STATE FACES SOE LAWSUIT
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026

STATE FACES SOE LAWSUIT
25 just-released detainees preparing to challenge their arrest under PDOs

At least 25 people detained under PDOs under SoE consider legal action against the State

Hadeeds' case draws international attention
The detention of Star Sabga and Dominic and Genevieve Hadeed has attracted international attention, with The New York Times publishing a detailed account of the case.

State abandons Sabga appeal
This as the controversial detention of Sabga has attracted the attention of The New York Times, which yesterday published an article on her case.

Attorneys representing the State informed the Appeal Court by e-mail just after 4 p.m. yesterday that they will no longer be proceeding with the substantive matter against Sabga.

State withdraws its Star Sabga house arrest appeal

Medz Boss threatens legal action against Al-Rawi over PoS peace deal claims
Trinibad artiste Joseph "Medz Boss" Oliviere has threatened legal action against Opposition Senator and attorney Faris Al-Rawi, accusing him of making "defamatory and maliciously false" statements linking him to organised crime and suggesting his release from preventive detention resulted from an improper political arrangement.

PDO detainee recalls four months in 'hell'
For four months, PDO detainee Dillon Chotoo says he slept in a leaking 20-foot container cell at the Eastern Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre (ECRC) in Santa Rosa, surrounded by rats and cockroaches, sometimes without running water and, at one point, with a clogged toilet filled with waste that remained unusable for days.

NIBTT executive director announces early retirement
National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NIBTT) executive director Niala Persad-Poliah will retire early on December 13, ending a 23-year career with the organisation, including 12 years as its executive director. However, no reason has been given for her early retirement.

NIB executive director retires early
NIALA Persad-Poliah has confirmed her early retirement as executive director of the National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NIB), bringing to an end more than two decades of service to the organisation.

4,000 pounds of waste removed from Port of Spain foreshore
Approximately 4,000 pounds of waste were removed from the Port of Spain foreshore during this year's International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) on Saturday.

Tancoo looking into plight of mom who lost twins in PoS NICU tragedy
Finance Minister Dave Tancoo is looking into the case of a Sangre Grande mother who lost her twin babies in the 2024 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) tragedy at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital and is now facing the possible loss of her family home.

World Alzheimer's Day: 'The Long Goodbye'
We all misplace keys, occasionally walk into a room and forget why we came, or forget a name. The memory lapse is part of being human. Dementia is different.

Seized at sea
...Coast Guard intercepts $204.5m in cocaine

Coast Guard intercepts pirogue with suspected narcotics
The vessel was escorted to Coast Guard Headquarters at Staubles Bay, Chaguaramas, where further searches were conducted.


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