Author: Jada Loutoo

ACTIVIST Ravi Balgobin Maharaj says he is disappointed by the Privy Council’s dismissal of his challenge to the extension of the Police Commissioner’s service. In a statement on December 19, Maharaj referred to a paragraph in the ruling in which the Privy Council concluded that section 75(a) of the Police Service Act did not include […]

A man who admitted he was remorseful for raping and robbing a French citizen in her St Augustine apartment in 2009 because his daughter was gang raped in the US after he committed the acts has been sentenced by the High Court. Justice Kathy Ann Waterman-Latchoo sentenced Nigel Linzie Carrington on December 18, after he […]

ATTORNEY General Reginald Armour, SC, says the State’s success in defending the challenge to the year-long extension of the Police Commissioner’s service demonstrates Cabinet’s commitment to the national interest. Armour commented on the Privy Council’s dismissal of a challenge by activist Ravi Balgobin-Maharaj of the validity of the extension of Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher’s service beyond […]

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 […]