Author: Jada Loutoo

A 44-YEAR-OLD construction worker convicted of raping a tenant of his St James apartment in 2012 will remain in prison for a little over six years. Justice Kathy Ann Waterman-Latchoo sentenced Mark Calvahal on December 19. Calvahal was found guilty after a judge-only trial on December 9. Waterman-Latchoo began with a 12-year sentence, giving him […]

A COURT has approved the extradition of a US citizen arrested in October by US law enforcement and TT police to face charges of second-degree murder and firearm offences. Earlier this month, acting Chief Magistrate Christine Charles committed Anthony Regis-Ash, 24, for extradition after she said she was satisfied the US had met the requirements […]

A 23-year-old Venezuelan woman who was allegedly lured by a job advertisement on Facebook and was taken to Penal sought refuge in a stranger’s home after escaping captivity. According to initial police reports, the woman, of Cunupia, managed to escape three men who demanded $10,000 from her relatives for her release. She was assisted by […]

The High Court on Thursday reaffirmed a judgment against a former Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) employee, ordering her to repay a little over $.3 million to the Communications Workers Union(CWU). Anika Gaspard was ordered to repay the CWU $326,353.22 plus interest at five per cent annually. Gaspard was also directed to pay […]

A constable with the Ministry of Agriculture’s Praedial Larceny Squad is planning to sue the State and an ex-colleague for injuries he suffered in a traffic accident in August. Attorney Kiran Panday, for PC Matthew Diaz, 22, of Santa Cruz, issued a pre-action protocol letter on December 9, naming a former colleague and the State […]

A 44-YEAR-OLD construction worker has been convicted of raping a tenant of his St James apartment in 2012. He was found guilty by Justice Kathy Ann Waterman-Latchoo after a judge-only trial on December 9, and will be sentenced on December 16. According to the evidence presented at the trial by prosecutor Dylan Martin, the victim […]

For the first time in decades, a Caribbean jurist has sat on a Privy Council appeal. On December 9, Dame Janice Pereira, former chief justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), presided over an appeal from the Virgin Islands. In a statement on its website, the Privy Council said Pereira will take part in […]

THE State has been ordered to pay nearly $125,000 in compensation to landscaper Manohar Mahabir, who was seriously injured when a Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries vessel collided with his fishing boat in the Caroni Swamp in July 2017. High Court Master Sherlanne Pierre assessed damages after Mahabir secured a default judgment against the […]

TWO men from Princes Town sentenced to 14 days of simple imprisonment for disorderly conduct and using obscene language have appealed their sentences, claiming they were excessive. They filed the appeals on November 28. Eric Phillip, 63, and Paul Phillip, 30, pleaded guilty to the charges, while their relative Anthero Phillip, 28, pleaded not guilty. […]

THE State has agreed to pay $78,880 in damages, interest, and costs to Tunapuna mechanic Kevon Bascombe for his wrongful arrest and false imprisonment in 2020. The settlement was finalised on November 28 and compensates Bascombe for a nearly 12-hour detention at the Tunapuna Police Station on June 11, 2020. Bascombe was arrested in connection […]