Independent senator and psychiatrist Dr Varma Deyalsingh says he has been a victim of crime five times. He said he will strongly support any policy or legislation to enact stand your ground defence by citizens. There has been comment and discussions ever since Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar promised to introduce legislation for stand your ground…
TWO students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) were yesterday placed on bonds to be of good behaviour for one year after they reappeared in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court, charged with possession of marijuana. Another UWI student who also pleaded guilty to the criminal offence was reprimanded and discharged. They were…
Derek Achong A criminal defence attorney for two of the men accused of murdering former Independent Senator Dana Seetahal, SC, was yesterday forced to withdraw from the case because of a disagreement with his clients over a call for the recusal of the magistrate presiding over the preliminary inquiry. Senior Magistrate Indrani Cedeno was expected…
The High Court will on Tuesday hear a habeas corpus writ brought on behalf of the 21-year-old Venezuelan woman who said she was raped and beaten by Coast Guard officers at the Heliport in Chaguaramas. After the alleged assault, she stated in an application to the court that she was taken from the facility and…
High Court Judge Prakash Moosai yesterday granted a stay of execution of the order of Justice Ricky Rahim on Tuesday `that no longer restrains National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds from deporting 64 Venezuelan migrants—some of whom currently remain detained at the Chaguaramas Heliport. In handing down the virtual ruling following an appeal brought by the…
In recent times, the crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has reached alarming levels. A striking example of this is the case of Christopher Hughes, a white Canadian YouTuber who, within two weeks of his arrival on the island, managed to locate and videotape some of the most notorious gang members. His actions have…
THE Canadian High Commission says it is “aware of the detention” of a Canadian national in Trinidad and Tobago. Canadian YouTuber Christopher “Chris Must List” Hughes remains in police custody after his arrest on May 28. A travel vlogger and self-proclaimed journalist, the 45-year-old documents gang culture and violence in several countries. In many of…
ATTORNEY Criston J Williams, who represents Canadian YouTuber Christopher “Chris Must List” Hughes, claims his client was not afforded due process when he was arrested last week. Hughes was charged with sedition on May 29. “When my client was arrested I can say that the normal processes were – well, no due process was afforded,”…
CANADIAN YouTuber Christopher “Chris Must List” Hughes says he will now defend himself in court as he cannot afford to pay his legal fees. Hughes claimed on August 21, he was told he had two days to pay US$40,000 for just two court hearings. However, his former lead attorney Pamela Elder, SC, says this is…
A chef who could no longer work after she fell and broke her wrist has settled her negligence lawsuit against the Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre. Lawyers for Phillipa Nottingham and the hotel came to the settlement as her lawsuit was set to go on trial before Justice Frank Seepersad at the Waterfront Judicial Centre…
