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CAISO head: CCJ ruling good for gays
Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2016
Dillon: Cops, soldiers guard PM
Despite a newspaper report which stated that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley had dispensed with his Special Branch officers in exchange for Defence Force soldiers, as members of his official security detail, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon yesterday assured the Head of Government's security protocols have remained in tact via a joint operation between the two groups.
CAISO head: CCJ ruling good for gays
EXECUTIVE director of the Coalition Advocating for Inclusion of Sexual Orientation (CAISO), Colin Robinson, said the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the Maurice Tomlinson case allows homosexuals free movement in Caricom is "good news", but it also leaves them as "unapprehended outlaws".
Flawed law
WHETHER the amount withdrawn from the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund (HSF) was TT$2.5 billion, US$2.5 billion or $1, the obligation on the Government would be the same: tell us why, tell us all.
Govt owes more than $2bn
The State owes in excess of $2 billion to local contractors.
Freezing of SIS' assets stays in place
A High Court judge has ordered that the freezing order on the assets of Super Industrial Services Ltd (SIS) be continued, the National Gas Company (NGC) stated in a release yesterday.
LET US DISCUSS, NOT CURSE
BISH OP and Chief Trustee of the local Anglican Church Rt Rev Claude Berkley has reiterated the church's view that the existing marriage laws should be amended to 18 years and over and has called for a reasonable discussion and not "cursing" one another.
Sat: Child marriage, a religious matter
Satnarayan 'Sat' Maharaj was 11quick to dismiss the Black Caucus 11Movement (BCM)'s appeal that he "see the light" about how 11his 'go to hell' response to persons wishing to make child marriage illegal could disrupt racial and religious unity in the country.
Loophole to exploit girls
Sunday Newsday reporter JANELLE DE SOUZA today begins a look at female perspectives of Hindu, Muslim and Orisha followers as debate continues on child marriages, and the question on if to amend laws abolishing such unions. In her first installment she speaks with the Hindu Women's Organisation's interim president Brenda Gopeesingh.
Prakash: His explanation is insulting
Police Complaints Authority (PCA) director David West's presence at a police station last year where a relative of his was being held has been described as "inappropriate" by former legal affairs minister Prakash Ramadhar.
Aboud: Conflict of interest as ministers accept award from quarry group
Environmentalist Gary Aboud is calling on the Minister of Energy Nicole Olivierre and Minister of Works Fitzgerald Hinds to explain why they accepted lifetime membership from the Quarry Association of T&T, a group which forms part of a sector which has been poorly regulated by the Government.
Faris: Jamaica alarmed by UNC
ATTORNEY General Faris Al-Rawi has described Friday's walk out by United National Congress (UNC) members from Parliament as an "entirely disrespectful and hollow act " and called for the Opposition to "step up to the plate" and let this country "see what they are made of".
Mayor saves St James pan festival
As late as 8 pm on Thursday, when it seemed that tonight's 16th annual steelband parade along Western Main Road, St James, would be cancelled due to a lack of funding, Port-of-Spain Mayor Kerron Valentine came through and saved the day.
Killed with ease, impunity in T&T
By now, more than one aspect of T&T's issues has caught the eye of British criminologist Dr Simon Cottee, a writer for The Atlantic who's in this country for research.
Look out for human trafficking—Al-Rawi
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi wants citizens to watch out for potential victims of human trafficking as the Government forges international alliances to deal with trans-Atlantic crimes.
AG to review EFCL investigation
The findings of two financial audits into Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) have been forwarded to the Attorney General.
Man shot dead in Arima
A 23-year-old man is dead after he was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant in Arima yesterday. At about 9.30 a.m., residents of Bypass Road, Arima heard several loud explosions and observed a vehicle speeding away.
3 guns seized, murder suspect held
Three guns were seized between Friday afternoon and Friday night in the Eastern, Northern and North Eastern Divisions, while a murder suspect was detained in the Southern Division.
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