Public safety · Developing · 3 min read · Published 31 Oct 2026 · · Updated 3 Nov 2026 ·
CNC3 Reports TT$70,000 in Fines Following Tobago Carnival DUI Arrests
Updated · 3 Nov 2026 ·
CNC3 reports that the man struck by a police car during Saturday’s Carnival celebrations has left hospital with minor injuries. The report does not establish the collision’s cause or close the investigation.
By the Luk It Hyah newsdesk · Sources · Reporting disclaimer
The Short
Four motorists arrested during Tobago Carnival policing on 30 October pleaded guilty to drink-driving charges and received combined fines of TT$70,000 on Tuesday, CNC3 reports. This is a reported court outcome from the earlier operation, separate from Saturday’s J’ouvert assessment and the police-vehicle collision investigation.
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Police checks in Scarborough and Bacolet between 8.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on Friday 30 October resulted in four drink-driving arrests, according to a Guardian report citing the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. The operation covered activity around a Bacolet Carnival event and arrivals at Scarborough Port.
Sources: Trinidad Guardian, 30 Oct ↗
The same account describes a separate exercise in Shirvan and Crown Point between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with three arrests and 21 traffic tickets. These are distinct operations with overlapping times, rather than one combined incident.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Suzette Martin said the division was prepared for the rest of Carnival following a security briefing. The report also describes planned aerial and maritime support. These are reported arrangements and police assessments, not a guarantee of safety at every event or proof of an offence by any traveller.
Sources: Trinidad Guardian, 30 Oct ↗ · TTPS executive directory ↗
The original operation release has not been obtained for this account. No arrested person is named here. Police urged visitors and patrons to avoid drinking and driving and to follow traffic rules.
Sources: Trinidad Guardian, 30 Oct ↗
In a separate statement reported by the Guardian, Deputy Commissioner of Police Suzette Martin urged revellers to avoid confrontations and cooperate with officers during Carnival. She said complaints about police conduct should be made through established channels. She also said officers must act professionally and use force only where lawful, necessary and proportionate. These are stated expectations, not a finding that a particular encounter met them.
Sources: Trinidad Guardian, 31 Oct edition ↗
On Saturday 31 October, J’ouvert celebrations ran from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. Police reported no arrests or serious incidents during that period, according to a TTPS statement reported by CNC3. That assessment concerns Saturday morning’s J’ouvert, not the separate Friday operations described above.
Sources: CNC3, 31 Oct, 4:19 p.m. Trinidad time ↗
The same account describes a reported collision on Wilson Road, Scarborough, involving a marked police vehicle and a 40-year-old Tobago Festivals Commission employee. The man was taken for medical attention and reportedly sustained minor injuries. The collision remains under investigation. Police said their deployment would continue for the Parade of the Bands and other remaining Carnival events.
Sources: CNC3, 31 Oct, 4:19 p.m. Trinidad time ↗
After the Monday 2 November Last Lap event at Pigeon Point, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service said it recorded no serious incidents across Tobago Carnival, according to an IzzSo report published Tuesday. The original closing police release was not available in the material reviewed, so this is attributed to the police through that report rather than independently verified. The assessment does not erase the earlier reported collision, and it does not mean there were no arrests in the separate Friday policing operations.
Sources: IzzSo, 3 Nov, 10 a.m. Trinidad time ↗
On Tuesday 3 November, CNC3 reported that four motorists from the 30 October operation pleaded guilty to driving under the influence at the Scarborough Magistrates’ Court. The outlet says they received fines totalling TT$70,000, combined across the four men, rather than TT$70,000 each. It links their arrests to checks after a Carnival event at Bacolet. The court outcome is attributed to CNC3; an original court record or police notice confirming the sentences has not been obtained. This development is separate from Saturday’s J’ouvert and the collision investigation described above.
Sources: CNC3, 3 Nov 2026, 5:03 p.m. Trinidad time ↗
In a further report on Tuesday 3 November, CNC3 said the man struck by a police car on Wilson Road, Scarborough, on Saturday had reportedly been discharged from hospital with bumps and bruises and no broken bones. That is the publisher’s account of his condition; no medical record was reviewed. The report does not establish the cause of the collision or conclude the investigation described earlier.
How This Story Developed
- 31 Oct 2026
Added Suzette Martin’s appeal for revellers to avoid confrontations and her reminder that officers must act professionally and use force only where lawful, necessary and proportionate. The Guardian reports the statement; it is not a finding about any specific police encounter.
Sources: Trinidad Guardian, 31 Oct edition ↗
- 31 Oct 2026
CNC3 reports that police recorded no arrests or serious incidents during Saturday’s 4–10 a.m. J’ouvert celebrations. The same account describes a reported police-vehicle collision on Wilson Road that left a man with minor injuries and remains under investigation. The earlier Friday arrests concern separate policing operations.
IzzSo reports that police recorded no serious incidents across the completed Tobago Carnival, including Monday’s Last Lap. That broader police assessment follows the earlier J’ouvert-only report; the reported minor-injury police-vehicle collision remains under investigation, and separate Friday arrests remain part of the record.
CNC3 reports that four motorists from the 30 October Carnival operation pleaded guilty at the Scarborough Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and received combined fines of TT$70,000. This adds a reported court outcome to the earlier arrest account; the separate police-vehicle collision remains under investigation.
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