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Govt can't handle Hart
Posted: Saturday, October 10, 2009
More work for Hart
As Parliament moves into Cabildo Chambers...
Uff inquiry back on track
Govt can't handle Hart
GOVERNMENT cannot deal with money launderers if it cannot deal with Udecott chairman Calder Hart, Tabaquite MP Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj charged yesterday during debate in the House of Representatives on amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Bill 2009.
UDeCOTT drops ban on enquiry
The legal barriers preventing the Commission of Enquiry into the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago and the construction sector from continuing its work were removed yesterday.
$161M upgrade for Piarco
WORKS and Transport Minister Colm Imbert disclosed that a total of $161 million has been spent to upgrade the Piarco International Airport's southern terminal.
AG Jeremie 'happy' with Udecott's move
Attorney General John Jeremie yesterday welcomed a move by Udecott to vacate a controversial order which had paralysed the Uff Commission of Inquiry by saying he was "happy".
Jeremie hopes commission 'will meet objectives'
...Rowley calls for removal of lawsuit, UDeCOTT board
Unions lash out at Annisette
PRESIDENT of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations (FITUN), David Abdulah, says Independent Senator Michael Annisette's defence of the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) "has challenged his legitimacy as a representative of the labour movement".
Speaker saves AG
Attorney General John Jeremie did nothing wrong when he questioned a ruling by Justice Rajendra Narine which referred to a controversial affidavit, which had been deemed "scandalous and irrelevant" by the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council in the House of Representatives on September 14.
Students: We feel ashamed
"Angry, upset and humiliated." This is how students of St Joseph's College said they felt about reports that 32 form five students were strip-searched by two policemen and a policewoman on the school compound on Tuesday.
...'It felt like rape'
Le Gendre: Don't abuse schoolchildren
Education Minister Esther Le Gendre yesterday condemned the exploitation of schoolchildren by persons for political gain.
Unemployment rates move up, CSO reports
Unemployment rates have risen slightly in the last quarter of 2009 after staying unchanged in the first quarter of this year, the Central Statistical Office (CSO) said yesterday.
Shedding light on TTEC
Minister of Public Utilities Mustapha Abdul-Hamid's recent referring of the Ministry of Finance audit of the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission's (TTEC) procurement system to the Attorney General and the Auditor General for a decision appears to imply that he has grounds to believe that further action, suggested by the report, may be necessary.
Judge declares $100m will void
A three-year battle for a $100 million estate ended in the High Court yesterday, with Justice Carlton Best ruling that an alleged will dated September 29, 1999, not be probated.
All 3 exhibits in Arima murder trial, missing
All of three exhibits taken from a 2003 murder scene, in Temple Street, Arima, have gone missing from the Arima Police Station.
MP, UWI Guild to discuss rising rent costs
Rain brings flood in Plum Mitan
HEAVY SHOWERS early yesterday morning resulted in flash flooding along various parts along the Plum Mitan Main Road, Biche in East Trinidad. Residents said at the height of the flooding, several areas were impassable.
T&T homicide rate a disaster
DPP warns against prejudicing Bakr case
Low-key appearance for cop on murder charge
No bail for clerks on $4.75m theft charge
3 in court for teacher's killing
'That is where he buried Balo'
Zion Clarke was described as calm when he was arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of US citizen, Balram “Balo” Maharaj.
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