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Today, December 10, is trial day for a 49-year-old diabetic Trinidadian who is facing four Immigration charges. His lawyer had argued for his client’s matters to be treated with urgency as he is fearful that he may lose his limb or life as a result of an apparently continuously oozing injury and paralysis of the hand.  Lawyer, Grant Connell indicated on Wednesday at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court (KMC), that there was …

A man who said he has smoked marijuana since he was six years old, who got certification in training from the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) and was supported by activist Junior ‘Spirit’ Cottle in court, was acquitted on November 25 for possession of 16 pounds of cannabis with intent to supply. At the Serious Offences Court (SOC) last Thursday, Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne ruled that it would be “unsafe” to …

A man who said he has smoked marijuana since he was six years old, who got certification in training from the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) and was supported by activist Junior ‘Spirit’ Cottle in court, was acquitted on November 25 for possession of 16 pounds of cannabis with intent to supply. At the Serious Offences Court (SOC) last Thursday, Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne ruled that it would be “unsafe” to …

A man who said he has smoked marijuana since he was six years old, who got certification in training from the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) and was supported by activist Junior ‘Spirit’ Cottle in court, was acquitted on November 25 for possession of 16 pounds of cannabis with intent to supply. At the Serious Offences Court (SOC) last Thursday, Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne ruled that it would be “unsafe” to …

A 30-year-old farmer nabbed on a public road with a loaded firearm will spend two years and one month in prison for the crime. Jason Richards of Walvaroo was facing three charges, including possession of a .9mm Luger revolver, serial number 549.51951; five rounds of ammunition; and possession of an accessory of a firearm, a magazine, without a license. The police discovered illegal weaponry on Richards last Saturday, September 25, …