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UNC activist alleges discrimination in government’s Special Achievers’ Grant
“UNC activist Ravi Balgobin Maharaj is threatening to take legal action against the Ministry of Social Development over what appears, to him, to be a“racial and gender imbalance” in the selection of beneficiaries for its Special Achievers’ Grant (SAG)…” Read more

The Faris brand
“Unworthy individuals have always surfaced in the politics of Trinidad and Tobago. But over the last three decades, there has been such a proliferation, the norm is now various immorality in politics and Government in this country. Tragic!” Read more

ARMOUR ACTS ON FARIS
“Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, is seeking the advice of senior and junior counsel in the imbroglio involving former attorney general, now Local Government Minister, Faris Al-Rawi, and Chief Parliamentary Counsel Ian MacIntyre, SC, one of the top public servants in the AG’s Office…” Read more

Privy Council told: Parliament did not trust Judiciary on bail
“THE Privy Council has been urged not to be swayed by a claim there was a measure of mistrust by the Parliament of the Judiciary when it passed legislation in 1994 to introduce a prohibition to bail for anyone charged with murder…” Read more

Connecting the dots
“Owing to pressures on my time I was unable last Sunday to join in the commentary on the Prime Minister’s confession that he was the high official present at President’s House in August 2021…” 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

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

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

Coast Guard stops police legal adviser on boat with 13 people
“Coast Guard officers intercepted a pleasure craft with 14 people on board last Thursday including the head of the police legal unit…” Read more

A national tragedy made worse
“The deaths of four divers, entombed in the dark, bereft of hope without knowing it, was and is a horror too malevolent for most of us to process. Yet this unprecedented catastrophe was met with the casual Trini incompetence…” Read more

Ex-Petrotrin worker wins lawsuit against company
“A former casual employee of Petrotrin has won his lawsuit against the now-defunct company over its refusal to disclose an investigative report into an accident in which he and his colleagues were exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas…” Read more

Pandemic Hits Law Clerks Hard
“Those that are still alive, healthy and strong are finding it difficult to get work. I’m speaking about a class of workers that before the pandemic was crucial to having a functioning legal office. They are legal clerks, also called law clerks…” Read more