The Prime Minister says his government has reluctantly accepted the opposition’s proposal of a 2 and a half year sunset clause for the Anti Gang Legislation. Continue reading
PM says government has reluctantly accepted Opposition’s proposal of a 2 and a half year sunset clause for the Anti Gang Legislation
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Jamaican manufacturers to approach Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission after accusing T&T of “dumping” flour onto local market
Jamaican manufacturers say they intend to approach the island’s Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission after accusing their Trinidad and Tobago counterparts of “dumping” flour onto the local market.
Dumping is a kind of predatory pricing, when manufacturers export a product to another country at a price below the normal price.
The general manager of Seprod Limited Richard Pandohie told the financial Gleaner Newspaper Jamaica is getting dumped products out of Trinidad.
He said his company has approached Jamaica Flour Mills to go as an industry to complain to the anti-dumping commission about the situation because they are causing material damage to the industry on the island.
The paper quoted JF Mills general manager, Ralston Nembhard, as saying that the local industry had started noticing the situation prior to the Christmas season last year.
Mr. Nembhard said there has been a large influx of Trinidad flour at seemingly extraordinary prices, so industry players are definitely going in the direction of bringing an action against that.
He said in their own home market in Trinidad flour sells for about us$38 per 45-kilogram bag, so the difference between what they sell in their own market and what they sell in Jamaica is substantial, especially when the obvious freight cost from Trinidad up to Jamaica is taken into account.
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Call for new legislation at Bureau of Standards to make it more effective
There is a call for new legislation to make the Bureau of Standards more effective. Continue reading
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29-year-old man sentenced to 2 years for having sex with a 12-year-old girl in 2009
Two years hard labour for a 29-year-old man who pleaded guilty to having sex with a 12-year-old girl.
His name is Randy Williams.
Yesterday Justice Gillian Lucky issued a strong warning to those who have the intention of committing such crimes.
She said these acts would not be tolerated.
The offence is said to have taken place between February 28th and April 1st 2009 in the Aranguez area.
In his statement Mr. Williams said the girl told him she was 15 going on 16-years-old.
But justice lucky reminded Mr. Williams that having sexual intercourse with someone older than 14 but not yet 16 was also an offence.
Justice Lucky said there has to be a high level of responsibility when one is embarking on sexual relations.
She said there must be due diligence.
So far this year there have been thirty reports of child sexual assault in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Child Protection Unit of the Police Service yesterday said for all of 2017 there were 244 such reports, which was an increase of about 22 percent from the previous year.
Sgt. Michelle Lewis of the unit said from May 2015 to present 552 people were arrested and charged with offences against children under the Children’s Act.
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Ministry of Works and Transport trying to determine the cause of landslides on the Lady Young
Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan, says his Ministry is trying to determine the cause of landslides that left the Lady Young Road impassable. Continue reading
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Human rights campaigner in UK supports Mr. Johnson’s bid for asylum
Human rights campaigner in the United Kingdom, Peter Tatchell is supporting Mr. Johnson’s bid to get asylum. Continue reading
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Health Minister says no need to worry about Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease in T&T
There are 22 cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Trinidad and Tobago so far this year. Continue reading
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Another murder in Morvant
Rodney Gopaul is shot and killed in Morvant. Continue reading
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Rise in crime in this country raised at Caricom Heads of Government meeting
The rise in crime and violence in this country has been raised at the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Caricom Heads of Government in Haiti. Continue reading
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Storm system caused flooding, hail and high winds in central and southern US…at least 5 people killed
At least five people have been killed as a strong storm system caused flooding, hail and high winds in central and southern US States over the weekend. Continue reading
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