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8 NOT GUILTY
Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
8 NOT GUILTY
AFTER the longest, most expensive trial in Trinidad and Tobago's history, jurors yesterday acquitted eight of ten men charged for the murder of Xtra Foods chief executive officer Vindra Naipaul-Coolman.
Error keeps 7 in jail overnight
Eight of the men accused of murdering businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman almost a decade ago, were yesterday acquitted at the end of the longest and most expensive trial in this country's history.
Lawyers praise jury's work
A fair and just outcome. These were the words used by both defence attorneys and prosecutors to describe the verdict in the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial, which ended yesterday with eight men being acquitted and two others being ordered to be retried.
Mayor remembers 'Arima Kid', a humble icon of TT culture
A HUMBLE man who contributed immensely to culture.
No retreat from Sat
Calls for apology over attack on archbishop but...
Archbishop: No religious war with Sat
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ASJA head: No need for exchange of words
NCIC head says no to child marriages
"A CHILD of twelve or fourteen years cannot truly understand the ramification of such a marriage. I am of the view that child marriage laws are archaic and must be reconsidered and changed," National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) President Dr Deokienanan Sharma said as he addressed guests at an Indian Arrival Day celebration at the Divali Nagar on Monday evening.
Minister's wife seeks end to child marriages
Camille McMillan-Rambharat, wife of Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat, is leading an online public campaign to end child marriages in T&T.
I can refuse to sign
PRESIDENT Anthony Carmona has signed the controversial amendment to the Strategic Services Agency (Amendment) Act 2016, but in the process deepened concerns over the ambit of the powers of President's House.
Carmona signs off on SSA Act
President Anthony Carmona yesterday assented to the Strategic Services Amendment Act (SSA).
Parents protest over unfinished Siparia primary school
Hinds: Speed limit still being reviewed
THE speed of decision-making, on proposals to increase the speed limit, seems to be even slower than the current limit of 80 kilometres per hour (kph).
Rowley, Kamla must apologise...to each other
WELL-KNOWN attorney Israel Khan SC has called on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to apologise to each other publicly, in the Parliament, for scathing attacks both made on each other, "in the national interest."
Local activists write Queen for help in fighting crime
Local activists Nalini Dial, who is leader of the National Coalition for Transformation and businesswoman Saviri Maharaj are seeking assistance from the United Kingdom in wake of the upsurge in crime.
Carli Bay locked down as suspect drops grenade to evade cops
Panic engulfed the Couva community yesterday after police and soldiers locked down the area and searched the mangroves for a suspect believed to be toting a bag of weapons, including grenades.
Report: 6,000 slaves in TT
SOME 6,000 people are trapped in some form of modern slavery in TT, claimed the Global Slavery Index (GSI), published yesterday by the Walk Free Foundation, an Australia-based anti-slavery lobby founded in 2012. The report also suggests that the Government is not doing enough to eradicate slave labour in TT.
A look back at the Vindra murder trial
THE Vindra Naipaul-Coolman case ended yesterday at the Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain, with the jury returning verdicts of not guilty for eight of ten men who were on trial for the kidnap and murder of the Xtra Foods Supermarket CEO. The jury could not decide unanimously on the guilt or innocence of two other accused men. Newsday's Court Editor Jada Loutoo looks back on aspects of the case.
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