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Pauline Sukhai

Sukhai warns against oversight body for Toshaos Council

A suggestion by President David Granger for the establishment of an authority to monitor policies on indigenous affairs has Pauline Sukhai, former minister of what is now the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and a PPP/C MP, worried that it would be an attempt to usurp the independence of the National Toshaos Council (NTC).

City Council meeting looms on gov’t review of parking contract

Two weeks after calling for an “urgent meeting” at which councillors could discuss the findings of the government’s review of the contentious parking system contract between City Hall and Smart City Solutions Inc (SCS), Mayor Patricia Chase Green has indicated that the meeting will take place this week.

Jermain Holder

11-year-old electrocuted

An 11-year-old child was yesterday electrocuted after he came into contact with what is alleged to have been an illegal connection that was located near to his Golden Grove home.

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