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AG warns all
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2009
AG warns all
....Friends and foes will be investigated
Attorney General John Jeremie yesterday threw down the gauntlet to all those engaging in corrupt practices, stressing that none - friend or foe - would be exempt, since no one is above the law.
AG: Daly Told A Lie
The duel between the legal and judicial fraternity and the Government escalated yesterday as Attorney General (AG) John Jeremie called out president of the Law Association Martin Daly SC for "a lie" and defended Prime Minister Patrick Manning's right to veto.
...Law body under fire
...'State lost $1b due to legal officer's error'
The Government and people of this country lost one billion dollars because of the "error" of a former chief legal officer, who hid an opinion which advised on the laying of a criminal charge against prominent persons.
Mark: It's a sad day
SENATE Opposition Leader Wade Mark hit Attorney General John Jeremie for criticising Law Association president Martin Daly for complaining about Prime Minister Patrick Manning's vetoing of top legal posts and for Daly supporting Justice Rajendra Narine's revival of Jamaat al Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr's affidavit critical of Manning.
Jeremie accused of intimidating judiciary
Deosaran: Please, don't touch Justice Narine
...Deosaran defends AG, Justice Narine
INDEPENDENT Senator Ramesh Deosaran yesterday argued that Attorney General John Jeremie was right to openly criticise in Parliament the ruling of one-time High Court judge Justice Rajendra Narine in relation to the Abu Bakr affidavit.
War on middle class
INDEPENDENT Senator Professor Ramesh Deosaran yesterday accused the Government of engaging in "warfare with the middle class" as he urged the State to quash plans to hike property taxes.
...Squash move to hike property tax
Independent Senator Ramesh Deosaran yesterday urged the Government to wake up, stop bullying the people of this country and squash its move to increase taxes on property.
Hazel: TTRA to collect property tax
LOCAL Government Minister Hazel Manning told the Senate on Tuesday that the new Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority (TTRA) would collect the new property taxes.
Ramesh predicts dark days for power in T&T
Tabaquite MP Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj believes that by 2019, the Government will not be able to generate enough electricity in T&T.
UNC suspensions illegal
...Judge: UNC executive acted ‘ultra vires'
A High Court judge yesterday urged members of the UNC executive, split earlier this year, to engage in dialogue rather than solving their differences via the courts.
Bas: An invasion of privacy
Interception of Communications Bill may constitute an invasion of privacy. "We would like to see what the bill entails because it would be an invasion of privacy...Obviously, there would need to be some protection to guard against abuse," Panday said.
We want our $$: Ex-Caroni workers protest
Cop's son murdered
THE SON of a police corporal was shot dead in Princes Town shortly after he left the home of a female friend during the early morning hours yesterday.
Court hears Insurance policy existed
The Chief Magistrate is before the court, along with his driver Police Constable Sean Simon, for the use of a motor vehicle without a valid insurance policy.
Flawed logic
THE Government's stance in hiking the taxes on alcohol and tobacco in the 2009 to 2010 Budget is full of contradictions and inconsistencies. Finance Minister, Karen Nunez-Tesheira, claimed the tax-hikes would contribute to healthy lifestyles, implicitly by curbing consumption of alcohol and tobacco.
The Queen is coming
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, are expected to visit Trinidad and Tobago in late November.
Mom heard gunshot that killed son on phone
Millionaires on HDC list
Millionaires' names have been discovered by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on its list of applicants for low and middle income housing.
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