Author: Jada Loutoo
A High Court judge has ruled in favour of the common-law wife of a diesel mechanic who was crushed by a cement truck in 2021. At the end of a two-day trial on March 13, Justice Frank Seepersad ruled that R&K Concrete Company Ltd had breached its duty of care to its employee, Jerome Thomas, […]
A Williamsville man who killed his wife in 2012 after confronting her about an affair will serve three more years in prison after receiving a 20-year sentence. Roger Sewlal was sentenced by Justice Hayden St Clair-Douglas after accepting a plea agreement with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, allowing him to plead guilty […]
THE High Court has rejected an application by the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) to set aside a default judgment ordering it to pay $18,299,468 to a construction company for breach of contract. Justice R Rahim, in a ruling on the THA’s application filed on June 11, 2024, found that the assembly failed to demonstrate […]
BUSINESSMAN Adrian Scoon and several others charged in connection with a Boxing Day brunch aboard the Ocean Pelican vessel in 2021 will have to wait until May 6 for a new trial date. Scoon, party promoter Shadeed Abdullah, and 90-plus patrons returned to court on March 10, expecting their trial to commence but were met […]
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by the Arima Borough Corporation to strike out a claim brought by a municipal police officer whose salary was stopped without explanation in 2019. Justice Karen Reid ruled against the corporation’s request, allowing Arnold Pinto’s claim to proceed to trial. In his lawsuit, Pinto, injured in a […]
A funeral home has been ordered to pay a former employee over $786,000 in damages after a High Court ruling found the company liable for negligence, breach of statutory duty, and failing to provide a safe work environment. Justice Ricky Rahim delivered judgment in favour of former handyman/driver, Hardath Maraj, who suffered two severe back […]
FOUR men alleged to be gang members have been detained under detention orders signed by National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds. They are alleged to be key figures in the Sixx and Resistance gangs. The orders were signed by Hinds on February 26 and 27, but gazetted on March 6. The detainees are Josiah Gomes, also […]
NEW monarchs were crowned in the Couva Carnival Calypso Competition 2025, with Joanne Gibson capturing the senior monarch crown while Katelin Sultan sang her way to the junior title when the Couva Carnival Committee (CCC) held the grand finals at the Couva Car Park on February 28. Estherlita Lowmans placed second and defending champion Rawle […]
VETERAN calypsonian Queen Victoria has agreed to a settlement proposed by the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO), paving the way for a fresh review of her dispute of the 2025 National Calypso Monarch semifinal results. In a response to TUCO, her attorneys Joel Roper and Skeeta John said Victoria Cooper-Rahim, who performs under the name […]
GOVERNMENT has discontinued its investigation into the Auditor General’s role in the revenue understatement of the public accounts for the 2023 financial year, following a ruling from the Privy Council and the completion of an independent inquiry. The decision was announced in a statement from the Office of the Attorney General on February 28. It […]