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Health Ministry faces lawsuit for allowing facility to stay open
“The family of a man who died while housed at the Transformed Life Ministries Rehabilitation Centre last year, is considering suing the Ministry of Health for its alleged negligence in allowing the facility to be operated…” Read more
Shame on you, NWRHA
“Among hospital horror stories, the case of Katherine Akum Lum stands out for its gut-wrenching awfulness…” Read more
State must pay Siparia landowner $5.4m
The State has been ordered to pay more than $5.4 million in compensation to a Siparia landowner for land for the construction of an access link to the Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Point Fortin. Read more
AG claims the file went missing
“If, as the AG claims the file went missing, I’d like the attorneys representing the state, Karen Reid-Ballantyne and Amrita Ramsook to explain what file they used to present such a weak defence on behalf of the people of Trinidad and Tobago.” Read more
Judge throws out AG’s lawsuit against Watson Duke
“WATSON Duke is no longer a defendant in the AG’s interpretation claim over his appointment as deputy chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) while still head of the Public Service Association (PSA)…” Read more
UNC senator claims plagiarism got govt official kicked out degree programme
“Opposition Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial has called on the Prime Minister to say whether a senior government official was ever disqualified from pursuing a Master’s programme at a tertiary level institution…” Read more
Bail discretion a good move
“The Appeal Court’s declaration that the mandatory denial of bail to persons accused of murder under the Bail Act is a landmark decision of profound impact…” Read more
Judge orders DPP, TTPS to probe conduct of former ILP leader
“A High Court Judge has asked the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Association, the T&T Police Service (TTPS), and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to look into the conduct of former Independent Liberal Party (ILP) political leader Rekha Ramjit and her daughter about questionable legal transactions they provided to a now-deceased man of Tobago…” Read more
Jacob in the dark about TTPS release
“Acting Police Commissioner McDonald Jacob said last night he was in the dark over a news release issued by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), inviting the media to a news conference today with “Mr McDonald Jacob” and “Mr Gary Griffith”…” Read more
ANAND SC V RAMESH SC IN BATTLE OF FORMER ATTORNEYS GENERAL OVER ACTING TOP COP APPOINTMENT, SUSPENSION
“WHILE former Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC is representing Gary Griffith in preparations to file an application for judicial review against the Police Service Commission (PolSC) to rescind his suspension as…” Read more
Duke: AG’s lawsuit an abuse
“DEPUTY CHIEF Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly Watson Duke has responded to the Attorney General’s legal action as it relates to his appointment while also still being the head of the Public Service Association (PSA)…” Read more
Chaguanas farmer wins lease renewal case
“A Chaguanas farmer has succeeded in her lawsuit over an almost two-decade-long delay in renewing her lease for a parcel of land formerly held by now-defunct State sugar company Caroni (1975) Ltd…” Read more