Plaza search enters fifth day with timeline revision
The search for missing two-year-old Angelo Tobias Plaza entered its fifth day, with sources telling the Sunday Express that video evidence suggests the child may have gone missing before Monday. The investigation is now reconstructing the movements of stepfather Shannon Miller and the child’s mother Kalifah Tobias from last Sunday into Monday afternoon. The case has become a national emotional event, and every additional day without resolution sharpens scrutiny on both the family and the police response. (Source: Trinidad Express, May 17 2026)
Gonzales calls SoE threat ‘grand deception’
Opposition Chief Whip Marvin Gonzales said the gang threat against Members of Parliament announced last Friday was “nothing more than a grand deception” by the Government aimed at paving the way for another state of emergency. Gonzales made the comments at a news conference at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition on Charles Street, Port of Spain. The accusation reframes a security alert as political theatre — a charge that is hard to prove and equally hard to dismiss outright. (Source: Trinidad Express, May 15 2026)
LandmarkTT accused of repaying party financiers
The Opposition People’s National Movement believes the Government is attempting to use agencies such as the recently-established LandmarkTT Properties Ltd to repay party financiers using taxpayers’ money. Malabar/Mausica MP Dominic Romain raised the question at a news conference at the Office of the Opposition Leader. The PNM did not provide documentary evidence at the briefing but signalled further detail would follow. (Source: Trinidad Express, May 15 2026)
Ukrainian aircraft makes refuelling stop
The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago confirmed shortly before 7pm Friday that a Ukrainian aircraft, Flight CVK-7078, arrived in Trinidad from the Bahamas earlier in the day for a refuelling stop. The Authority did not release the aircraft’s onward destination, which has fuelled brief speculation about the broader pattern of intercontinental refuelling flights using the Piarco hub. (Source: Trinidad Express, May 15 2026)
Weekend casualty in Port of Spain
A 20-year-old man died Saturday in a separate incident in central Port of Spain. TTPS investigators are processing what is the latest in a weekend with multiple violent incidents. The Plaza search consuming national attention has not slowed the underlying violence calendar. (Source: Trinidad Express, May 17 2026)