Author: Jada Loutoo

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 […]