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Chaguanas man takes Imbert to court over unpublished NIB reports
“A CHAGUANAS man has received the court’s permission to proceed with an application which seeks to compel Finance Minister Colm Imbert to lay the National Insurance Board (NIB) annual reports for 2019 and 2020…” Read more
Court told to hear appeal on open air cremations
“A legal victory was achieved yesterday with the Court of Appeal ruling that the ban on open air pyre cremations of Covid-19 victims must return to the High Court for urgent hearing…” Read more
Members club sues BIR over gaming tax
“A members club has sued the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) over its failure to provide reasons for rejecting its objection to having to pay gaming tax for six months before it opened in 2014…” Read more
Appeal Court judge recuses herself from EMBD case: brother was board member
“ATTORNEYS involved in a claim by the Estate Management Business Development Company Ltd returned to court on Monday for an emergency hearing…” Read more
Forcibly retired PC wins appeal at Privy Council
“A POLICE CONSTABLE who was accused of taking part in a kidnapping in 2005, and made to retire after he was exonerated, has won his lawsuit against the Police Service Commission (PSC) at the Privy Council…”Read more
Paria diving tragedy enquiry in pre-hearing stage
“THE Commission of Enquiry (CoE) into the tragic deaths of four divers at a pipeline at Pointe-a-Pierre belonging to Paria Fuel Trading Company Ltd in February, is in its pre-hearing stage…” Read more
Ramlogan’s witness-tampering trial on hold as defence raises a constitutional point
“FORMER attorney general Anand Ramlogan, SC, will not go on trial this week on allegations of witness tampering as he has, instead, raised an issue only the High Court can determine…” Read more
Cop promoted after filing lawsuit against Griffith
“A senior police officer from Tobago, who last month began a lawsuit against Police Commissioner Gary Griffith over his handling of promotions to the rank of Superintendent, was among 48 officers who were promoted by Griffith on Friday…” Read more
UNC’s local government challenge set for Friday, media blanked from sitting
“THE OPPOSITION UNC’s legal challenge against the Government’s decision to proclaim parts of the recently passed Local Government Reform Bill that could allow for local government elections to be delayed by a year comes up for hearing on Friday. The bill passed on June 14 with a simple majority in Parliament…” Read more
State to pay police officer for lost arm
“A police officer who lost part of his right arm in an accident involving a police vehicle almost five years ago will be compensated by the State…” Read more
Mom’s pelvic area washed with lye after hysterectomy at hospital
“As a single and independent mother, Katherine Akum Lum was living her best life. She loved her job as a building designer and project manager and was very successful. Akum Lum, at age 51, was providing a good and happy life for her son. She had also found love again after surviving domestic violence in her relationship…” Read more
Judge orders police to return cash to San Juan businessman after seizure
“Cash seized by the police pursuant to criminal investigations must be returned to their owners in the currencies they were taken…” Read more