th), Akeil London (85th) and Kareem Gill (90th) responded for Club Sando Moruga.

Marlon Phillip netted the winner in the 81st as Siparia Spurs edged Cunupia FC 1-0 at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Arima while, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Queen’s Park whipped Defence Force 3-1.

Stephen Antoine put Defence Force ahead in the 24th but the Parkites replied in emphatic fashion, through Nasyir Rodriguez (66th), Devon Modeste (69th) and Anthon Hall (77th).

In League Two action on Saturday, Youth Stars came from a goal down to spank Marabella Family CC 4-1 at the Roxborough Complex.

Shemar Ravello struck for Marabella in the 12th but Ackeel Sterling responded for the hosts three minutes later.

National Beach Soccer player Kevon Woodley put Youth Stars in front in the 45th while Hakeem Regal (50th) and Duran Dilworth (90th) also got their names on the scoresheet.

Perseverance Ball Runners got their first win of the season, by a 3-1 margin over Harlem Strikers at the Frederick Settlement Recreation Ground, Caroni.

Garvin Abraham (25th), Rick Lyder (45th) and Jamal Lucas (57th) netted for Perseverance Ball Runners, while Wendell Archibald (36th) was on target for Harlem.

Petit Valley/Diego Martin United played to a 1-1 draw with leaders Central 500 Spartans at the Diego Martin North Secondary School Ground.

Ex-national midfielder Keron “Ball Pest” Cummings put Petit Valley/Diego Martin United ahead in the 86th minute but Keith Williams replied two minutes later for Central 500 Spartans.

The suspect was detained hours later. A preliminary report stated the shooting may have been accidental.

Investigators also believe the illegal weapon recovered on the night of the incident was being held in safe keeping for someone.

At the time, it is also believed the suspect was “fooling around with the weapon” resulting in the shooting incident which claimed Alexander’s life.

An autopsy was expected to be performed yesterday at the Forensic Science Centre, St James.

Ghany opined that the difficulty within the Judiciary, especially the imbroligio which arose from the appointment of former chief magistrate Marcia Ayers Caesar as judge and her subsequent resignation from that post, could work its way into today’s meeting. Ghany told Newsday the agenda outlined, suggests the Prime Minister wants to discuss a package of legislation with Persad-Bissessar that requires a special majority for passage.

The agenda includes Internal Self Government for Tobago; Campaign Finance Reform; Anti-Gang Legislation; Difficulties within the Judiciary/JLSC (Judicial and Legal Services Commission); the Integrity Commission; Service Commissions effectiveness and a Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament.

Ghany said on the surface, the meeting does not appear to be “issues oriented” but more legislative in nature.

He noted that Persad- Bissessar wanted to discuss crime and jobs but Rowley did not.

A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) last week said there could be discussions on crime in relation to anti-gang legislation.

Noting statements made on the JLSC by Minister in the OPM Stuart Young following the People’s National Movement’s (PNM) General Council on Saturday and previous statements by Persad- Bissessar on the same issue, Ghany said the matter may be discussed in relation to “some piece of legislation”.

On Parliament reconvening before its scheduled return in September, Ghany said this could happen if Government meets demands from the Opposition for its support on special majority legislation.

He added that if there is no sufficiently urgent legislative matter that requires attention, Government and the Opposition could leave outstanding matters to be dealt with in the next parliamentary session.

On Sunday, political analyst Dr Bishnu Ragoonath said today’s talks may not result in anything meaningful unless Rowley and Persad- Bissessar are both willing to compromise.

A statement issued yesterday by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said Rowley will hold a news conference in the J Hamilton Maurice Room at 3.30 pm.

As David Sancaro lay on the roadside, mortally wounded, his attacker stopped the van and reversed, running over the teen’s body a second time to make doubly sure the youth would not live to tell the tale of one man’s deadly rage. The killer then drove off.

Passers-by who witnessed the murder-by-van, were recorded via cellphone camera trying to revive a motionless Sancaro by performing CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while frantic calls were made for an ambulance. The teen was taken to the San Fernando General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His killer Up to yesterday the suspect, who reportedly surrendered to police, remained in custody.

Sancaro, a handyman recently went to live with his mother Uklan Sancaro in South Oropouche. Previously, he lived with Joanne Tannis, a mother of seven at Taylor Avenue off Sewlal Trace in Fyzabad.

According to reports, at about 9 pm, Sancaro, Tannis’ son Stephen and another man identified only as Kaleem, were returning home from a bazaar in Otaheite and while walking along the Southern Main Road in Dow Village, South Oropouche, spotted a man beating a woman with a cutlass near a bar.

The three intervened telling the man to stop beating the woman or else the police would be called in. The man became enraged and turned on the three with his cutlass causing them to run off. Realising he was losing the race, the man jumped into his grey Ford Ranger pick-up and sped towards the fleeing men.

On reaching a car wash, the suspect bounced down Sancaro from behind, driving over the youth’s body.

The man stopped a short distance and reversed back onto and over the teen’s body before speeding off.

At Tannis’ home yesterday, the woman who took care of Sancaro since he was 12, said she could not understand the driver’s action.

“When they told him to leave the woman alone, he ran after them with his cutlass. I heard that he jumped into a van which he used to try to bounce down my son (Stephen) who managed to jump inside a drain,” Tannis said. “You already bounced down the child, why roll over him? He wanted to kill all three of them, from what I can tell. The first thing he might want to say is that alcohol caused the entire thing, but the fact that he stopped and the reversed over David clearly shows intent to murder,” Tannis said.

Tannis said she considered Sancaro as one of her children and his death hurts her deeply. “Today he was expected to start a new job with a welding business in Gasparillo.

That was something to take him a little further in life. But his life was snuffed out because of one man’s rage and inability to control his ego. It is not as if David knew the woman or anything…he just wanted to help,” Tannis said.

Police sources said that the suspect drove to the South Oropouche Police Station and surrendered shortly after the incident. Snr Supt Balram is spearheading investigations together with Sgt Gookool, Cpl Narinesingh and others.

The sentence imposed on Kelvin Deonarine of Dumphries Road, La Romaine brought tears to his common-law wife Bhagwande Boodoo- Deonarine, their son Andrew and his (Deonarine) daughterin- law Neisha Sonny, who were all in court.

The sentence was imposed by Senior Magistrate Cheryl-Ann Antoine.

Deonarine initially pleaded not guilty to the offence committed on April 18 and was granted $150,000 bail.

Family members were unable to post the bail and Deonarine stayed in jail until yesterday, when he was brought to the courthouse.

Court prosecutor Cleyon Seedan, related to Magistrate Antoine how Kheoraj Deonarine secured his home at Dumphries Road on April 18 and on returning, discovered the items missing.

Seven days after, San Fernando CID officers arrested Deonarine who confessed to breaking and entering the house. The court heard that on being arrested, Deonarine said, “Officer, I went and opened the place with keys I have for the house. I eat the cake and interfered with the camera that I self install.” Magistrate Antoine asked Deonarine what he did with the gold band and gold rings, valued $4,300, and the accused said he threw them away.

The accused told the court that Kheoraj owed him money for installation of security cameras.

Attorney Subhas Panday has since filed an appeal on behalf of Deonarine, on the ground of severity of sentence.

He will today apply for bail for the accused.

A week ago, changes were made across the city including relocation of several taxi stands and a change in traffic flow. Regrello hosted a meeting with members of the Marabella Taxi Drivers Association and senior police officers yesterday following which, the Short Street change was announced.

The Couva Taxi stand will now be relocated to Upper High Street opposite Republic Bank. The Marabella Taxi stand will be relocated along Pointe-a-Pierre Road in front Royal Castle. Regrello said plans were implemented following recommendations by taxi drivers.

“Vehicles from Pointe-a-Pierre Road would enter Short Street and exit unto High Street and make that short route back onto Pointea- Pierre Road. It makes a lot of sense,” he said.

The new traffic plans should greatly reduce traffic congestion and pressure on police officers to maintain law and order. The mayor said that he and his team will look into implementing strategic drop off points around the city.

“It should not be ‘drive, I’ll take it here’ scenario. Drivers have to decide where a passenger would be dropped off and we have already established certain drop off points,” Regrello said.

A release from the TT Meteorological Service (TTMS) shortly before noon yesterday said that at the time, the area of disturbed weather was located about 850 kilometres east of the southern Windward islands.

“Even if the system does not develop into a tropical cyclone, the greater part of the activity is expected to affect the southern Windward islands north of Tobago,” the release said. All interests in Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and its dependencies are being asked to monitor the progress of the system and pay close attention to information being issued by the TTMS on its website, www.metoffice.gov.tt, mobile app (search: TT Met Office) and on Twitter and Facebook.

The TTMS is also reminding citizens that the hurricane season is on and adequate preparation is advised. The TTMS said, it will be closely monitoring this system as it moves across the Tropical Atlantic Ocean and will issue another bulletin within 24 hours or earlier if the situation warrants.

Head of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) Capt (Ret) Neville Wint urged citizens to heed the met office weather bulletins.

He said with there was no need to panic but to take necessary safety precautions. Any tropical depression or tropical storm to pass this way tonight or tomorrow, he said, will most likely affect north east Trinidad and residents are asked to be vigilant.

The vessel which was initially expected to arrive in Trinidad on Sunday night was delayed briefly in the Panama Canal Sinanan told Newsday yesterday. Barring weather challenges, the vessel, which had already left the Panama Canal, was on schedule to arrive last night, he said. The vessel is expected to make a run to Tobago even before it begins its service. Sinanan said that the cargo service will ease the inconvenience of truckers who had to use the air bridge to get to Tobago while their vehicles went by sea.

“Truckers can expect relief,” he said.

The Cabo Star, he said, will take over the services that the Trinity Transporter and the Atlantic Provider, had been providing.

The Cabo Star is one of two vessels, the other being The Ocean Flower, that Government has leased to ease the transportation problems that were being experienced following the departure of the Super Fast Galicia in April. The situation worsened when the T&T Spirit, one of the passenger boats that plied the route, was put in dry dock for repairs.

The vessels are being leased from Bridgemans Services Group of Vancouver, Canada. The Cabo Star is being leased at a daily cost of US$22,500 (TT$157,500) and the Ocean Flower for US$26,500 (TT$185,500).

A release from the UWI regional headquarters in Mona, Jamaica said the university welcomed Chancellor Bermudez, to mark the change in leadership as he assumed the post of the highest office-holder in the UWI system. Bermudez as Chancellor shall preside at meetings of the Council (the highest governing body of the regional university) and any Convocation and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be conferred upon the holder of the office of Chancellor by The UWI Charter or any Statute, Ordinance or Regulation, according to the university’s statutes and ordinances.

Bermudez has been an entrepreneur for over 40 years. He led the growth of his family- owned firm, to a regional business throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.

He has enjoyed a distinguished career in business, serving as either chairman or board director for several corporate bodies in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean.

The UWI said his vision for the UWI outlines a keen sense of the mission, effectiveness, relevance and interdependence of academia and the economy.

His professional experience as a Caribbean- wide entrepreneur with business acumen garnered from across the region suggests that, the UWI said, he will continue the outstanding tradition of chancellorship at the university.

“They have certainly lived up to their motto that ‘It’s All About You’,” said a smiling Grace Ramdoo, pensioner, of St James, who couldn’t believe that that she spent only a few minutes to conduct business when the RBC St James branch opened its doors.

“This gesture was very thoughtful from Royal Bank. It was so convenient for us since we would normally have to come to the bank long before opening hours and face a long line,” said Ramdoo, as she received a token to mark the occasion from branch manager Catherine Burkett.

RBC is the only bank that opens on a Saturday (nine branches across Trinidad). The first of the month is commonly referred to as Pensioners Day.

Since July 1 fell on a Saturday, the bank decided to open all of its branches to accommodate seniors.

“We wanted to bring some banking convenience to our seniors who are sometimes challenged by extended wait times when they come to the bank on the first of every month. We decided to dedicate this Saturday to them and give them priority to conduct their monthly transactions. Our seniors have helped build this country and we want to show our appreciation,” explained Darryl White, managing director, RBC Royal Bank.

White explained that working on the Saturday was voluntary, while the bank paid overtime, and many employees came out to support. “We asked employees to volunteer and I am thankful that so many of them gave up their Saturday to serve our seniors.

I always admire and appreciate the dedication and commitment of our employees,” White added.

At RBC’s Maraval branch, which opens for regular business on Saturdays, manager Gillian Beharry decided to open 15 minutes earlier to accommodate her customers.

“We have a designated line for senior citizens to speed up the process and we took the time to talk with clients about the benefits of using our digital channels for their transactions, rather than having to come into the branch for those things.” David Chin Chung, an RBC Maraval client for more than 40 years, said he was happy he decided to come out on Saturday to do his business.

“Although people are doing different transactions today, we are getting through real quickly.

Now I don’t have to face the long line on Monday. I wish every month could start on a Saturday,” joked Chin Chung.

Muriel Perry Chapman, 80, of San Fernando, a customer at the High Street branch, said: “This initiative is very welcomed since I don’t have to face the heavy traffic and long lines on Monday morning (July 3). Whoever came up with this idea should be given a promotion.

It was really smooth sailing today.”