Archive for February 24th, 2016
Chance to address CPA conflicts ignored
(CNS): Ministry officials were clearly warned by the Office of the Auditor General about conflicts presented by the makeup of the Central Planning Authority, including the board’s chair, but did nothing to heed advice, the Public Accounts Committee heard Wednesday. Senior auditor Martin Ruben revealed that long before the OAG’s critical report on government’s national […]
Man walks free after disputed drug case settled
(CNS) A long standing disputed case in which police had used an unlawful warrant in a drug bust was settled Tuesday with an eight month time-served sentence, despite the significant quantity of drugs seized. Charged in 2013 with a number of offences, Andre Woodman admitted possession of ganja and cocaine and consumption of ganja in […]
DG: CS will hold line on rogue ministers
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has made it clear that senior civil servants will be supported when they “hold the line” against ministers and politicians that are trying to get things done by circumventing the rules. Outlining the changes happening in the public sector as a result of recommendations by the auditor general, he said […]
Bryan guilty of assault but no conviction recorded
(CNS): The former political assistant to the premier, Kenneth Bryan, has been found guilty of assaulting police and disorderly conduct but the magistrate has recorded no conviction. The 35-year-old George Town man, who still has political ambitions, was essentially convicted of being rude to police after he tried to stop them arresting the wrong man […]
GT man facing child porn charges
(CNS): Police said a 38-year-old man, who was arrested in October last year, was charged yesterday with a number of offices relating to child pornagraphy following a lengthy investigation coordinated among various departments within the RCIPS. The man from George Town is set to appear in court on 8 March to face four counts of possession of […]
