Tobago association advises hoteliers to take Government ‘s grant terms

Chairman of the Tobago Business Chamber Martin George says Tobago hoteliers should accept Government’s terms and conditions to access the $50 million COVID-19 hotels’ upgrade grant facility. In a statement on Saturday, the Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association (THTA) expressed disappointment over the distribution of the grant. The association said: “We reject the proposed grant distribution outright.” THTA said the grant gave hoteliers with less room more money and made the criteria for accessing the funds, burdensome. ‘This could be the end for many small and medium-sized businesses, most of whom were already suffering before the pandemic hit Trinidad and Tobago,” the hotel association...

15 May

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Tobago Chamber backs PM’s phased reopening

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IN contrast to its Trinidad counterpart, the Tobago Business Chamber has endorsed the Prime Minister’s phased approach to lifting the stay-at-home orders in place to curb the spread of covid19. Speaking with Newsday on Thursday, Tobago Business Chamber chairman Martin George said the chamber recognises the Government’s reopening of the country “is something that could not have been done all at once” as the threat of covid19 still exists. “In very much the same way that we had a phased closing down, we have to have a phased reopening,” George said. CEO of the TT Chamber Gabriel Faria last week criticised he Government's...

15 May

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Article 30 – Legal Topic – Child Rights and Protection of Children under the Law

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By Sara Martinez This lesson provides information on: Introduction Convention on the rights of the child Right to life Right to a name and nationality Right to an identity Right to live with their parents Right to freedom of expression and freedom to information Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion Freedom of association and freedom of peaceful assembly Right to private life Right to access to information and material Right to protection from violence Right to special protection and assistance provided by the state Right to care if suffering from a mental or physical disability Right to healthcare Right...

14 May

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Article 29 – Legal Topic – The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago

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By Sarah Lawrence This lesson provides information on: Supremacy of the constitution Arms of government Separation of powers Fundamental human rights Provision for redress Savings law clause [pdf-embedder url="https://martingeorge.net/v2/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Article-29.pdf" title="Article 29"] © 2020 MARTIN ANTHONY GEORGE & CO (To view the next page, click on the bottom left corner of the article above.)...

13 May

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Article 28 – Legal Topic – The Police Complaints Authority and Making a Complaint Against Police

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By Janelle Ramsaroop This lesson provides information on: Introduction What is the police complaints authority? Powers and functions of the police complaints authority How is a complaint lodged? What happens after a complaint is lodged? Hearings [pdf-embedder url="https://martingeorge.net/v2/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Article-28.pdf" title="Article 28"] © 2020 MARTIN ANTHONY GEORGE & CO (To view the next page, click on the bottom left corner of the article above.)...

12 May

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Article 27 – Legal Topic – Medical Negligence Part II – Landmark Decided Cases and Awards Made

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By Keshavi Khoorban [pdf-embedder url="https://martingeorge.net/v2/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Article-27.pdf" title="Article 27"] © 2020 MARTIN ANTHONY GEORGE & CO (To view the next page, click on the bottom left corner of the article above.)...

11 May

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Article 26 – Legal Topic – Medical Negligence (An Overview)

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By Sherisse Walker This lesson provides information on: Introduction What is required to prove medical negligence The duty of care Breach of duty Causation Injury and loss Limitation period [pdf-embedder url="https://martingeorge.net/v2/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Article-26.pdf" title="Article 26"] © 2020 MARTIN ANTHONY GEORGE & CO (To view the next page, click on the bottom left corner of the article above.)...

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