Author: Jada Loutoo

Charges against two former employees of the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) and a police officer have been dropped by the court because the prosecution failed to comply with court directives, including the timely preparation and prosecution of the case. Master Kimitra Gray freed Ian Albert Ezekiel Brown, pastor of the Jerusalem Bride Church and self-proclaimed […]

Residents of Central Trinidad got an unexpected thrill of excitement when the seven contestants in the Miss Central Trinidad Queen Pageant paraded in a motorcade through several communities on February 22. Standing atop colourfully decorated open-backed vehicles, the seven lovely ladies gave onlookers a peek of what to expect when the pageant is staged at […]

THE HIGH Court has ruled in favour of an international tobacco distributor operating under a free zone designation after the Ministry of Health tried to shut it down for failing to obtain the necessary licences. Justice Frank Seepersad delivered his ruling on February 24. The company, North American Trading Company Ltd, of the Intercontinental Business […]

A Rapid Response Unit constable accused of being in charge of a police vehicle while intoxicated in 2017 has been acquitted after a district court judge ruled the State failed to prove its case. Constable Dennis Dewar was freed on February 20 by Judge Ava Vandenburg in the Siparia District Court, after key prosecution evidence […]

The attorney for the five police officers freed of misbehaviour charges in November 2024 because of insufficient evidence demands their reinstatement. Attorney Renuka Rambhajan wrote to the acting Police Commissioner on February 20, calling on him to “immediately take steps to reinstate” them with full salary and benefits in their respective ranks. She also wants […]

The Privy Council has settled the issue of how Value Added Tax (VAT) is to be added to legal fees in Trinidad and Tobago. In a ruling on February 20, Lords Hodge, Briggs, Hamblen, Richards and Lady Rose upheld the appeal filed by attorneys for Bhagwantee Singh-Weekes, the mother of a 20-year-old man, Navin Singh, […]

Two men charged with a 2009 murder were freed on Wednesday after the State could offer no evidence against them. Prosecutors repeatedly failed to file the necessary application to admit the statements of its key witness, who has been dead for nearly 16 years. Before Justice Sherene Murray-Bailey were Randy “Saroop” Flemming, and Okachukwn “Chanka” […]

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) must restart its entire promotion process for officers seeking to advance from the rank of Inspector to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). On February 18, High Court judge Frank Seepersad delivered his decision in a lawsuit which challenged the promotion process for assistant superintendents of police. He also […]

A man who pleaded guilty to a drug-related offence will be referred to the Drug Treatment Court (DTC) as part of his ongoing rehabilitation, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Justices of Appeal Gillian Lucky, Mira Dean-Armorer and Carla Brown-Antoine allowed the man’s appeal, setting aside the 14-month custodial sentence imposed by a High Court […]

The High Court has granted the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) and its top officials permission to challenge the Salaries Review Commission’s (SRC) recommendations on their salaries. The PCA’s director, David West, and deputy director, Michelle Solomon-Baksh, argue the process was flawed and lacked proper consultation. Justice Frank Seepersad granted the two leave on February 17 […]