In his Independence Day speech in 1962, our first prime minister, Dr Eric Williams, said our first responsibility as a country was the protection and promotion of our democracy. Many
The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.
ATTORNEY General (AG) Reginald Armour, SC, on Tuesday said he carried out his constitutional duty to properly consult the Chief Justice (CJ) on applicants to become senior counsel ("take silk") and in his own discretion went further to seek the input of the Law Association (LATT) which opted not to discuss but to instead call for a whole new process of approving new silks.
Sophia Chote, SC, immediate past president of the Law Association (LATT), has said the process for awarding the title of senior counsel ("silk") to lawyers ought to be reviewed.
Having spent millions of dollars on a Presidential COI into the 2020 elections, the big question is what exactly it achieved. The COI was clearly a PPP/C campaign script for future elections. All that was said and recommended is known for years and it was the PPPC that never acted on it.