Oy OY YOI!!! I'm only waiting for the repercussions based on these allegations!! Look out Narine as Manning would get you arrested & you'll be forced to resign like Sharma!!!This is pnm country!!! & we don't want any justices being fair & impartial!!! You must tow the line!!!Marginal seats were set up to favour pnm--Williams did it way back in the 60's !!! & do you expect anything to come out of this! we have a dictator in T&T !! Thanks to Ramish maharraj,Trevador Sumdama, & Ralph Maharaja who were all judases!!! Pandaay must go as he is only wasting our precious time with talk!! We still want his wisdom & expertise to help us guide through a take over of Gov't by the COP & its added contingent viz. Warner & gypsy!!! Please don't have Reemish anywhere in politics!!!
Bakyr must give up all assets garnered by fraud,extortions,bribery etc!!! All these properties must be sold forthwith including all foreign-owned properties & off shore bank accounts!!!!
I'll be following up on this -I want to see how menning would act on this !!

The chickens are coming home to roost.
Wha yuh say, Patos, mih boy?
Yuh could run, but yuh cyah hide!!

Probe? The only probe might be one for impeachment of the judge.
Btw, there was a rumour circulating that just before the insurgents pounced on the Red House in July 1990, a certain MP was seen running down the road in a big sweat, as though he had a premonition while another one was in bed having a nightmare. Does anyone have any knowledge whether the rumour was just Trini ole talk?

The guiding principle has been that no one is above the law, regardless of his position.

Unfortunately, while this is the intent of the law, it is not the practice in Trinidad and Tobago, aka Monkey Island (you know that tale of the three monkeys, See no evil; Hear no evil; Speak no evil). Case in point: Shermie still have to escape driving without insurance. It will be interesting to see if the insurance company backdated the policy, wouldn't it?

The investigation will be at a snail's pace (if at all, since the senior duncey takes orders from the man being investigated), the results will be hidden, the witnesses may be uncooperative (or disappear)....

As I pointed out earlier, with less than 5000 arrests per annum in a force of 7000 dunceys, these guys are incapable of catching cascadoo in a bucket.

Although dey did manage to ketch a manicou on the fence by Débé police post, but then again, everyone gets lucky once in a while.

Ah keeping ah eye on this one.

Jumbie's Watch

Mr. PM, you should take up residence at Mucurapo Road too!!

This is an extremely serious matter. Justice Narine should now expect a lot of pressure. I respect his independence and courage. Let us remember that the course of history an the improvement of mankind was not wrought by the likes of the Manning's and Jeremie's of this world. Indeed it was men who had the courage to stand up for truth (veritas) and justice. Let us pause and consider the efforts of a Mandela or a Gandhi. The nation needs to know the truth. If State Resources were used and or promised for Jamaat support in the 2002 election then that is an extremely serious matter. Justic Narine is duty bound to seek the truth and to hold up Justice at all cost.

....just whom does Justice Narine think he is?....he dares to question the motives of the Nation's Father....this judge has only himself to blame for his impending professional demise....

Will he bite the hand that feeds him? With the utmost deference, which commissioner, learned judge, is going to investigate this matter? Right now there's a possible breach of a court order down at the La Brea Alutrint complex; an illegal meeting complete with CPEP and URP workers addressed by you-know-who in Woodford Square was held under the 'watchful' nose of the Commissioner; the self-same commish is now declaring that it was a practice in the past for police to take evidence and keep it at home, thereby, in effect, exonerating the casino money-grabbing cops as well as the fellas with drugs and ammunition court exhibits at home, together with countless unknown other officers who face similar charges and/or accusatiions. Let's be frank: will a fella on contract and apparently beholden to the almighty diligently take on such a delicate job which may involve biting the hand that feeds him?
ajfyzabadbutlertown

I am minding my business but I would like to know if corruption is institutionalised , in "Sweet T&T" ?? I am still minding my business but I would like to know if the Prime Minister can be impeached ??
ATW - Barbados .

Narine wants to play with the big boys.... I hope he has big balls

Wiggins asked whether the Prime Minister could be impeached. While I am not a lawyer, I believe that there are provisions in the T&T Constitution for the President to remove the PM, in such cases where the PM no longer commands the support of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, or where a motion of no confidence is passed against the PM. So in theory or even in law, you can have the PM "impeached" so to speak. But with a bunch of specially chosen good and faithful sycophants who owe their sinecures to their master (even the President himself), I do not envisage the removal of the incumbent, except by the ballot in free and fair elections, (no gerrymandering or use of thugs), unless some deus ex machina intervenes to change the plot and save the Nation's bacon.

Justice Rajendra Narine, I must say sir you have done the right thing, this is the kind of judges we need in Trinidad and Tobago, I hope the others in our justice system are looking on, I hope the law association are looking on, now this is only one thing with Manning and he crew, we want charges for not just this but everything, the public knows, we want justice. Manning the PNM thronging you out to the Paraná with hart, and there is enough blood on our streets to start a frenzy, ever look at Paraná feed?

It only starts here let’s see where it ends, You are just Madoff trying to full the family vault, you know death will get to you before the courts, but you did not expect them to start this soon. It’s a new dawn for the PNM, Rowley is the next batter up.

So y we not seeing nothing done about Mr. Andre Monteil and his the purchase of 110 million TT dollars in shares in the Home Mortgage Bank where Mr. Monteil was Chairman.

Ryan4Party

The only probe Manning is going to get is if he has a colonoscopy in the near future..

This is PNM country..

Come to think about it, didn't Manning try to give Bakr some valuable real estate some time ago and only desisted after some outcry from Rowley and some of the Cabinet in the days when some of them still had cojones? That might lend some credibility to Bakr's assertions, wouldn't it?
Anyhow, what is the Imam doing in the UK these days, apart from seeing his daughter enter university? Did she get one of those undisclosed scholarships or is Col. Gaddafi her sponsor? These days the Colonel even giving away a lot of money (compensation) to people like the families of the Lockerbie bombing and even Gordon Brown is trying to cash in on Gaddafi's billions, to get some blood money for IRA victims. Seeing that the IRA's purchase of the Libyan semtex might have been funded from US sources and might have been brought in undected by the British Customs & Security services, maybe the victims' families could have a case against the US & British gov'ts as well?
Maybe Lenny wants to check out the British Parliament? Who knows? Maybe even claim political asylum from persecution and prosecution, a curtailment of his freedom and his right to the enjoyment of his several properties. After all the Law Lords did rule in his favour when T&T Courts tried to contest that his amnesty was obtained through duress.

Justice Narine had a job to do, and he intended to do it by the books, and let the chips fall where they may. Tough noogies if some in the upper ranks of T&T do not like it.

This entire affair with Mr. Bakr and Mr. Manning has been knocked around for years, and has never been put to rest. The reason being that there appears to be sufficient information to support allegations of Mr. Manning, as Prime Minister, 'misbehaving in public office'.

The contraversal Affidavit, signed, sealed and delivered in the hands of Justice Narine, together with the content of the Privy Council Judgement, raised some serious concerns, and left him with no alternatives but to instruct that it be forwarded to the Act. Comm. of Police and the Act. Dir. of Public Prosecutiron for consideration. He further added 'The court is confident that the relevant authorities will carry out their constitutional duties without fear or favour ...... The guiding principle has been that no one is above the Law, regardless of his position." And he expected that the matter would be dealth with urgently and with transparency.

There are still some among us who do recognise that this gov't has been involved in more unethical behaviour in this country than a free people should have to tolerate, and are willing to stand up for justice for all, come hell or high water, and stand the consequences. Justice Narine appears to one of the 'brave souls' still left.

If we are to make decisions based on the fact that we are afraid of the consequences of our actions, then we are playing right into the hands of those who are abusing their authority and 'power' who are attempting around every corner to deny us our freedoms.

We were privy to the unethical and unacceptable behaviour of Mr. Bakr and his followers during the elections of 2002, wherein he appeared in public, with the P.N.M. candidates, on their platform. He threatened, intimidated and harassed our people. Neither Mr. Manning nor any of his loyal followers in the upper ranks of his party objected and/or attempted to allay/calm the fears of the innocent citizens in this country who desired to exercise their democratic right to vote for the candidate/party of their choice. Putting it simply, Mr. Bakr terrorised the citizens of this country, and Mr. Manning took a 'vow of silence'. This episode alone gives the impression that what Mr. Bakr has in his Affidavit could be very true.

"The Prince" raised some questions of Mr. Manning's attempt to sign over property to Mr. Bakr and his followers, but was prevented from so doing by others within the party who still had some ethics left in them. In a small country like T&T, nothing remains a 'secret' for too long, and information has been leaking out slowly that has caused law abiding citizens to come to the conclusion that something is surely amiss.

Mr. Manning vetoed the selection of Mr. Williams as our Commissioner of Police, even though he went through the authorised screening and interviewing process; He did the same with Act. D.P.P., (Carla A-Brown), until pressure was put on him and he had to over-rule himself; now he has come and done the same with Mr. Gaspard? and has been called upon the carpet by Mr. Maharaj to come clean. Is Mr. Manning on a roll to have his own 'flunkies' - 'yes' men and women in all our important portfolios so that he can use them as his puppets. One wonders.

Remember the column written by our Clevon Raphael wherein he asked the pertinent question: 'Are we as a people lacking in courage?' Perhaps. But we are now awake and ready for the fight of our life. So Mr. Manning get into shape or ship out.

There is still a slim glimmer of hope that the two portfolios now responsible for investigating the content and accuracy of this Affidavit will be accountable, transparent and ethical in their duties, and not let outside forces influences their actions. We have a history of initiating investigations and seeing them fall apart, or lead to no where. We see Mr. Manning attempting to attack the independence of the Judiciary. So I therefore call upon the Law Association to be on full alert and act accordingly.

Justice Rajendra Narine, thank you for doing your job to the best of your ability and doing what you recognise must be done in my country without fear of man or beast.

We now add this Subject to our long PENDING ACTIVITIES list ... awaiting its findings.