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Proud Moment: Professor Selwyn Ryan greets Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar at the launch of Rhona Baptiste's book, Kamla: Ascent of a Woman, in November 2010

Professor gets $1M to write a report THE five-member Committee appointed by Cabinet to “enquire into the root causes of the problems identified and shown by crime statistics, particularly as it affects Trinidadian males, and to suggest solutions to problems they identify” has hit a snag over money. The delivery  read more…

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GOLD CUP WINNER: TTRA Chairman DEREK CHIN and his wife KALENE lead in Boogie Blues into winners’ enclosure after winning the Boxing Day prestigious race

Biased Decision

May 11th 2012 8:47 PM

Chin slams TTRA board over Boogie Blues ‘positive’ dope test report TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Racing Authority (TTRA) Chairman Derek Chin is taking members of his board to task for the decision to declare Boogie Blues dope test “positive”, claiming it was biased. Chin says he is yet to find on  read more…

Winner of the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey in Canada, EMILLE RAMSAMMY (left) and America Hall of Fame Jockey PAT DAY (right) with TTRA chairman DEREK CHIN

Armond moving to sue BLB over salary

April 27th 2012 12:15 PM

Controversy over the hiring of TTRA Technical Adviser Another controversy is brewing in the racing industry, which could reach the High Court. Jamaican Chris Armond, who was appointed Technical Adviser to the Trinidad and Tobago Racing Authority (TTRA), has sent a pre-action protocol letter to the Betting Levy Board (BLB)  read more…

From left: TTRA Chairman DEREK CHIN (addressing the media conference), ARC Secretary ROBIN JAISINGH, Trade and Industry Minister STEPHEN CADIZ, ARC President Justice WENDELL KANGALOO and BLB Chairman KAMA MAHARAJ

PAC likely to summon bookmakers on “cooking the books” charges

April 27th 2012 12:02 PM

EXECUTIVE members of the Bookmakers Association of T&T are likely to be summoned to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to explain claims by Betting Levy Board (BLB) chairman Kama Maharaj that they are cooking their books. This is in an attempt to under-declare their income to  read more…

Committee Chairman COLM IMBERT looks on as Committee Member TERRENCE DEYALSINGH poses a question to the Members of the Betting Levy Board during the Sixth Meeting of the Public Accounts Committee

Bookies to contest claim by BLB

April 22nd 2012 12:02 PM

PETER GEORGE, head of the Bookmakers Association of T&T, says members intend to contest the claims by Betting Levy Board (BLB) chairman Kama Maharaj that they cook their books to declare less income than they really make, thereby short changing the BLB to the tune of millions of dollars. He  read more…

GOLD CUP WINNER: TTRA Chairman DEREK CHIN and his wife KALENE lead in Boogie Blues into winners’ enclosure after winning the Boxing Day prestigious race

Lab changed test results after call from TTRA

April 20th 2012 12:13 PM

Boogie Blues dope test inquiry INFORMATION has come forward during the Trinidad and Tobago Racing Authority (TTRA) inquiry that the Iowa State University in Florida changed the “positive” result of the Boogie Blues dope test to negative after a female employee of the authority allegedly informed the laboratory that the  read more…

From left: TTRA Chairman DEREK CHIN (addressing the media conference), ARC Secretary ROBIN JAISINGH, Trade and Industry Minister STEPHEN CADIZ, ARC President Justice WENDELL KANGALOO and BLB Chairman KAMA MAHARAJ

Stakeholders want new TTRA board

April 20th 2012 12:13 PM

STAKEHOLDERS in the racing industry are calling for the removal of members of the Trinidad and Tobago Racing Authority (TTRA) board. They had made this clear when they recently met with the line Minister Stephen Cadiz at his Port of Spain office. They say the board was unaware of the  read more…

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