CHAIRMAN of the Commission of Inquiry into the collapse of the Hindu Credit Union (HCU) Sir Anthony Colman yesterday instructed the liquidator of the credit union to take steps to ascertain exactly how much money was cashed by former HCU president Harry Harnarine on the eve of the collapse of the HCU.

WHEN THE Hindu Credit Union (HCU) collapsed, a bunker full of arms and ammunition was discovered and seized by police from one of its subsidiaries, attorney for former HCU president Harry Harnarine, Farid Scoon, said yesterday.

A CUREPE man was shot dead on Monday afternoon while liming with a female friend near his home.

THE driver who survived an accident on Saturday which claimed the lives of three other men, and who remains warded in serious but stable condition at Port-of-Spain General Hospital has reported to police that he has been receiving death threats.

A 37-YEAR-OLD man is expected to appear in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court later this week charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The man was held by officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force during an exercise ay 4 pm yesterday.

THE MANHUNT continued yesterday for a man who raped and chopped a woman shortly after he offered to drop her home.

DESPITE an application for bail on behalf of a teenaged mother whose baby is expected to undergo surgery, a magistrate yesterday remanded her into police custody.

A businessman who plys his trade between Trinidad and Tobago (TT) and Tortuga has been granted $1 million bail, following arguments raised by his attorney in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court.

THREE police officers who are each facing a murder charge have received another stay of execution of the arrest warrants against them.

THE HIGH Court judge hearing three lawsuits involving feuding executives of the Public Services Association (PSA) has determined that she can hear a lawsuit involving the suspension of five executives even as the union’s disciplinary committee is still to meet, to hear their case.

Anroy Manswell of Pembroke, Tobago, was yesterday denied bail when he appeared before Magistrate Joan Gill, presiding in the Scarborough Magistrates’ Court.

JURY selection continued in the Third Criminal Court at the Hall of Justice, Port-of-Spain, yesterday, where Justice Mark Mohammed is presiding over the criminal trial of Jamaat al Muslimeen leader, Yasin Abu Bakr.

Thieves made off with over half a million dollars worth in equipment and a vehicle from a South base company in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Attorneys seeking the interest of former prime minister, Basdeo Panday, will know tomorrow, whether they are successful in their ‘no case’ submission to the court.