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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.

STVE FERGUSON V THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DPP Intro By October 2012, some 42 applications had been filed under the now repealed section 34.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...

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...

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...

This is an open letter to my colleagues in Trinidad and Tobago – Alison Bethel McKenzie | Executive Director, The International Press Institute (IPI). It is not a secret that Trinidad and Tobago boasts one of the freest environments for the media in the Caribbean and, I...

PowerGen has offered an official explanation for the incorrect time displayed on a clock at its Penal power station during Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s visit on Good Friday morning to oversee resumption of operations. “This clock is a Network Time Protocol...

The Trinidad and Tobago Agribusiness Association (TTABA) has given out 38 contracts to cassava farmers in its attempt to boost this country’s cassava output and by extension local production of food. Speaking at the signing ceremony that was held at Normandie Hotel, St...

Minister of Tertiary Education Fazal Karim says T&T is moving towards fulfilling a global shortage of avionics engineers, mechanics and technicians by introducing a bachelor of science degree in aviation technology. Speaking at the launch of an avionics programme at the...

Port of Spain – Through cooperation between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago authorities, Doreen Alexander was extradited to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago on March 31st.  There, she will face charges related to her alleged role in the 2005 kidnapping...

Political Analyst, Dr. Indira Rampersad, has backed Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s decision to wait for official word before acting on allegations that Minister of National Security Jack Warner is under investigation by the FBI. Speaking on CTV’s First Up...

MARCH saw the fewest murders in any month for the past six years, acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Stephen Williams, told Newsday yesterday. Moreso, he attributed this success to the use of soldiers with police officers in joint patrols. “You will have recognised that for the...

In today’s Sunday Express  (31st march 2013) Dr Selwyn Ryan in an article entitled “Who’s in the Board Room” has debunked the idea that the People’s Partnership Govt is guilty of racial discrimination in the appointment of Board Chairmen and Membership of Boards. And what did Dr...