Legal action on Galicia

Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Stuart Young yesterday said legal action will be taken against the broker for the Super Fast Galicia. Speaking at the post-Cabinet news conference at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s, Young said this is being done, “for the state that they put the country in” when the Galicia left TT in a “quick manner” last April. At that time, a Coast Guard vessel had to prevent the Galicia from setting sail from Tobago to Spain.

Questions arose at that time about the Galicia ending its service on the seabridge prematurely.

Young said a senior counsel and a legal team have been retained to pursue the matter. He said the team is calculating damages it expects to receive from the broker.

On forensic work that was being done with respect to certain activities at the Port Authority, Young said, “Certain action was already taken. There is more action to be taken.”

Young also said Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi is drafting a response to a letter sent to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley about the Anti-Gang Bill 2017 and amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act. On the former, Young maintained the Government was willing to consider a motion which would shorten the time in which the Anti-Gang Bill would return to Parliament.

The bill was defeated in the House of Representatives last month and cannot be brought back to Parliament for a period of six months. Young said Persad-Bissessar appeared to share that sentiment and Government will wait to see what happens.