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Designed to humiliate?
Posted: Sunday, February 2, 2025

'Was it designed to humiliate the Commissioner?'
After two days of questioning...

'Outrage': COP's lawyer questions legitimacy of evidence in her arrest
Elder added that after sitting through some of the questioning, it was clear to her that there was no evidence to support the claims being made against the Commissioner. She's therefore raising questions around the decision to detain Harewood-Christopher in the first place.

Security experts after Erla freed: Next steps critical
"A witch-hunt" is how security consultant and retired T&T Defence Force major Dirk Barnes describes the arrest and the release of Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher.

Dismal or diligent?
...despite strong Govt support, questions raised on Erla's suitability to be T&T's top cop

Controversy and challenges: Erla's tenure and arrest
She moved from an Assistant Commissioner to the substantive rank of CoP, skipping the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police.

The public knew little of Harewood-Christopher, who was due to retire on May 15, 2023, at age 60 with 40 years of service.

Erla's position as top cop in limbo
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Suzette Martin says that Erla Harewood-Christopher will not remain the Police Commissioner while still under active investigation.

DPP orders Erla released without charges in weapons probe; investigations ongoing

TTPS: Top CoP was released pending 'further enquiries'

Importers face mounting costs as Customs container stations remain closed
On September 2, 2024, the Customs and Excise Division (CED) closed its container examination station (CES) at the Port-of-Spain port due to a rodent infestation. Exactly 142 days later, on January 21, 2025, Customs was forced to shut down its second CES at the Port in Point Lisas due to structural issues.

This decision was made after concerns were raised about the stability of the structure, and Point Lisas Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (Plipdeco) confirmed the shutdown.

Daly Bread: Mysteries and ongoing manoeuvres of Rowley's long goodbye
Manoeuvres surrounding the intended appointment of Minister Young as prime minister are continuing. It may yet emerge that there have been misrepresentations about the conduct of a straw poll held at the PNM retreat in Tobago in early January, as well as a spread of misinformation about which PNM MPs have subsequently signed something and on what basis.

Vaneisa: Municipal corporation operations is as important as crime plan

Nakhid defends teachers: 'Mafia' comments damaging

Fourth anniversary of Andrea Bharatt's death
Family is in a mess, says aunt

Teen suicides linked to sextortion
Cyber experts warn parents of growing online trend:

Suspect in toddler's death found dead in jail cell
Anderson Gittens, of Mausica Lands in D'Abadie, was found dead at the Arima cell yesterday at about 5:15pm. His body was found by one of the officers on patrol.

Teen murdered one month after mom
A police report stated shortly after 4 p.m. Christopher was in a vehicle with his father on their street where they resided on Ramlal Trace in Chickland. The father heard an explosion and moments later noticed his son bleeding. The father drove to the Couva District Health Facility where Christopher was pronounced dead at 4.36 p.m.



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