Derek Achong

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Reporter at Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

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Erla cleared of wrongdoing in sniper rifles case

4 days ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the importation of two sniper rifles for the Strategic Services Agency (SSA). The outcome of the probe was announced by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard, SC, in a press release late yesterday evening.
Judge lifts Chaguaramas Museum’s injunction against CDA

5 days ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

The Chaguaramas Military History and Aerospace Museum (CMHAM) may have to find a new home. Delivering a decision yesterday evening, High Court Judge Joan Charles lifted an injunction allowing the museum to remain at its location along the Western Main Road in Chaguaramas, which was obtained after the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) sought to evict it in late February.
Cabinet to decide on lawsuit by former Central Bank governor

5 days ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] new Cabinet has been given time to decide its position on a lawsuit brought by former Central Bank governor Jwala Rambarran seeking information relative to his termination by the former government in 2015. After he was fired by the then-Cabinet based on the advice of former finance minister Colm Imbert, Rambarran sought the information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which he claimed he needed to pursue a wrongful dismissal case.
Coast Guard officer to sue CoP over decade-long delay in deciding FUL

1 week ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

DEREK ACHONGSenior [email protected] Coast Guard officer from St Joseph has been granted permission to sue the Office of the Police Commissioner over a decade-long delay in deciding his firearm user’s licence (FUL) application. On Tuesday, High Court Judge Karen Reid granted the officer, whose name was withheld due to personal safety concerns, leave to pursue his judicial review lawsuit over the delay.
Cops challenge transfer from elite police unit

1 week ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] pair of police officers have been given the all clear to pursue a lawsuit over being transferred from an elite tactical unit after being interrogated over police uniforms that went missing from an office.
PCA directors to challenge Cabinet decision over SRC salary cut recommendation

1 week ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] newly appointed Cabinet will have a say in a lawsuit from the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) challenging a recommendation from the Salaries Review Commission (SRC) to reduce the salaries of its next director and deputy director.
State to pay $3M to siblings charged with murder

1 week ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] State has been ordered to pay over $3 million in compensation for breaching the constitutional rights of a pair of siblings from Diego Martin, who were remanded to adult prison facilities after being charged with murder along with two adults. In May 2021, the United Kingdom-based Privy Council upheld the final appeal of Sasha and Brian Seepersad and remitted the issue of compensation to the local courts.
Court to rule on Erla’s lawsuit challenging suspension May 12

1 week ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher will learn the fate of her lawsuit challenging her suspension by the Police Service Commission (PolSC) on May 12. When High Court Judge Christopher Sieuchand held a case management conference in early March, he reserved April 15 to deliver his judgment but it was subsequently deferred.
Judgment reserved in Carnival terror plot lawsuit

2 weeks ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior ReporterA San Juan man will have to wait several months to learn the fate of his lawsuit over being detained by the police for a week as part of a probe into an alleged plot to disrupt Carnival celebrations in 2018. High Court Judge Robin Mohammed promised to deliver his judgment in Tariq Mohammed’s case by October 29 after presiding over a virtual trial between Tuesday and yesterday and setting deadlines for filing submissions.
Methanex emerges victorious in $28M tax case

3 weeks ago | guardian.co.tt | Derek Achong

Senior [email protected] Methanol producer, Methanex, has emerged victorious in its protracted legal battle over being accused of evading over TT$28 million in taxes on dividends it paid for 2007. Delivering a judgment yesterday, five Law Lords of the United Kingdom-based Privy Council upheld Methanex Trinidad (Titan) Unlimited’s final appeal against the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR).