Tag Archive for 'Anand Ramlogan'

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Of Silkworms and Maggots

Published on January 9, 2012 in General T&T, Law, People's Partnership and Politics. 8 Comments Tags: Anand Ramlogan, Arthur NR Robinson, Attorney General, George Maxwell Richards, Ivor Archie, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Karl Hudson-Phillips, Martin Daly, Michael de la Bastide, Michael Harris, Politics, President, Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, Senior Counsel, T&T Govt, Terrence Farrell.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar receives her Senior Counsel appointment from President George Maxwell Richards

By Michael Harris
January 08, 2012 – trinidadexpress.com

What is the difference between a silkworm and a maggot? This is the question which popped into my head as I reflected on the current controversy which has erupted over the recent appointment of senior counsel. Frankly I did not think that there was anything salient which could be added to the debate after the cogent and comprehensive submissions made by Messrs Hudson-Phillips SC and former CJ Michael de la Bastide.

I changed my mind, however, after reading the brilliantly lucid summation of the issues presented by Terrence Farrell in his article in the Express on January 5. It often happens that a particularly lucid exposition on any topic can serve to excite new and additional insights which help to develop the issue further.
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Khan: Don’t blame AG, it was done before

Published on January 5, 2012 in Court, General T&T, Law, Media, People's Partnership, PNM and Politics. 3 Comments Tags: Anand Ramlogan, Arthur NR Robinson, Attorney General, Clinton Bernard, George Maxwell Richards, Israel Khan, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Karl Hudson-Phillips, Keith Rowley, Politics, President, Senior Counsel, T&T Govt.

CJ Ivor Archie receives his Senior Counsel appointment from President George Maxwell Richards

guardian.co.tt
January 05, 2012

Attorney General Anand Ramlogan cannot really be faulted in awarding silk to two sitting judges because there was precedence in the matter. That view on the controversial matter was given by Israel Khan SC yesterday. “When it was first announced I didn’t give it much serious thought because there was precedence for a chief justice to take silk,” he said. Khan recalled that former chief justice Clinton Bernard was awarded silk in 1988 by the attorney general of then National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) government.
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Appointment of 16 Attorneys-at-law to Senior Counsel

Published on December 31, 2011 in Court, General T&T, Law, Media, Opposition Party, People's Partnership, PNM and Politics. 9 Comments Tags: Anand Ramlogan, Attorney General, George Maxwell Richards, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Keith Rowley, Politics, President, Senior Counsel, T&T Govt.

Appointment Ceremony of 16 Attorneys-at-law to Senior Counsel

16 Attorneys-at-law appointed to Senior Counsel

President: Silk comes with ability, good work
When it comes to high office holders, President George Maxwell Richards says the application for Senior Counsel (SC) status is not strictly followed. The President was speaking at the appointment ceremony of 16 attorneys-at-law to Senior Counsel—among them Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard—which took place at Knowsley yesterday. The President said in many instances, the individuals had “made significant contribution” and “a body of sufficient work preceding their appointment to public office.”
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Don’t Piss On Me…

Published on December 27, 2011 in corruption, Court, Crime in T&T, General T&T, Law, People's Partnership and UNC. 9 Comments Tags: Anand Ramlogan, Andre Bagoo, Attorney General, DPP, Ishwar Galbaransingh, Politics, Roger Gaspard, Selwyn R. Cudjoe, Steve Ferguson, T&T Govt.

By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe
December 27, 2011

I am not a lawyer, I know nothing about legalese, but I do know when shit stinks and barely literate politicians tell me that I needn’t worry because they have the nation’s best interest at heart. Do I really have to believe the AG when he says that in making his decision about Ish and Steve that his only concern is that justice is served? Ah mean, is it that I have become so bey bey that I don’t know when someone is pissing on me even as he insists that it’s raining bucket ah drop. Ok, I stole this phrase from the title of Judge Judy’s book which reads “Don’t Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It’s Raining” but the intent is the same: stop all this legal chicanery and respect the public’s point of view.
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Major Hurdles in Pursuing Ish and Steve Case

Published on December 24, 2011 in Court, Crime in T&T, General T&T, Law, Media, People's Partnership and Politics. 2 Comments Tags: Anand Ramlogan, Andre Bagoo, Attorney General, DPP, Ishwar Galbaransingh, Politics, Roger Gaspard, Steve Ferguson, T&T Govt.

By Andre Bagoo
December 24 2011 – newsday.co.tt

MERE days after the United States expressed disappointment over the outcome of failed extradition proceedings against businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson potential hurdles have emerged.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is finding the situation very challenging in mounting renewed proceedings against the men in the local courts.
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AG won’t appeal Ish, Steve case

Published on December 20, 2011 in Court, Crime in T&T, General T&T, Law, People's Partnership and Politics. 8 Comments Tags: Anand Ramlogan, Attorney General, Ishwar Galbaransingh, Politics, Steve Ferguson, T&T Govt.

By Jada Loutoo
December 20, 2011 – newsday.co.tt

ATTORNEY GENERAL (AG) Anand Ramlogan will not pursue an appeal in the extradition of former UNC financiers Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson.

In a statement yesterday, Ramlogan said he came to the view that “the ends of justice” will be served by foregoing the appeal, and allowing the criminal prosecution currently before the local courts to proceed.
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Ish and Steve Extradition Quashed

Published on November 8, 2011 in Court, Crime in T&T, General T&T, Law, Media and USA. 9 Comments Tags: Anand Ramlogan, Attorney General, Crime in T&T, Ishwar Galbaransingh, Politics, Steve Ferguson.

By Alexander Bruzual
Tuesday, November 8 2011 – newsday.co.tt

After a year of legal battles, yesterday businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson won their judicial review hearing against the decision of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan to sign extradition warrants against them on October 9, 2010.

The decision was delivered yesterday by Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh in the Port-of-Spain Assizes Third Court.
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Hindu Ethics and Morality

Published on November 2, 2011 in Culture, General T&T, Hindu, Indian, People's Partnership, Politics, Religion and UNC. 18 Comments Tags: Abuse, Anand Ramlogan, Devant Maharaj, Maha Sabha, Selwyn R. Cudjoe, T&T Govt.

By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe
November 02, 2011

Speak to any non-Indian in Trinidad and Tobago and one is asked the same question: What dese Indians want? It may be an unfair question, a paranoid response, or just the reflection of feelings of anxiety. Yet, there lingers in the minds of many non-Indians that there can be no pleasing Indians in Trinidad and Tobago. Do they yearn for equality or do they seek dominance?
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PNM SCANDALS

Published on October 18, 2011 in Complaints, corruption, Court, Crime in T&T, Culture, Finance, General T&T, Indian, Integrity Commission, Law, Media, Opposition Party, People's Partnership, PNM, Politics, Racism Watch and UNC. 14 Comments Tags: Abuse, Anand Ramlogan, Attorney General, Calder Hart, Equal Opportunities Commission, Jack Warner, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Keith Rowley, Malcolm Jones, Patrick Manning, Politics, Prof Ken Julien, T&T Govt, UDeCOTT, UTT.

Budget presentation in Parliament at the Waterfront Complex, Port of Spain - October 10, 2011

By Clint Chan Tack
October 18 2011 – newsday.co.tt

PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday dropped several bombshells in the House of Representatives, exposing what she described as major corruption scandals which took place under the former People’s National Movement (PNM) government.
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Sandy Must Stay!

Published on October 4, 2011 in Court, Crime in T&T, General T&T, Law, Media, People's Partnership, PNM, Politics, Racism Watch, Security and Violence. 23 Comments Tags: Abuse, African, Anand Ramlogan, Crime in T&T, Jack Warner, Keith Rowley, Politics, Selwyn R. Cudjoe, State of Emergency, T&T Govt.

By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe
October 04, 2011

I hate to be on Keith Rowley’s case but Rowley (and by extension the PNM) is really missing the pulse of the people and, in the process, failing to take the lead politically in the society. A serious party must be the elevated consciousness of a people. The leadership of the PNM has not shown such leadership in this crisis. We are following rather than leading the masses and that is not good for the party. It speaks volumes about Rowley’s leadership abilities.
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