Mc Donald Bailey
2026-04-11
Mc Donald Bailey was 52 and lived in Blue Basin, Diego Martin. Guardian reporting says he was among people gathered in River Estate when gunmen opened fire. More about his life has not yet been verified for this profile.
Lives Remembered
Every number represents a person. We are building sourced records of names and lives, without inventing details we cannot verify.
Guardian's Published Murder Count
278
Trinidad and Tobago, 2026; Saturday Guardian page-three graphic, 24 October 2026. This is the paper's dated figure, not a live count or an independently reconstructed Luk It Hyah total.
Our linked list has 2 individually verified names so far. We do not yet know the names of everyone included in the count. Case classifications may change after investigation. Fatal police shootings are not automatically added as murders.
People Named in Murder Reports
This is a verified partial list, not all 278 cases. Each profile names its source and what biographical detail remains unavailable.
Joel Plaza
2026-04-10
Joel Plaza was 50 and lived in Arima. Guardian reporting says he was unloading items outside his home when he was fatally shot. Further details about his life have not yet been verified for this profile.
Death Notices and Remembrances
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Brother Valentino (Emrold Anthony Phillip)
2026-10-22
Born in Grenada, Brother Valentino made Trinidad and Tobago his home and spent decades performing calypso about social and political life. His songs included “No Revolution” and “Stay Up Zimbabwe”. He won the Veterans Calypso Monarch title in 2005 and received the Hummingbird Medal, Gold. He died aged 85. This is a newsroom remembrance, not a family-submitted death notice.