Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher has agreed to return three licensed firearms to a former soldier, who served on the security detail for former police commissioner Gary Griffith. The man, whose name was withheld due to security concerns raised by his lawyers, filed a judicial review lawsuit in March, after Harewood-Christopher revoked variations to his firearm...
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Attorney: ‘Sedition Act can be abused by authorities’
Attorney Kiel Taklalsingh has described this country’s Sedition Law as being too broad and warns that it could be abused by the authorities to infringe on the rights of individuals. Speaking with Guardian Media on Friday, Taklalsingh who represented the former head of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, Satnarayan Sharma, during a 2019 challenge to...
Republic Bank held liable in safety deposit box heist
REPUBLIC Bank Ltd (RBL) has been found liable for a break-in at its Couva branch in 2022 which led to the theft of a pensioner’s valuables from a safety deposit box. “I find that the defendant’s security systems fell short and below the required standard and the claimant is entitled to judgment,” Justice Carol Gobin...
Journalist apologises to SIS’s Krishna Lalla
A journalist has apologised to contractor Krishna Lalla for an online publication he wrote and posted on two websites in 2020. Aleem Khan also agreed to retract the article published on February 20, 2020, headlined: Where did the money go? Lalla’s Panama properties found, on his www.news.co.tt and www.connectas.org websites. Khan’s apology and agreement were...
Couple sues FCB over increase in mortgage instalment
Attorneys at Sovereign Chambers to test bank's discretion to increase a homeowners mortgage rate. The standard homeowner's mortgage agreement contains a clause which permits a bank to increas..
Muslim prisoners want Halal meals delivered, threaten to sue
Muslim prisoners awaiting trial for murder have threatened to sue acting Commissioner of Prisons Deodath Ramoutar over his refusal to allow them to obtain Halal...
Firearms dealer wins case against CoP
A firearms dealer has won his lawsuit against the Office of the Police Commissioner, over a delay in making decisions in relation to his two applications to import...
Trinidad and Tobago sedition law under focus in Privy Council
TRINIDAD and Tobago’s sedition law is again in focus, as the Privy Council has been asked to determine if it imposes disproportionate and unjustified restrictio...
Court stops release of fake Nike, Puma slippers
US sportswear giants Nike Innovate CV and Puma SE have been granted an injunction preventing the Comptroller of Customs from releasing to a local clothing bu...
Ramesar gets injunction blocking PSC’s recruitment of new Police Commissioner
A High Court Judge has granted an injunction temporarily blocking the Police Service Commission (PSC) from completing its recruitment of the next Police Com...
 









