11 October

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George: Make Tobago VAT free

The Tobago Business Chamber is calling for the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) from goods on the island. “If the 12.5 per cent VAT is removed it will encourage greater investment in Tobago. Persons will come and set up businesses or come to retire,” Chamber head Martin George said in an audio response to the 2019/2020 Budget. George, who had mixed reviews to the budgetary measures announced by Finance Minister Colm Imbert on Monday, applauded the increase in wages for CEPEP and URP workers but criticised the lack of action on the Foreign Investment Act which restricts the acreages of land,...

08 October

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TOBAGO BUSINESS CHAMBER and its Chairman Martin George teamed up with the Indian High Commission

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TOBAGO BUSINESS CHAMBER and its Chairman Martin George teamed up last week with the Indian High Commission, bringing together a team of high powered Tobago Business persons to discuss and brainstorm business ideas and economic solutions for Tobago. Indian High Commissioner Ambassador Sahu and his entourage flew over to Tobago and shared dinner, good conversation and business ideas with Business Executives from Pennysaver's Supermarket, Martineau Construction and Transport, Buccoo Town Centre & Atlantic on the Edge Townhouse Development, Singh's Hardware and Construction and a representative from the Education sector in Tobago. Emerging from the discussions the High Commission expressed interest in setting...

08 October

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Nursing Council to get lawful quorum

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The operations of the Nursing Council of T&T are set to resume, later this week. During a hearing of a lawsuit brought by ousted council president David Murphy at the Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain, yesterday morning, a representative of the Ministry of Health informed High Court Judge Frank Seepersad that six members of the council are expected to be appointed by Wednesday. The official stated that Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh had received Cabinet approval for the appointments and was in the process of sending letters to the appointees. The move, which was encouraged by Seepersad during a previous hearing, last month, will...

08 October

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George: Tobago’s slice will only pay wages and bills

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TOBAGO'S $2.23b slice of the $53b national budget will be enough to only pay wages and bills according to Martin George, interim chairman of the Tobago Business Chamber. Speaking hours after Finance Minister Imbert delivered his fifth budget on Monday, George told Newsday that after the THA uses 90 per cent of the allocation for recurrent expenditure, Tobago will not have enough money for critical development in the next fiscal year. "So what will there be for capital expenditure, infrastructural development and investment in building up the business capacity of Tobago," George asked. "We would have hoped there was a greater emphasis...

08 October

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The Queen v Barking Youth Court

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Case No: CO/4862/2001 Neutral Citation Number: [2002] EWHC 734 (Admin) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL Wednesday 17th April 2002 Before : LORD JUSTICE MAY and THE HON. MR JUSTICE WRIGHT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In the matter of an application for Judicial Review The Queen on the application of P (a minor (by the Official Solicitor, his litigation friend) Versus Barking Youth Court The Crown Prosecution Service (Interested Party) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Transcript...

08 October

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R v B

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Judgments R v B Criminal law - Trial - Fitness to plead - Voyeurism - Defendant suffering from autistic spectrum disorder - Defendant using changing room cubicles at sports centre - Two mothers alleging that whilst sons changing into swimming trunks, defendant observing naked sons - Defendant charged with two counts of voyeurism - Judge ruling defendant not fit to plead or stand trial - Judge ruling all prosecution required to prove in each case was that defendant had observed boy doing private act - Judge giving direction to jury to that effect - Jury subsequently determining defendant had committed 'the act...

08 October

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Court of Appeal: Unfit to Plead and Diminished Responsibility

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/2009, Volume 73/Issue 3, June/Case Notes/Court of Appeal: Unfit to Plead and Diminished Responsibility – JCL 73 (196) Journal of Criminal Law JCL 73 (196) 1 June 2009 Court of Appeal: Unfit to Plead and Diminished Responsibility R v Moyle (Peter Geoffrey) [2008] EWCA Crim 3059 Laura Madhloom © Vathek Publishing, 2009 Keywords Murder; Manslaughter; Diminished responsibility; Fitness to plead; Fresh evidence The victim (B), aged 67, was knocked to the ground outside a public house and repeatedly kicked by the appellant (M), who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. B sustained serious head injuries which caused his death. The issues for the jury were, whether M had caused the injury...

06 October

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What’s in place for Tobago asks Martin George

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06 October

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Tobago chamber wants Budget to focus on sea plane service

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With days to go before Finance Minister Colm Imbert delivers the 2019/2020 fiscal package, many people are putting out their wish list and the Tobago Business Chamber is no different. On Friday Chairman Martin George said one of the new and innovative ideas the Government should consider is the establishment of a Sea Plane Service between Port-of-Spain and Scarborough. “Which is only for business persons and persons traveling for a one day trip to Tobago.” He said it could be a 20 minutes flight with no luggage allowed. He explained that this was essential for business between both islands. As it relates to the...

25 September

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George wants India help to develop Tobago. New High Commissioner welcomed at reception

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President of the Tobago Chamber of Commerce Martin George has challenged new Indian High Commissioner to TT Arun Kumar Sahu to establish to a sub-office on the island. "I would like to see the High Commissioner of India become the first diplomatic mission accredited to Trinidad and Tobago which opens a sub-office in Tobago," George said in brief remarks on Wednesday, at a cocktail reception to welcome Sahu to Tobago at the Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort, Lowlands. "There is tremendous potential for that, tremendous potential for cultural exchanges, business exchanges, development of business ideas in Tobago." He added it will serve...

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