By Stephen Kangal June 22, 2017 HM The Queen relinquished the pomp, colour and pageantry that is symbolic and synonymous with the ceremonial State opening of the Palace of Westminster after the June 8 elections. Her Majesty assumed an unusual, low-keyed civilian profile dressed in an EU-blue day outfit to send a further message of … Continue reading Minus Sceptre and Crown The Queen Opens British Parliament
By Stephen Kangal June 09, 2017 The Minister of Finance had pulled out of a hat a May 22nd deadline for the submission of the illegal return forms(VRF’s) to the offices of the Valuation Division. He had further compounded the debacle by extending it to June 5 because Cabinet decided so. Since when Cabinet has … Continue reading Looking for the justification of the May 22/June 5 Deadlines?
By Jada Loutoo June 07 2017 – newsday.co.tt NOTHING stands in the way of President Anthony Carmona swearing in two new judges to the High Court. In a unanimous decision yesterday, Justices of Appeal Allan Mendonca, Nolan Bereaux and Peter Rajkumar said they were satisfied the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) was properly constituted. … Continue reading GO AHEAD AND SWEAR
By Stephen Kangal June 02, 2017 Upon his return to T&T after the Chilean visit the Prime Minister made the following comment on the property tax issue: “…On the current property tax legal battle, Rowley reiterated that his Government “will respect what goes on in the courts but I think, as PM, you’ll allow me … Continue reading Since when the Courts are Playgrounds?
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe May 29, 2017 PART 2 Sooner rather than later I am going to ask Reggie Dumas to take the Trinidad and Tobago Government (T&T G) to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their wanton destruction of historic sites in our country. In September of last year the ICC sentenced Ahmad … Continue reading A Brek-UP, Brek-DOWN Society – Part 2
By Stephen Kangal May 27, 2017 I read the statement issued by RC Archbishop Harris and a Guardian article penned by SC Koylass both making a misguided and ill-founded case for the collection of the Property tax outside of the the scope of the relevant legislation and quite favourable to the person who seemed to … Continue reading Harris and Koylass Recruited to Lobby for Doomed Property Tax
By Stephen Kangal May 19, 2017 A determination of the intention of the Executive and the Legislature as expressed in the time-tabling of the implementation of Act No 18 of 2009 is pivotal to the interpretation of the legislation as well as whether the Act has lapsed through non-implementation and non-observance of the dated law. … Continue reading Time-Tabling by the Executive and Legislature in the Property Act
By Jada Loutoo May 13 2017 – newsday.co.tt AN ALL out attack has been launched against Government on the implementation of the property tax. In separate strikes, legal letters were fired off yesterday by a battery of lawyers representing three landowners threatening to take Government to court for what has been described as an “ambush” … Continue reading PROPERTY TAX IN COURT
By Stephen Kangal May 14, 2017 Since the current discussions began on the yet to be known illegal implementation date of Act No 18 of 2009 Prime Minister Rowley has never uttered anything sensible and correct on this issue. He has never read the two mutually inclusive Acts No 17 and 18. He is at … Continue reading Rowley Erratic on Property Tax Provisions
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe May 10, 2017 “Grâce à Dieu [Thank God!]” many French people cried when it was announced that Emmanuel Macron had trounced Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential election. Aware of the great divide in his society (Le Pen received 34 percent of the votes), Macron declared in his victory speech: … Continue reading Choisir La France (Choose France)