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$10m to be borrowed to fix flaws in social services

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE government is set to borrow $10 million from the Inter-American Development Bank to correct serious flaws in the Ministry of Social Services and its various assistance programmes for

52 years in jail for Maxo Tido

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net FORMER death row inmate and murder convict Maxo Tido spent the first night of his new 52-year sentence at Her Majesty's Fox Hill prison last night after being resentenced for killing 16

$10m to be borrowed to fix flaws in social services

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE government is set to borrow $10 million from the Inter-American Development Bank to correct serious flaws in the Ministry of Social Services and its various assistance programmes for

52 years in jail for Maxo Tido

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net FORMER death row inmate and murder convict Maxo Tido spent the first night of his new 52-year sentence at Her Majesty's Fox Hill prison last night after being resentenced for killing 16

MAN CHARGED WITH $4,000 THEFT

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with the theft of nearly $4,000 from a service station where he worked. Delano Marc, 20, of Augusta Street, appeared befo

Man admits guilt over death threats

Man admits guilt over death threats ACCUSED arsonist Colin Bastian was remanded to Her Majesty's Prison after appearing in court yesterday. Bastian, 51, of Camilla Way, West Bay Street, is accused of intentionally and unlawfully setting fire to the 16-ro

Police close down private school

Police close down private school By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net POLICE say they were forced to shut down a private school after information was received that the owner did not have the required documents to operate the institution. Yesterday

Man admits guilt over death threats

Man admits guilt over death threats ACCUSED arsonist Colin Bastian was remanded to Her Majesty's Prison after appearing in court yesterday. Bastian, 51, of Camilla Way, West Bay Street, is accused of intentionally and unlawfully setting fire to the 16-ro

Police close down private school

Police close down private school By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net POLICE say they were forced to shut down a private school after information was received that the owner did not have the required documents to operate the institution. Yesterday

Man admits guilt over death threats

Man admits guilt over death threats ACCUSED arsonist Colin Bastian was remanded to Her Majesty's Prison after appearing in court yesterday. Bastian, 51, of Camilla Way, West Bay Street, is accused of intentionally and unlawfully setting fire to the 16-ro

Police close down private school

Police close down private school By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net POLICE say they were forced to shut down a private school after information was received that the owner did not have the required documents to operate the institution. Yesterday

defendant dies before fraud case ruling

defendant dies before fraud case ruling By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net AFTER delaying her ruling in a $100 million attempted fraud case because one of the accused was ill, Magistrate Guillimina Archer handed down a g

defendant dies before fraud case ruling

defendant dies before fraud case ruling By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net AFTER delaying her ruling in a $100 million attempted fraud case because one of the accused was ill, Magistrate Guillimina Archer handed down a g

defendant dies before fraud case ruling

defendant dies before fraud case ruling By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net AFTER delaying her ruling in a $100 million attempted fraud case because one of the accused was ill, Magistrate Guillimina Archer handed down a g

Gun, drugs finds lead to number of arrests by police

Gun, drugs finds lead to number of arrests by police By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net POLICE detained four men and a boy for questioning over the weekend in connection with stealing, armed robbery and illegal firearm in

Embassy concern over prison death

Embassy concern over prison death By Lamech Johnson Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE US Embassy has expressed its concern after an American citizen died while on remand at Fox Hill Prison. Married father-of-two Steve DeGruiter died i

Gun, drugs finds lead to number of arrests by police

Gun, drugs finds lead to number of arrests by police By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net POLICE detained four men and a boy for questioning over the weekend in connection with stealing, armed robbery and illegal firearm in

Embassy concern over prison death

Embassy concern over prison death By Lamech Johnson Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE US Embassy has expressed its concern after an American citizen died while on remand at Fox Hill Prison. Married father-of-two Steve DeGruiter died i

Suspect shot after bus gunfight

Suspect shot after bus gunfight A GUNFIGHT on a bus ended when police shot a 20-year-old man and took him into custody. An early morning tip-off led officers to stop a jitney on Robinson Road. The caller said a man had been seen with a handgun on the bus

Paedophile to challenge verdict

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net FORMER teacher and convicted paedophile Andre Birbal will return to the Court of Appeal today to contest the conviction and sentence handed down to him last year. The matter, which is bef