Author: Jada Loutoo

As Trinidad and Tobago gears up for the vibrant celebrations of Carnival 2025, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a firm reminder to all drone operators that specific no-fly zones will be enforced to ensure public safety and smooth aerial operations. In a statement on February 15, the police advised of the designated no-fly […]

Two men were arrested, three firearms and quantities of ammunition and narcotics were seized during anti-crime exercises in the South Western and Eastern divisions ovwe the weekend. Police said on February 15, around 7.40 pm in the Point Fortin district, officers went to Seventh Street, Techier Village, where they saw a group of men in […]

Freedom Law Chambers has launched legal action against the Attorney General and state enterprise Paria Fuel Trading Company Ltd for their refusal to provide information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on legal fees. In two separate FOIA requests — one from social activist Ravi Balgobin Maharaj to the Attorney General’s Office, and […]

A High Court judge has precluded the prosecution in an ongoing criminal trial from relying on evidence from absent witnesses. The court’s ruling brings into sharp focus application of the criminal proceeding rules in the trial process. Since the trial is ongoing, the names of the accused will not be published to protect the integrity […]

The Privy Council has dismissed an appeal by the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), ruling that the THA does not have the legal authority to enter into Build-Own-Lease-Transfer (BOLT) arrangements for construction projects using funds from the Tobago House of Assembly Fund without the approval of the Minister of Finance and Cabinet. The ruling was […]

A CLASSIC case of “financial grooming by a quintessential financial sociopath” was the description of the case by the attorney representing a company seeking to recover $7 million in funds paid to a contractor for a construction project that allegedly did not materialise. Attorney Jagdeo Singh used the description in an opening statement at the […]

POLITICAL Leader of the Progressive Empowerment Party Phillip Edward Alexander has lost his appeal of a judge’s order that he pay Finance Minister Colm Imbert $525,000 in damages for defamation. In an oral ruling on February 12, Justices of Appeal Mark Mohammed, Ronnie Boodoosingh and Geoffrey Henderson held Justice Jacqueline Wilson’s findings were “unassailable.” Imbert […]

A Belmont landscaper has lost his challenge against the decision of the deputy chief magistrate to deny him bail on ammunition charges. Justice Joan Charles dismissed Afiba Guerra’s judicial review claim on February 7. Guerra filed a judicial review application challenging a decision by acting Deputy Chief Magistrate Brian Dabideen to deny him bail under […]

The Court of Appeal has begun hearing appeals filed by Financial Investigations Unit (FIU) director Nigel Stoddard and the Attorney General against a High Court ruling that found the FIU acted unconstitutionally in an attempt to access private banking information of former police commissioner Gary Griffith and his wife Nicole Dyer-Griffith. The appeal also challenges […]

ATTORNEYS for Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher were expected to approach the High Court early on February 5 after the Police Service Commission (PSC) declined to rescind her suspension. Newsday understands apart from the PSC’s acknowledgement of the pre-action protocol letter on January 4, at 11 pm the commission sent a second response to Harewood-Christopher. […]