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Auditor could lose licence
Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2012

Auditor could lose licence
PRESIDENT of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago (ICATT) Derek Mohammed yesterday called for a special meeting of the ICATT council this week, triggering a process which could possibly see Chanka Seeterram, the chartered accountant for the Hindu Credit Union (HCU), face action calling for the removal of his practicing certificate.

Seeterram: I did not cook HCU books
CHARTERED accountant Chanka Seeterram, 71, yesterday insisted he did not cook the books at the Hindu Credit Union (HCU) and was seeking to protect the interests of the population at large when he opted to deal with a $31 million loss as a prior-year adjustment.

OIL TURF tension
Venezuelan police board Petrotrin rig in the Gulf

Jamal under fire
...after 'personal' e-mail to TV6 claiming bias

Text of letter to TV6 Head of News Dominic Kalipersad

Ex-HCU officials face charges for failure to show at inquiry

Tewarie recommends: Keep CDA chairman, fire rest of board
Cabinet is expected to consider a recommendation by Planning Minister Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie to retain Daniel Solomon as chairman of the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA), while all other members are to be removed.

Raymond: We wrote PM months ago on 'illegal practices'
A letter was sent to the Prime Minister six months ago, calling for an investigation into allegations of corruption into several mega-construction projects...

I'll make my personal finances available
Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Orville London:

Ewatski's lease of plane under review
The procedures for leasing the light aircraft contracted by former Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Ewatski are still being reviewed by the Police Service Commission...

COP election campaign turns ugly
Toney slams colleagues as...

Director: East PoS residents knew of $69/4hrs offer

$69 denigrating wage for workers
OWTU president

Police easing up on Laventille arrests
Efforts to foster community relationship

St Augustine residents angry over 60% CEPEP cut
Chairman: It was nothing personal

Law council backs Jairam
Despite a call by former attorney general Karl Hudson-Phillips for Seenath Jairam to step down as president of the Law Association, the Council of the Association on Tuesday night affirmed confidence in him.

Sat to Govt: Forget Section 34 and move on
Secretary general of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha Satnarayan Maharaj believes the People's Partnership Government should forget the Section 34 issue and continue to "perform."

'Enough is enough'
PSA head lists demands for TRHA

Rally 'not a PNM thing', says Roget
A rally planned by the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) on November 2 is not a "PNM thing", says president of the Oilfields Workers Trade Union Ancel Roget.

Children's Life Fund spends over $12m
Over 40 children, out of more than 150 applicants, have received assistance from the Children's Life Fund Authority since it was established in 2010, said chairman Varun Maharaj.

Namdevco medical plan 'goes against Cabinet decision'

Baby boom ...puts strain on Sando staff
THE seasonal surge in the number of pregnant women turning up at the Maternity Department of the San Fernando General Hospital to deliver babies has strained the ability of the understaffed unit to cope.

Hurricane Sandy pounds Jamaica

T&T's Mona students safe as Sandy rages
A roof from one of the buildings at the Mona Campus of University of the West Indies was reportedly blown off but all 350 Trinidadian students studying there were safe...

Consumers told to reject hikes in food prices

Bring on Uff
More than 27 months ago then minister of Justice Herbert Volney had been assigned responsibility for an action plan towards implementing the 91 recommendations of the Uff Commission of Enquiry.

Name UWI chair after Lloyd Best—senator
Former Tapia leader, analyst and noted economist the late Lloyd Best should be honoured by having a University of the West Indies (UWI) professorship named after him...

George Alleyne: Press freedom a fallacy

Tony Fraser: A Road Of Vulgar Politics

Raymond Ramcharitar: Notes from the Bubble

John Spence: The budget and agriculture

Bridget Brereton: Battle dress and fancy dress

Winford James: Creolising English

Police destroy ganja worth $67m in Sangre Grande
In what is being described as one of the biggest drug eradication exercises in T&T, Eastern Division police on Tuesday destroyed marijuana trees and seedlings valued at over $67 million.

Two bodies found in San Fernando
Homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of two partially decomposed bodies found hours apart in San Fernando.

Grenadian 'traffickers' unable to offload goods
Five vessels from Grenada, among others from other Caribbean countries, that come each week to trade in goods were unable to offload perishable cargo yesterday at the Caricom Wharf, Port-of-Spain, as "traffickers" on board were ordered to comply with port rules.

Student held with ganja in school
A 15-YEAR-OLD pupil of the Tableland High School...

Hymn-singing thief gets 35 years jail for stealing 7 cars
RICHARDSON JULIEN was yesterday sentenced to a total of 35 years in jail for stealing seven cars — five years for each car stolen.

Tobago man gets 15 years for rape
A High Court judge yesterday stressed, "a very clear message" must be sent to those planning to rape, that prison awaits them, as she jailed an East Tobago man for 15 years with hard labour after he was found guilty of raping a 14-year-old female relative nine years ago.



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