By Andre Bagoo and Nalinee Seelal
www.newsday.co.tt
Thursday, June 28 2007
The Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC) is drafting two disciplinary charges of misconduct to be served on Chief Magistrate Sherman Mc Nicolls no less than 12 days from now.
The charges are expected to be served on Mc Nicolls shortly after he delivers a ruling in the five-year-long Piarco I preliminary inquiry due on July 9. The disciplinary charges will allege Mc Nicolls brought the administration of justice into disrepute. When the Commission completes the drafting exercise, Mc Nicolls will be notified and given an opportunity to respond.
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The alleged rape is reported to have taken place sometime between April and October 2006. Last week, doctors delivered the baby by Caesarean section because of the teenage mother’s age, health and the size of the baby. 
My patriotism has finally been pushed beyond the boundary. I, who withstood BWIA for decades, but who remained faithful in spite of the delays, the no-information available, all the little things that counted with paying passengers, but seemed to elude the airline’s well-paid staff, stuck with BeeWee to its inglorious end. In banking, whatever pennies I have worked hard for have been stored for usage in a local bank (and its predecessor institutions).
The complacency and detached interest shown by the population hitherto in the face of the spite and vendetta being perpetrated by PM Manning against CJ Sharma in hounding and humiliating the CJ out of office is the platform that can launch Executive President Manning into unbridled dictatorship. He must be stopped for his own sake and the integrity of Trinbago because political interference has contaminated the Judiciary and reduced confidence levels.
As I sat in the very comfortable seat reading a newspaper and occasionally enjoying views motorists rarely do, a man walked up to me, identified himself as a PTSC inspector, and asked if I was Mr Shah. “I am,” I responded. “I am so happy to see you riding our bus!” he exclaimed, obviously delighted, probably surprised. We chatted for a few minutes during which time I told him I discovered the “best transport secret” some time ago. Ever since, when I need to go to Port of Spain during weekdays, I park my car in Chaguanas and ride the bus. The buses are clean, they work well, are driven safely, and having access to the PBR, they get me to my destination within, say, 20 minutes (off-peak).
Contrary to Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s public identification, “the most intractable problem facing Trinidad and Tobago at this time is (not) race relations” but ethnic relations.
Like the runaway crime situation, the carnage on the streets of T&T makes me wonder if anyone is in charge. Is there a ministry responsible for transportation or a police department responsible for road safety? If so, why are people being mangled daily and lives being lost unnecessarily, when tried and proven measures can be enforced to stop vehicular terrorism? How difficult is it to clamp down heavily on speedsters, inebriated and otherwise reckless drivers, street racers and all the madness that passes for driving in T&T? With the death toll in excess of 115 so far, these are no longer accidents; this is murder and should be prosecuted as such.
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