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FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert has boasted that this country examines far more shipping containers coming into the country than the US and Europe, and suggested that scanning more would be impractical for trade. Imbert issued a statement on Saturday in response to "business spokespersons who have complained about the current level of examination of containers

A HIGH COURT judge has dismissed an objection by two businessmen to a decision by the Comptroller of the Customs and Excise Division to give international sportswear manufacturer Nike time to pursue a lawsuit over counterfeit goods.

WITH most of this year's 555 murders executed by illegal firearms, the Customs and Excise Division was grilled over the influx of these weapons mostly via lawful ports of entry, at a sitting of Parliament's Joint Select Committee (JSC) on National Security on Wednesday.

Police seized 16 high-powered rifles, five pistols, several thousand rounds of ammunition and $2.6M worth of marijuana at a bond in Central Trinidad on Friday. Acting Commissioner of Police McDonald Jabob, in a statement on Saturday, said the seiz

By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com The high-profile case where three people are accused of committing fraud against the Customs & Excise Division has been pushed back for another month. Early in August, Customs officer Joesine Christian and brokers Rowan Matthew and Foston George were jointly charged with conspiracy to defraud in…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –Police say they will leave no stone unturned as they investigate the murder of nine- year-old Jamal Modeste in Chaguanas, Central Trinidad, on Saturday night. “Over the y...

Police seized 16 high-powered rifles, five pistols, several thousand rounds of 7.62 ammunition and, $2.6 million worth of marijuana during an exercise in Central Trinidad on Friday night.

Two men facing charges of conspiracy to import controlled drugs and money laundering have been granted $1.5 million bail.

By Carlena Knight carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com    With redevelopment work at the country's main seaport now complete, plans are now being put in place to ensure that adequate arrangements are made to cover the additional operations. Port Manager Darwin Telemaque explained that they have had to begun making provisions to bring on…

By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com The redevelopment work at the country’s main seaport has been completed. This is according to Port Manager Darwin Telemaque who made the revelation on state media yesterday. “Yesterday, I received instructions from my Chairman Senator Mary Claire Hurst who received instructions from the Prime Minister Gaston…