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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

UNC gets emergency injunction for LG candidate facing dismissal at Central Bank
“The United National Congress (UNC) has scored a victory in the High Court against the Central Bank of T&T (CBTT) and the Attorney General to prevent the dismissal of one of the party’s nominees for Local Government Elections who was threatened with termination….” 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

Egg on Govt’s face
“The Vincent Nelson debacle that has now exploded in the Government’s face demands nothing less than a thorough investigation into the Rowley administration’s involvement with the disgraced attorney,…” Read more

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

SWRHA to pay- Welder dies after wrong diagnosis
“THE South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) was yesterday found liable for damages following a lawsuit for medical negligence filed after a welder died from a flesh-eating bacterium…” 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

Judge: Prisons Commissioner’s policy of giving off-duty guards guns is illegal
“A HIGH COURT judge has ruled the Commissioner of Prisons does not have the authority to allow prison officers to “keep and carry” guns when they are not on active duty and the practice is “irrational, illegal and clearly ultra vires.”…” 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

Four ministry employees get $750,00 for non promotion
“The State has been ordered to pay over $750,000 in compensation to four employees of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, and Fisheries, who were bypassed for promotion…”Read more

Magistrate retroactively promoted to High Court as Master
“LESS than a month after she filed a lawsuit against the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) over allegedly being bypassed for promotion because of a disciplinary complaint, Sarah De Silva assumed duties as a Master of the High Court…” 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