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Judge: Griffith, Jacob acting appointments ILLEGAL
Posted: Friday, October 15, 2021
Judge: Griffith, Jacob acting appointments ILLEGAL
HIGH Court judge Nadia Kangaloo has ruled that the acting appointments of Gary Griffith and Deputy Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob are unconstitutional.
Judge: Acting appointment was illegal
Griffith's out...
Balgobin-Maharaj: A victory for citizens
A victory for the citizens of T&T and the T&T Constitution. These were the words used by social media activist Ravi Balgobin-Maharaj yesterday to describe his legal victory in an interpretation lawsuit over the need for the Police Service Commission (PSC) to get the approval of the House of Representatives before appointing an acting police commissioner.
Gary: It's a frontal attack on democracy
Former Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith has described the series of events that led to yesterday's court ruling, as a “frontal attack on democracy” and maintains that there was a calculated plot to remove him.
PM: It is not without a solution
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday that the current state of affairs in which the country is without both a Commissioner of Police and a Police Service Commission was not a “planned situation... but it is not without a solution”.
AG: State will appeal if court does not correct 'error' in ruling
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi says the State plans to appeal the judgement of Justice Nadia Kangaloo if an 'error' in the ruling is not corrected, particularly as it declared that the entire Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Selection Process) 2021 Order was invalid, and not just paragraph 4.
Kamla: Ruling means AG was wrong and should resign
Crisis of a headless Police Service
The constitutional crisis that had been simmering for weeks has now exploded into the open.
Frightening crime times
AS MUCH as society seems to have become inured to the activities of gangs, we cannot turn a blind eye to the frightening situation laid bare by the recent spate of gang-related criminal activity in east Port of Spain.
Cultural icon Peter Telfer has died
Cultural icon and patriot Peter Telfer has died. Telfer was the founder of the Mawasi Experience and will be remembered for his passion for his craft, his fierce patriotism and for his stellar contribution to the musical fabric of this nation.
Agriculture Minister: I'm still cleaning up UNC mess
NOW in his sixth year as agriculture minister, Clarence Rambharat said he is still cleaning up mess left in agriculture by the former UNC-led People's Partnership (PP) coalition government. He was speaking on Thursday before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives approved a $709,144,000 allocation to his ministry.
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