Newsday Editorial Wednesday, December 26 2007 Suppose you were a defendant in a court case and, when you went to trial, you discovered that the judge was the employee of the plaintiff? In such a scenario, the judge would have no choice but to recuse himself. It would not matter if he argued that his … Continue reading Questions for Mr Sinanan
Saturday, September 22 2007 www.newsday.co.tt Suspended Chief Justice Sat Sharma insisted yesterday that he did nothing wrong when he spoke about the Basdeo Panday integrity trial to Chief Magistrate Sherman Mc Nicolls last year. Sharma told the three-member tribunal that he was a man of integrity. Sharma is being cross- examined by Stanley Marcus SC, … Continue reading Sharma: I did nothing wrong
By Francis Joseph www.newsday.co.tt Wednesday, September 19 2007 CHIEF MAGISTRATE Sherman Mc Nicolls stated quite emphatically yesterday that he never took a bribe from anyone in Trinidad and Tobago. “Ask anyone if they ever offered me a bribe, or gave me a bribe. Not a single one in this country can say I asked for … Continue reading Sherman Mc Nicolls: I never took a bribe
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe August 19, 2007 One expected something new and refreshing when Winston Dookeran entered the political area and announced that “new politics” were the order of the day. In his attempt to offer an alternative to the PNM and UNC one felt that there would have been a stricter adherence to … Continue reading Winston Dookeran’s New Politics
Millionaire businessman dies By Laurel V Williams Friday, August 10 2007 Millionaire businessman Jack Ramoutarsingh….MULTI-MILLIONAIRE entrepreneur Jack Ramoutarsingh, 62, died of a heart attack yesterday at Surgi-Med Clinic in San Fernando — two days after he was admitted at the clinic after suffering chest problems. Grieving relatives and close family friends consoled each other outside … Continue reading T&T’s ‘Steel King’ dies
By Francis Joseph www.newsday.co.tt Thursday, August 2 2007 DEVANT MAHARAJ, a senior employee of the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) has won another court battle relating to his job. In a 56-page judgment delivered by Justice James Aboud on Tuesday, the court declared that Maharaj was a victim of unfair treatment by the Statutory Authorities … Continue reading Judge: Devant Maharaj was treated unfairly
By Leiselle Maraj newsday.co.tt Friday, July 13 2007 The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has listed Trinidad and Tobago among ten countries in the world which abuse Hindus’ human rights in its third annual Hindu human rights report for 2006 published on Wednesday. The HAF is a non-profit, non-partisan human rights group, “promoting the Hindu and … Continue reading Hindus under attack in TT
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe July 11, 2007 The University of the West Indies (UWI) at St. Augustine has awarded Miss Camini Maharj a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree for a position she does not hold and in a field that does not exist. UWI’s website describes Miss Marajh as an “investigations editor” and tells … Continue reading Dr. Camini Marajh, D.Litt?
By Rosemary Ekosso www.ekosso.com July 11, 2007 Ingredients Warmongering An innate sense of racial superiority Landgrabbing A god complex. Method Start in 17th and 18th century First, uproot people from their homeland Enslave them or otherwise press them into demeaning service Then ignore them until a rich and powerful country wants their land Next, turn … Continue reading The Chagos islands: the British government’s recipe for dehumanisation
July 08, 2007 www.guardian.co.tt An Afro-Trinidadian Hindu man has complained about a High Court judge whom he said “rolled up his eyes” and “shook his head” when the man asked to be sworn in on the Bhagavad Gita before he gave evidence in a court case. Presley Roberts, 40, in a letter dated June 5, … Continue reading Afro-Trini Hindu charges bias against judge