CCN TV6′s Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne changed his not guilty pleas on three charges under the Sexual Offences Act when he reappeared in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court on March 6th. Alleyne was charged with the offences after he aired a video on three separate occasions during his programme in October of 2011, [...]
After five years and five months since the incident, Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor has postponed the ruling on reigning Soca Monarch Machel Montano’s assault matter until November 23rd. The ruling was to be handed down recently when Montano accompanied by his attorney Dana Seetahal went to the Port-of-Spain magistrate’s, Baboolal-Gafoor said she needed more time to [...]
‘Can we have a minute of your time?’ That is the artistic mantra for a new type of film festival called the Caribbean One-Minute Mobile Film Festival scheduled to premiere September 6 – 9, 2012, in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Though the first instance of the mobile film festival will be held in Trinidad and Tobago [...]
After more than four years, September 14 was the date given yesterday in court for the conclusion of the assault trial against soca star Machel Montano and three other entertainers. The State closed its case on April 2, but Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor’s decision had been delayed due to another round of legal arguments. On that [...]
By now, if you have not seen the video of Trinidad’s most controversial television host, Ian Alleyne being carried away by local police, then you have really missed out. Don’t worry we have the video below for you to view. I watched live online last night and was in total shock at the melee that [...]
In case you were wondering about what ever happened to the assault case involving Machel Montano, stemming from a 2007 incident at Zen Nightclub in Trinidad, then read the update from the Trinidad Express story below. Does Machel have a temper control issue? STATE prosecutor George Busby yesterday questioned the tolerance level of soca artiste [...]
Port-of-Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing is warning Carnival revelers and spectators that they could be fined as much as $1,000 or jailed for up to three months if found consuming drinks in glass bottles during the celebrations. Lee Sing made the statement at the Council Chamber of the Port of Spain City Hall yesterday. He [...]