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Former WPC gets $1.6m for fall
“A FORMER police officer has been awarded more than $1.5 million in compensation after she was injured in a fall at a police station in the Western Division in 2007…” Read more

Widow wins $.5M lawsuit over cop’s handling of dangerous driving case
“Over a decade after her husband was killed in a car crash, which left her and her two young sons injured, a widow from south Trinidad has won a landmark lawsuit over the police’s handling of the case against the truck driver, who caused the accident…Read more“

Belmont man first to be granted bail for murder
“A man from Belmont, accused of killing a fellow resident in 2014, has become the first person to be granted bail for murder…”Read more

Court of Appeal rules 2017 Property Tax Mandatory Data Collection was Illegal and Unconstitutional
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Government’s brief move to implement a mandatory data collection exercise for the implementation of property tax in 2017 was illegal and breached citizens’ constitutional rights…” Read more

Judge to give final order on ex-Central Bank governor’s compensation in September
“AN OBJECTION has been made to “private” correspondence by attorneys for the Central Bank to the judge who ruled on the claim by the bank’s former governor, Jwala Rambarran, that his 2015 dismissal was illegal…” Read more

Sex Abuse Cover-Up
“Attorneys for a lieutenant who was relieved of her duties… asking if she was victimized because she raised questions about alleged sex abuse and assaults of female cadet trainees by senior officers….” 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’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

Criminal Bar Association: Akili Charles fought to save younger generation from gang culture
Read more“The Executive of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has expressed condolences to the family of Criminal Justice Advocate Akili Charles on “his unfortunate and untimely passing”…”

Judge: Fired SSA director’s rights were infringed
“FIRED director of the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) Bisnath Maharaj has won his constitutional claim against the State for his dismissal from the agency in 2015…Read more

THE DAY I CHEATED DEATH
“Two weeks after he stared death in the face, Christopher Boodram, the lone survivor of the Paria tragedy which claimed the lives of four of his colleagues, has unburdened all to the Sunday Express…” Read more

Pathologist calls on Medical Board to probe allegations of plagiarism in court affidavit filed by CMO on cremation issue
“The Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago has been asked to adjudicate on a formal complaint of plagiarism made against Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Roshan Parasram…” Read more