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On Thursday, 22 September, join the DNA’s Candidate in St. John’s City South, Roland Timothy for the first in a series of Townhall Meetings.

The meeting will begin at 7 PM at the Ovals Basketball Court and will feature a panel of DNA Candidates who will be speaking on the plans and policies surrounding Decentralization of Government, Economic Diversification, the Cost of Living, Youth Justice and more.

Timothy noted, “I am beyond delighted to present myself to the people of St. John’s City South as their next Member of Parliament ending decades of neglect and disrespect. This Townhall meeting, and those that will follow, will focus on hearing from the people, sharing our plans and building relationships that will ensure a better St. John’s City South and a better Antigua and Barbuda.”

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Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh. – Photo by Ayanna Kinsale

HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has said the weekly scheduled press conferences hosted by his ministry have come to an end.

In recent months the virtual press conferences were held at 11 am on Wednesdays and aired on TTT. Officials provided information about the spread of covid19 in the country and answered questions from the media and the public.

During the height of covid19 in TT, press conferences were held daily. This was then reduced to Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Speaking at Wednesday’s press conference, Deyalsingh said it would be the last “of the series of press conference we’ve been having for the past two and a half years.

“Of course, if there are any developments that we need to come to you with, or that (are) concerning the public, we will hold a press conference at the Ministry of Health.”

He thanked the media, the public and healthcare workers.

“Today is a bit sad, but it’s a necessary thing because at the Ministry of Health, we want to move on to dealing with a lot of other issues, like our blood donation drive, our NCDs (non-communicable diseases), mental health and so on. So we need to reprioritise and refocus.”

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A prison officer who was slashed on the chest with a broken razorblade by a prisoner will receive $70,000 for his physical and mental distress.

In a recent ruling, Justice Betsy Ann Lambert-Peterson ruled in favour of Sean George, who sued the State for negligence arising out of the June 28, 2015, incident at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca.

In addition to the $70,000 in general damages, the judge also ordered the State to pay interest, as well as the cost of George’s psychologist’s fees and his legal costs.

George was represented by attorneys Jared Jagroo and Cheyenne Lugo. The State was represented by attorneys Savitri Maharaj, Monica Smith and Vandana Ramadhar.

In his lawsuit, George said he was on duty at the L Division of the MSP when a prisoner refused to comply with his instructions to leave a cell for a search.

As he trieed to remove the prisoner, there was a scuffle and two other prison officers had to assist. The inmate threatened to kill George with a pen.

While he was being treated for a cut to his chin, the inmate, who was also taken to the infirmary for treatment, lunged at him and slashed him in the chest with a broken razorblade.

Other officers eventually restrained the prisoner, but he still threatened to “deal with” George.

His witness statement said he heard the inmate say, “We will find you out dey, Mr George, and we will deal with you. Allyuh does be easy to find, Just know this ain’t finish yet and I not going to stop till you dead.”

George was cut on the chest and neck and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

At the trial, five prison officers testified for the State.

In her ruling, the judge said she took judicial notice of George’s injuries from the broken blade and also held the prisoner was not properly searched before being taken to the infirmary.

In its defence, the State maintained proper procedures were followed while the inmate was being escorted for treatment.

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New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, DC.

Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Trump Organisation. Trump’s three eldest children, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric Trump, were also named as defendants, along with two longtime company executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney.

The lawsuit seeks to strike at the core of what made Trump famous, taking a blacklight to the image of wealth and opulence he’s embraced throughout his career — first as a real estate developer, then as a reality TV host on ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘Celebrity Apprentice’, and later as president.

James, a Democrat, announced details of the lawsuit at a news conference on Wednesday. The case showed up on a court docket Wednesday morning.

“Donald Trump falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself, and cheat the system, thereby cheating all of us,” James said at the news conference.

The goal, the attorney general’s office has said, was to burnish Trump’s billionaire image and the value of his properties when doing so gave him an advantage while playing down the value of assets at other times for tax purposes.

James is seeking to remove the Trumps from businesses engaged in the alleged fraud and wants an independent monitor appointed for no less than five years to oversee the Trump Organisation’s compliance, financial reporting, valuations and disclosures to lenders, insurers and tax authorities.

She is seeking to replace the current trustees of Trump’s revocable trust, which controls his business interests, with independent trustees, to bar Trump and the Trump Organisation from entering into commercial real estate acquisitions for five years, from obtaining loans from banks in New York for five years and permanently bar Trump and his three eldest children from serving as an officer or director in any New York corporation or similar business entity registered and/or licensed in New York State.

She also seeks to permanently bar Weisselberg and McConney from serving in the financial control function of any New York corporation or similar business entity registered and/or licensed in New York State.

James said her investigation uncovered potential criminal violations, including falsifying business records, issuing false financial statements, insurance fraud, conspiracy and bank fraud. She said her office is referring those findings to federal prosecutors and the Internal Revenue Service.

Alina Habba, an attorney for Trump, said the lawsuit “is neither focused on the facts nor the law — rather, it is solely focused on advancing the Attorney General’s political agenda”.

“It is abundantly clear that the Attorney General’s Office has exceeded its statutory authority by prying into transactions where absolutely no wrongdoing has taken place,” Habba said. “We are confident that our judicial system will not stand for this unchecked abuse of authority, and we look forward to defending our client against each and every one of the Attorney General’s meritless claims.”

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