‘Grande nice to live in’

Sangre Grande residents agree with councillor Dayne Francois that despite the eastern community having the highest unemployment rate in the country, crime remains at an all time low. Francois, the Sangre Grande North/West councillor, speaking at a legitimacy exercise in the...
Posted On 07 Apr 2013
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Response from IPI to Minister of Local Government Dr. Surujrattan Rambachan

Joint letter from Mrs. Alison Bethel McKenzie, IPI Executive Director and Mr. Wesley Gibbings, President of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers. The Honourable Dr. Surujrattan Rambachan, MP Member for Tabaquite Minister of Local Government Vienna, April 4, 2013 Dear Dr....
Posted On 07 Apr 2013
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Working With People in Mind

Minister of Local Govt toured the constituency of Moruga Tableland with MP Clifton De Couteau and Councillors of the  Princes Town Regional Corporation  to have firsthand look at road conditions and landslips. The collapse of a house as shown in the photograph is but one of...
Posted On 07 Apr 2013
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Jack Fights Back

National Security Minister Jack Warner, in a fighting mood yesterday, said even though the Miscellaneous Provisions (Defence and Police Complaints) Bill was shot down by the independent senators, he believes it will make a successful comeback. Speaking with reporters at his...
Posted On 07 Apr 2013
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Judgment a complete victory for the rule of law, says AG

JUSTICE Mira Dean-Armorer’s judgment is a “resounding answer” to those who questioned whether passage of Section 34 was Government’s attempt to create a loophole to benefit United National Congress financiers Ish Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson. So stated Attorney General Anand...
Posted On 06 Apr 2013
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Jack Warner response to Camini Marajh

Dear Ms Marajh, If I choose to answer any one of your questions (as shown below) wrapped within your own expression of opinions and false judgment what I would be doing is validating character assassination posing as investigative journalism. If one is asked a question on matters...
Posted On 06 Apr 2013
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Cadiz delivers lifeguards’ backpay

The country’s lifeguards are expressing gratitude to Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz, for keeping his promise to pay them their backpay, which they began to receive yesterday. An estimated 200 lifeguards and 50 maintenance workers had threatened to withhold their services over the...
Posted On 06 Apr 2013
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AG to CJ: Set up court to try Piarco accused

ATTORNEY General Anand Ramlogan yesterday called on Chief Justice Ivor Archie to immediately convene an ad hoc or special criminal court to try all of the accused in the Piarco corruption cases to once and for all put a full stop to the saga. Ramlogan made the call yesterday in...
Posted On 06 Apr 2013
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Prime Minister’s statement on the “Section 34” ruling

I am very pleased with this historic legal victory for the State in this unprecedented constitutional case. The ruling comprehensively dismissed the various grounds of challenge to the repeal of section 34.
Posted On 05 Apr 2013
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SUMMARY OF WRITTEN JUDGMENT Re: Section 34

STVE FERGUSON V THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DPP Intro By October 2012, some 42 applications had been filed under the now repealed section 34. Linked to these applications were claims pursuant to section 14 of the Constitution. Each claimant sought principally a declaration that the...
Posted On 05 Apr 2013
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State wins in Section 34 judgment

Justice Mira Dean Armorer ruled in favour of the state Friday in a judgment in the challenge to the repeal of Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act. The court struck down the arguments that all charges against Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve...
Posted On 05 Apr 2013
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AG: No rift with the US

A release from the White House in Washington and the US Department of State to the Government of T&T recognising the valuable assistance of the Government and the Attorney General in effecting the extradition of Doreen Alexander has laid to rest speculation there is some kind...
Posted On 05 Apr 2013
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