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No claim as yet by Manning for more leave

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - UP to yesterday afternoon, no additional medical leave from Parliament had been requested by San Fernando East Member of Parliament Patrick Manning, according to a source close to House Speaker Wade Mark.
Yesterday was the end of the six-week extension granted to Manning, who has been away from Parliament for more than a year.

‘Let Warner feel full brunt of the law’

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - A new report coming out of world football’s governing body FIFA could present another obstacle to Jack Warner’s political campaign. Head of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee Domenico Scala was yesterday quoted by Reuters as saying that both Warner, former FIFA vice- president; and his general secretary, Chuck Blazer, “should face the full force of the law for their alleged misdemeanours during the two decades that they ran the confederation”.

Cops request Rowley’s computer

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The saga of “emailgate” continues to unfold as Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley was asked on Tuesday to hand over his computer by police officers. Rowley told them he was willing to assist with the investigations but also asked the police to put in writing the basis for their request. The request came from Inspector Sylvester of the IT (information technology) department of the Police Service. Sylvester was one of three officers who met with the Opposition Leader on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mervyn Richardson led the interview.

No blacklist, says French envoy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - French Ambassador Jacques Sturm said yesterday that there was no “blacklist”. “What you have heard about is a list that comes from the France Development Bank (AFD). It is working list for banking procedures. It is not an official list of the French government,” he said. AFD is the financial institution and the major implementing agency for France’s official development assistance to developing countries and overseas territories.

Dookeran: Wrong to blacklist T&T

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - There is no basis for the “blacklisting” of Trinidad and Tobago by France, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Dookeran and Minister of Finance Larry Howai said yesterday. In a statement Howai said: “I question the legitimacy of this categorisation of Trinidad and Tobago and I consider that there are no grounds for including Trinidad and Tobago on such a list. Dookeran said the country was deeply concerned.

China President visits Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – China’s President Xi Jingping arrives in Trinidad on Friday for a three-day visit during which he will meet with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders. The visit follows that of the United States Vice President Joe Biden earlier this week and according to a Chinese Embassy statement it is to “further increase political trust and consolidate friendship and cooperation with the entire region”.

Trinidad and Tobago accedes to 1980 Hague Convention

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago says it has acceded to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects on International Child Abduction. The Convention, also known as The Hague Abduction Convention, is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that provides an expeditious method to return a child internationally abducted by a parent from one member nation to another.

Kamla: US deportees linked to T&T crime surge

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar pointed to the relationship between criminal deportees and increased crime and violence in Trinidad and Tobago and the rest of the Caribbean in yesterday’s discussions with United States Vice-President Joe Biden. The Prime Minister noted that one of the major problems being experienced was that many of the criminal deportees would have left the region prior to adulthood and do not have ties to the countries to which they have been deported. In this context, Persad-Bissessar suggested to the US vice-president that increased focus should b

Banks in T&T working with US to beat tax evasion

(Trinidad Express) Local banks are on track to being compliant with US tax legislation, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), by next year’s deadline, Bankers’ Association president David Dulal-Whiteway said yesterday. FATCA was enacted in the US Congress in 2010 and is part of that country’s effort to combat tax evasion by US citizens holding overseas investments. “US taxation rules require US citizens pay taxes on worldwide income regardless of where they are.
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