Deosaran urges main parties to stop politicizing crime

Former Police Service Commission (PSC) chairman and criminologist Professor Ramesh Deosaran yesterday called on the Government to cool down their mutual hostilities with the Opposition if they want to bring an end to the country’s unprecedented levels of murders, crime and violence sweeping the land. His comments came on the heels of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s announcement at Saturday’s press conference that violence has become the number one issue affecting the population of T&T and has reached a level where it may need to be declared a public health emergency. Between Friday night and Saturday evening, the country recorded nine murders...

05 July

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PCA on PC Gilkes Probe

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04 July

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TOBAGO BUSINESS CHAMBER calls upon the Government to show Leadership and Direction

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The TOBAGO BUSINESS CHAMBER calls upon the Government to show Leadership and Direction in dealing with Crime & the Economy especially in light of 13 people being killed over the weekend and spiraling food prices all round. https://youtu.be/HctdekNeYg8 ...

04 July

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Daly, George question PM’s comments on AG

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PROMINENT attorneys Martin Daly, SC, and Martin George have both questioned statements by the Prime Minister on Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, recusing himself in the Piarco Airport corruption case. Addressing a news conference at Piarco International Airport on Saturday, Dr Rowley said the issue of disqualification of Armour in that matter never arose since Armour had recused himself. On May 2, a US judge automatically disqualified Armour and the law firm Sequor Law from the case on the grounds of an apparent conflict of interest as Armour was both chief prosecutor and a former defence attorney. Rowley said the matter being debated...

30 June

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Selection Process for Top Cop

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27 June

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Ex-Tobago chamber head: ‘This is an ambitious budget’

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FORMER chairman of the Tobago Chamber of Industry & Commerce, Demi John Cruickshank, has described the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) budget presentation for fiscal 2022-2023 as “ambitious.” On Thursday, the assembly through Chief Secretary Farley Augustine requested an allocation of $3.97 billion from central government to manage the island’s affairs for the next fiscal year. This sum is reflective of 6.9 per cent of the national budget which Augustine anticipated to be $57.4 billion. The 6.9 per cent slice of the national budget pie is the maximum amount set for Tobago's annual budget as recommended by the Dispute Resolution Committee. The minimum...

24 June

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