COMMISSIONER of Police (CoP) Erla Harewood-Christopher will present a written report on the Brent Thomas affair within two weeks but declined to say if she had given permission to police officers to go to Barbados. Thomas, a gun dealer, was reportedly "abducted" from Barbados and returned to TT by the police. She spoke to Parliament's
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard has assured Parliament's Joint Select Committee (JSC) on National Security that he will avail himself at the next meeting in April. Gaspard was invited to appear before the JSC on Wednesday, but wrote to say he was unavailable , but would be available in April. The invitation was extended
NEW Commissioner of Police (COP) Erla Christopher defended $3.8m in extra duties earned by police officers in 2020, largely for Carnival, amid reports that event promoters complained of an escalation in costs, speaking at Parliament's Joint Select Committee (JSC) on National Security at Cabildo Chambers, Port of Spain. Committee member Randall Mitchell said the extra
NEW Commissioner of Police (CoP) Erla Christopher promised a reduction in murders by June, at her first public grilling by Parliament's Joint Select Committee (JSC) on National Security at Cabildo Chambers, Port of Spain, on the day TT recorded its 104th murder compared to 92 for the same period last year. Committee member Jayanti Lutchmedial
FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has boasted that this country examines far more shipping containers coming into the country than the US and Europe, and suggested that scanning more would be impractical for trade. Imbert issued a statement on Saturday in response to "business spokespersons who have complained about the current level of examination of containers