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Tobago Business Chamber calls on PSC to appoint acting CoP during probe

THE TOBAGO Business Chamber is urging the Police Service Commission (PSC) to send Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher on administrative leave immediately, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation involving the importation of two military-grade sniper weapons for the Strategic Services Agency (SSA). It also wants the commission to appoint an acting police commissioner during the probe. “We need that type of decisive leadership now,” the chamber’s chairman Martin George said in a video sent to media houses via WhatsApp on January 31. Harewood-Christopher, Trinidad and Tobago’s first female police commissioner, was arrested on January 30 at her office at the Police Administration Building, Sackville Street,...

04 February

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Ex-PolSC members warn CoP’s arrest could destabilize TTPS

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A former chairman of the Police Service Commission has described the arrest of Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher as a bombshell event that warrants swift action from the Police Service Commission. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service yesterday revealed the arrest is in connection with an investigation into the importation of two sniper rifles that were bound for the Strategic Services Agency (SSA). During an interview with Guardian Media yesterday, Professor Ramesh Deosaran explained that the recent development was not unprecedented as former police commissioner Randolph Burroughs had been arrested and charged. Deosaran noted that the detention of Harewood-Christopher has added worry to an already uneasy population over the country’s crime problem...

29 January

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‘CAL aircraft have had multiple safety-related near misses’

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Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) industrial relations representative Timothy Bailey says the association is deeply concerned about the incident involving a CAL ATR 72-600 aircraft, which was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday night at Piarco International Airport. Contacted for comment yesterday, he responded: “TTALPA is deeply concerned by the recent incidents, most recent being the night of 27th January, 2025, involving flight BW1541, and would advise that over the last decade it has raised multiple safety concerns with CAL over the ATR aircraft. “Although it would be premature to comment on what caused the incident as an investigation...

29 January

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Praise for CAL pilot, crew after emergency landing

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The Caribbean Airlines (CAL) pilot and crew onboard the plane that made an emergency landing in Trinidad on the night of January 27, en route from Tobago, have received high praise for keeping passengers calm and collected despite the harrowing announcement that there was a problem with one of the engines. A passenger, who spoke with Newsday, said she considered the landing as one of the smoothest she had ever experienced, while two business chambers in Tobago also commended the CAL workers. The emergency landing was declared for flight BW 1541, and a statement from CAL on the night of January 27 confirmed that...

22 January

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Tobago chamber: Remove awful cocrico from coat of arms

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TOBAGO Business Chamber chairman Martin George has expressed grave disappointment with the updated version of the coat of arms, which was passed recently in the House of Representatives. In a video released to the media on January 20, George said he had no issue with the steelpan replacing the three ships used by explorer Christopher Columbus, but felt the cocrico, one of the two national birds, should also have been removed. George said if changes are being made, then all necessary amendments should happen now. "There is absolutely no need to keep this destructive pest on our coat of arms. There is no...

22 January

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Magdalena RFP closes in a month

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There have been a few inquiries into the 178-room Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort in Tobago that is still up for sale. This after Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise Development Company Ltd (eTecK) which falls under the Ministry of Trade, issued a Request for Proposal offering three options in the daily newspapers last week. Option 1: Brand operator of international renown who would operate the hotel at the Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort, or a third-party hotel management operator with the brand being franchised. Option 2: Strategic partner who will provide capital investment and bring the necessary management and branding expertise to...

22 January

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Tobago chamber urges PM to take action on cops hiding from criminals

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THE Tobago Business Chamber is calling on the Prime Minister to “take some decisive action” after his startling claim in the Parliament on January 13 that police officers were hiding from criminals. Leading off the debate in the House of Representatives on a motion to approve the basis on which the state of emergency (SoE) was declared on December 30, Dr Rowley revealed he had received reports of police stations being closed because officers are afraid of being attacked by criminals. But in a video sent to the media via WhatsApp on January 14, the chamber’s chairman Martin George described the revelation...

13 January

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Tobago Business Chamber: Young an excellent choice

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TOBAGO Business Chamber chairman Martin George has congratulated Port of Spain North/St Ann's West MP Stuart Young on his selection by the People's National Movement (PNM) to become the country's next prime minister when Dr Keith Rowley relinquishes office in the coming months. Rowley announced his intention to retire from representative politics and step down as prime minister during a media conference in Tobago on January 3. On January 6, Rowley announced Young would take his place as head of government before the end of the current term. That position was affirmed by PNM general secretary Foster Cummings during a media conference after a meeting of...

13 January

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Attorneys: State of emergency is a joke

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THE state of emergency (SoE) is a 'joke', according to several attorneys who say criminals continue to be emboldened. The Express spoke to several attorneys yesterday following the murders of attorney Kumari Baksh, 60, and her husband, 67-year-old Nasheed Baksh, a law clerk. Police believe the husband and wife were killed during a home invasion off Caratal Road, Cumuto, on Thursday night. Senior Counsel Larry Lalla renewed his call for the dismissal of Police Commissioner Erla Harewood- Christopher. He said that, under the SoE, the average citizen driving on streets across the country would realise there is no increased police or army...

13 January

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Tobago stakeholders back Young, urge him to develop non-energy sectors

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TOBAGO stakeholders have welcomed the PNM government's selection of Energy Minister Stuart Young as Trinidad and Tobago’s next Prime Minister. During a news conference on January 6 at the close of the government’s parliamentary retreat at the Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort, Lowlands, Tobago, the Prime Minister announced that Young would replace him when he steps down. Dr Rowley said the selection of a successor was one of the main items on the agenda at the two-day retreat, which came on the heels of his announcement on January 3 that he intends to step down as the head of government before the end of...