https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMkOgADPzX4 U.S. strike on Venezuela, international law implications, sovereignty, regional stability, impact on Trinidad & Tobago, border and security concerns, diplomacy, and what Caribbean nations should be mindful of as global tensions rise. ...
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Continue readinghttps://youtu.be/Edheu1j8_-o?si=CN4kKFHzymJvmJtR The Government’s new fixed tax of $25,000 per gaming machine, included in their Finance Bill 2025, is facing strong resistance from Tobago’s business community. Tobago Business Chamber President, Martin George is concerned the measure, intended to boost national revenue, could instead cripple small operators, resulting in job losses and a reduction in the island’s limited tourism offerings ...
Continue readingA retired police officer will receive the balance of his pension and gratuity, along with vindicatory damages, after his injury leave was wrongly classified and the unlawful recovery of his pension benefits. Justice Kevin Ramcharan ordered the Commissioner of Police and Attorney General to pay retired Sgt Wrenwick Theophilus $217,902.13 representing the balance of his pension and gratuity, and $50,000 in vindicatory damages. The judge found the TTPS acted unreasonably when it reclassified decades of approved injury leave as leave without pay, resulting in more than $217,000 being deducted from Theophilus’s retirement benefits. Theophilus, who served for more than 30 years, joined the...
Continue readingA retired nurse has been given the green light to sue the Office of the Police Commissioner over a decision to refuse to disclose details of an investigation into her daughter’s “mysterious” death that was ruled a suicide. High Court Judge Avason Quinlan-Williams yesterday granted Rosanna Smith leave to pursue a judicial review case over the handling of her disclosure request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). According to reports, Smith’s 25-year-old daughter, Maria, went missing on October 15, 2021. Two days later, her body was found in an abandoned vehicle in a forested area near Spring Bridge, Blanchisseuse. She was covered...
Continue readingA Chaguanas mother and retired nurse has been permitted to advance a judicial review claim which seeks access to details of the police investigation into the death of her only daughter, Maria Kathleen Smith, in 2021. Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams granted leave to Rosanna Smith to challenge the decision of the Commissioner of Police to withhold key information about the investigation. Smith is represented by attorneys Martin George and Sarah Lawrence. According to the court filings, Maria died under mysterious circumstances. She went missing on October 15, 2021, and two days later, her body was found in the passenger seat of a vehicle parked...
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The Tobago Business Chamber wants the Trinidad and Tobago Inter-Island Transportation Company and Caribbean Airlines Ltd to ensure that there are extra sailings and flights to shuttle visitors to the island for next year’s October carnival and beyond. In a WhatsApp video on October 27, the chamber’s chairman Martin George said the fourth edition of the festival, titled, Unveiled: Mud, Mas, Music, was a huge success. “From all indications and from the feedback reaching us here at the Tobago Business Chamber, it would appear that the Tobago carnival event is something which is growing by leaps and bounds and it is actually...
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THE TOBAGO Business Chamber says the island must seek to develop profitable ventures throughout the year and not just rely on the October carnival for financial gain. The fourth edition of the festival, Unveiled: Mud, Mas and Music, held from October 26-28, attracted thousands of domestic, regional and international visitors. Many stakeholders, within and outside of Tobago, commended the organisers for what they said was the most successful October carnival to date. The event started in 2022. But in a WhatsApp voice note on November 6, the chamber’s chairman Martin George urged organisers to host other events throughout the year to generate revenue. He...
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