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Plea bargaining training
Posted: Saturday, October 22, 2022

Plea bargaining training for prosecutors
The training was aimed at increasing the usage of plea agreements to resolve cases, which will reduce backlogs, promote timely disposition of cases, and improve the overall administration of justice. Prosecutors from New York and Illinois led the training with support from other experts, including Paula Llewellyn, Jamaica's DPP.

President knocked for 'messing up' Hindu words
After addressing Divali Nagar...

Calls for Al-Rawi to resign over Nelson controversy – 'Coup on Constitution'

Head of former Trinidad-based company, released on bail
The chief executive officer of the Ramps Logistics, Shaun Rampersaud, is due to return to a magistrate's court on November 25, after he was released on half a million dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) bail on 10 charges of false declarations made over the past two years to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

Mother of beaten teen: I am not sending my child back to that school
After school finished, students of both the Carapichaima West and East Secondary schools planned to beat up 16-year-old Rasheed Lal. The driver of the maxi he was in, Varindra Singh, tried to intervene but was beaten along with Lal. Both suffered several injuries.

Fractured ribs, broken nose after attack
That's the condition 32-year-old maxi-taxi driver Varindra Singh (Vinny) was left in after attempting to protect 16-year-old Rachid Hachicha, one of the children he transports to school daily, against a group of pupils at Carapichaima East Secondary School on Monday.

Beaten maxi driver's brother: He won't work for schools again

Relatives, friends pay last respects to shooting victim Jomol Modeste

Cops kill one in Sea Lots shooting
Police said members of the Port of Spain Gang Unit were driving along Production Avenue, Sea Lots, at around 7.30 pm when they saw two men sitting on stools near a shop.

On seeing the police both men got up and shot at them. The police took cover and shot back, wounding one man, while the other ran away. Police took the wounded man to the Port of Spain General Hospital, where he was declared dead.

Welder dies while working at Paria facility
Paria said at approximately 10.45 am, Paria's Health, Safety and Environment Department was informed that the contract employee, of Sonny Beharrysingh and Sons, was working on a seven-foot scaffolding structure at Paria's facilities when he asked to take a break from the work.

Paria said Douglas' colleagues, realising he was feeling unwell and in medical difficulty, contacted Paria's HSE department. EMT officers were immediately summoned and operations at the site were suspended.

Autopsy: Dismembered man found in Cunupia had been shot
Autopsies at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, concluded that Charles was shot, decapitated and dismembered. Simon's autopsy found he had been decapitated and dismembered.

Debe family held hostage, terrorised, robbed by gunmen
The family, who owns the Hassanali Doubles Shed at the popular doubles food strip in Debe, was robbed of several items, including money, jewellery, cellphones, four pairs of sneakers and other items.

Using crowbars, the gunmen forced their way into the home around 3 am. The crashing sound jolted the family out of their sleep. The gunmen tied up the homeowners, a 66-year-old woman and her husband.

Teen girl, two men seriously injured in Sando drive-by shooting
Rampersad, of St Joseph Village, San Fernando, was shot multiple times and is a critical condition. Greene, of Penal, was shot in her leg while Ifill, 22, of San Fernando, sustained wounds to his shoulder, leg, lower abdomen and hip. Ifill and Green were said to be in stable condition.



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