[Evening News]: "When my sister doesn't bring cash, bad battery hits her"

Summary for February 5, 2026:

• 35 to 39 years in prison requested for Roger Sheldon Yannick Marie. He was found guilty of killing and concealing the body of his partner, Marie Joëlle Martine Fineau, in 2022. The victim was often the target of repeated violence, according to her sister who testified in this report.

• Minister Osman Mahomed announces corrective measures following a tense exchange between students from Lorette College in St. Pierre and a bus driver from CNT. The incident, which involved the refusal of students to board the bus, has been captured in a circulating video on social media.

• End of free education for repeat students of SC and HSC, except for those on the social register. Clarification from Minister Mahen Gungapersad. His ministry continues consultations on educational reform. Students and parents will have their say this Thursday.

• The debate on the municipalization of villages has been reignited. However, nothing has been decided, according to Minister Ranjiv Woochit. The topic was at the center of a consultative workshop this morning.