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NEW AG UNDER QUERY
Posted: Friday, February 6, 2015
Injuries, fire, as Maraval restaurant explodes
AN EXPLOSION at a restaurant in Maraval has left at least eleven persons injured. AT least three are in critical condition at the Port of Spain General Hospital.
NEW AG UNDER QUERY
Lawyers call on Law Association to probe alleged breach of Legal Profession Act
Forty-eight hours after Garvin Nicholas was appointed this country's new Attorney General, a matter has been referred to the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) for investigation, involving him. The issue is he may have attempted to practise as an attorney, even though he was not yet called to the local Bar.
Mark heads group to Cuba, Australia
House Speaker Wade Mark is expected to lead parliamentary delegations to Cuba and Australia later this month.
Wrong to attack, harass him
Daly: West will face his day in court...
Be wary of calling for sanctions against witnesses because it may well constitute "harassment" or "pressuring" of a witness, senior counsel Martin Daly cautioned yesterday. In a statement, Daly said he was satisfied it was "wholly wrong" to attack Police Complaints Authority (PCA) director David West or to seek his removal.
Narrow grounds to remove West says Rowley
Rowley: Keep quiet or face PM's wrath
Message to public servants witnessing Govt wrong-doing...
A tragi-comedy by Kamla—Panday
Panday described the PM's insistence that West, Ramlogan and even Rowley were supposed to inform her as a farce and a tragi-comedy.
...Insp Ramesar: Leave him alone
Leave David West alone. That's the position of the Police Social and Welfare Association regarding the Prime Minister's call on the President to revoke the appointment of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) director.
Griffith gives cops another report
...names others in alleged plot
FORMER national security minister Gary Griffith has submitted a report to police related to "irregular actions that may have been committed by others" in relation to the witness tampering allegation against former attorney general Anand Ramlogan.
Ross changes tune: I had talks with Gary and Nicole
In the face of an impending criminal complaint to be filed by fired national security minister Gary Griffith, government's chief public relations consultant Ernie Ross has changed his tune and is now confirming he did meet with Griffith and his wife at his St Clair office last Thursday. That meeting, which took place hours after Police Complaints Authority (PCA) director David West filed a criminal complaint against former attorney general Anand Ramlogan, was first made public by Griffith and had been stoutly denied by Ross and Communication Minister Vasant Bharath.
WHAT YOU DOING ERNIE
The Guyana government wants to know what its Honorary Consul Ernie Ross is doing in Trinidad and Tobago's affairs, in particular the witness tampering affair which led to the dismissal of Anand Ramlogan and Gary Griffith from their respective posts of Attorney General and Minister of National Security by Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar on Monday.
Nicole on Ramadhar's comment: It was a sexist statement
Congress of the People (COP) chair Nicole Dyer-Griffith has accused her political leader Prakash Ramadhar of being "sexist" after he described her as being emotional in the wake of her husband's firing on Monday by the Prime Minister.
Gary: Nicole tougher than Prakash
West should resign
Analysts: Failing to tell President about allegations...
Bharath: Who advised PM on PCA director will be known
TT in a whirl
It is difficult to explain why the apparent chaos in this country has erupted all at once. Anyone landing here any time in the last few weeks would be hard pressed to believe that we are an organised, democratic country.
‘Repairs on water main completed'
The public relations department of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) confirmed yesterday evening that repairs to the 21-inch main, which ruptured on Tuesday, had been completed and the crew at the site expected the roadway to be reopened to vehicular traffic by 9 p.m. yesterday.
Caution for Cabinet night watchmen
Gary moves on PP
Former national security minister Gary Griffith plans to filed a report with the police concerning an alleged meeting with advertising agency head Ernie Ross at Ross Advertising on the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) director David West issue, for the police to determine if any criminal matter occurred. Griffith confirmed that to the T&T Guardian yesterday.
Revellers warned by Carnival commander: Don't wine on police officers
Khan wants laws to protect sex workers
The challenge ahead to end discrimination and stigma against the HIV-vulnerable group of sex workers, men who have sex with men and drug users, requires enactment of new legislation says Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan.
Attorney pleads for man who pleaded guilty to rape 16 yrs ago
AN attorney, representing a Point Fortin man who last month pleaded guilty to the 1999 rape of a then 13-year-old girl, yesterday asked a judge not to impose a custodial sentence, adding that for 16 years his client had been a "virtual prisoner".
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