“[…] Constables Keron George, Hendron Moses, and Juvon White were charged today, Thursday 18th June 2020, by officers of the Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC. “This after PSB officers concluded a comprehensive investigation into a report surrounding an incident …
Read More »CRFP: ‘1797 was the last time anyone cared what the Spanish had to say here’
“[…] 1797 was the last time anyone cared what the Spanish had to say here but who could ignore the sheer arrogance and entitlement of this idolatrous ambassador to ask us to remain backward while his own country is moving forward, confronting its past to free its future…” The following …
Read More »NWU: Healthcare workers ready to rumble, outstanding arrears and staff shortages create tipping point
“[…] At the San Fernando General Hospital, the nurse to patient ratio is close to one nurse to twenty-two patients and this has been made worse since the advent of the Teaching Hospital. “Now the Covid situation has further depleted staff, as some medical personnel have been assigned to the …
Read More »A ‘replica’ of John-Williams! United TTFA turns on president Wallace, calls general meeting
“[…] This pattern of behaviour is unacceptable. It is unilateral. It exceeds the constitutional limits to the president’s authority. “It is deceptive and deeply disappointing. And it replicates the performance of former president David John-Williams…” The following press statement on the actions of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace—in …
Read More »Remove monuments of hate and ‘racist barbaric adventure’, CRFP targets Columbus again
“[…] Germany […] has several statues of Adolf Hitler by the renowned British sculptor Arnold Brecker. Absolutely no one in their right mind believes that these should be put back on public display because Hitler was part of their history. “There is a clear understanding that he represents something that …
Read More »Policemen, soldiers charged for allegedly bullying homeless man during Covid lockdown
“[…] Police officers, Anthony Alert and Kadeem Cadiz, and soldiers, Kevin Rawlins and Dane Williams, […] were charged after investigations were conducted into an incident that occurred on 29 March 2020. “The men, who were in uniform and on patrol in a marked police vehicle, on the night in question, …
Read More »MSJ: Where are the long-promised police body cameras, Gary?
“[…] There continues to be the anguish of citizens who claim that the police are executing persons in their community, whilst the police claim otherwise. “The people of Trinidad and Tobago need to know the truth and we just cannot take the police’s statement as fact when we have had …
Read More »Dear editor: Water polo complaints are ‘unsubstantiated’ and false; ASATT fires back
“The author alleges that: ‘[…] national swim teams pay nothing for their training there. How is it that a national team of one discipline has to pay to use the facility, while another discipline’s national team, under the same federation, has no cost?’ “[…] Notably, use of the National Aquatic …
Read More »NWU: Heritage about to bite the dust; how gov’t put T&T’s ‘jewel’ back into foreign hands
“The assets of Heritage are in a bad way… Years of poor maintenance has taken its toll. “[…] The recent rupture of tank no 27 in Point Fortin during pressure testing and the resultant flow into surrounding areas of 600,000 gallons of water and some hydrocarbon residue, causing respiratory problems …
Read More »Dear editor: Aquatics injustice! ASATT prioritises swimming to water polo’s detriment
“[…] How is it that a national team of one discipline has to pay to use the facility, while another discipline’s national team, under the same federation, has no cost? “[…] There is probably nothing more heart breaking for water polo players and parents than to see the Minister of …
Read More »Griffith: Only dinosaurs don’t back Fenwick and think they know Covid laws better than me
“The identical training programme for our national team—having them train in pockets, etc—is being conducted by almost every English Premier League team, as is being done by [Terry] Fenwick; and the restrictions were similar. “Likewise, other national teams in Concacaf have also commenced such training, as they want to have …
Read More »TTPS probe ‘cap snatching’ incident at TTBLM protest and will consider charges
“An investigation has been launched into an incident at the Queen’s Park Savannah last Monday in which the cap of a police officer was snatched by a civilian. “A formal report was made by the police officer, who is attached to the Municipal Police Department…” The following statement related to …
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