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'I thought it was another coup'
Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2013
'I thought it was another coup'
This was the explanation DCP Mervyn Richardson gave yesterday to justify his intervention in a demonstration staged by the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) outside the Hall of Justice, Port-of-Spain.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A COUP
ON THE ATTACK
Cease and desist
Police yesterday stopped masked men dressed in black from an unlawful march around the Hall of Justice
Conflicting accounts from police, says lawyer
A silent demonstration by members of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) on the second anniversary of the 2011 limited State of Emergency outside the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain
'Gang leader' charged for narcotics
17 men held at Beetham Gardens between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m
Gang leader nabbed in Beetham raid
Criticism hurts
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams yesterday defended the work of the police in east Port-of-Spain, saying crime was at its lowest in eight years and much of the criticism was unfair.
Kamla hears east PoS woes
Housing and jobs were the main issues the people of east Port-of-Spain raised in a meeting yesterday with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
PM spends 2 ½ hours in East PoS
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday spent two and a half hours listening to the woes of the people of East Port of Spain.
...we don't want $69-a-day jobs
The people of East Port of Spain do not want mediocre $69-a-day jobs.
PM, Rowley meet on crime today
Cops investigating cops
Probe into whether officers are leaking information to gangsters
Cops: Have a little patience
THE fruits of the police' hard labour would soon be revealed with the arrest and subsequent charging of gang leaders and members
Subhas: No more money for National Security
The arrest of 101 persons in East Port of Spain and then the release of 59 of them gives an impression that the police are clueless about what they are doing...
'Crime down by 34 per cent'
CRIME is down by 34 per cent when compared to last year's figures and is at the lowest it has ever been in the past eight years.
Freeport grandad dies from dengue
Ali, of Calcutta No 1, Freeport, died from dengue haemorrhagic fever around 1.35 am yesterday at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the San Fernando General Hospital
Engineers to call in lawyers
Structural engineers are vowing to take legal steps if the Government does not release the geotechnical survey of the site for the $1.5 billion Couva Children's Hospital.
Fuad: Guards must pay for stolen machine
Minister of Health Dr Fuad Khan said yesterday that security at San Fernando General Hospital would be held accountable for the $.5 million ultrasound machine that went missing two weeks ago
Howai: Govt's policies led to growth
Finance Minister Larry Howai maintains that the economic polices of the People's Partnership Government in its previous budget have driven growth in the third sector of the fiscal year.
'Where is the Parliament money?'
HOW can a Member of Parliament (MP) who receives a monthly stipend specifically for the payment of bills have his electricity disconnected for arrears?
Rowley: No deal with Jack
...strongly hinted that the party would have no electoral pact with Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner's Independent Liberal Party (ILP).
Cabinet approves lands for highway squatters
Cabinet has approved lands for squatters and legitimate homeowners displaced by the construction of the Point Fortin Highway.
Singh leaves EMA amid controversy
DR Joth Singh has resigned as chief executive officer of the Environmental Management Authority (EMA).
Penal housewives in fiery protest
ANGRY housewives staged a fiery protest outside their homes yesterday, demanding that the entire length of Jhulai Trace, Rock Road, Penal be paved.
Warner gets red card
Apologise to all women in T&T, says Robinson-Regis
Police claim $50m ganja bust
Police yesterday reported a marijuana eradication exercise in the Charuma forest in which an estimated $50 million worth in marijuana was found and destroyed.
Man runs as rapists attack his girlfriend at Caura River
Northern Division Police have detained two suspected rapists who attacked a 21-year-old woman at a picnic site at the Caura River, Tacarigua, on Tuesday
...Flying Squad probe to close soon
THE police investigation into allegations of a revamped Flying Squad is projected to come to an end in a few weeks, acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams said yesterday.
Email, bribery, Flying Squad probes still on
Deputy Commissioner of Police (CoP) Mervyn Richardson has again written to Microsoft because the US-based company has not yet responded to his initial letter
Human trafficking ringleaders in DR linked to T&T trade
Three alleged ringleaders of a human trafficking ring arrested, recruited Dominican Republic women to work with bogus employment contracts in Trinidad and Tobago
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