NEWSDAY By CECILY ASSON Friday, October 3 2014 click on pic to zoom in TELL ME: Supt Zamsheed Mohammed, who called on the public to report to him, any police officer drunk while on duty. He made the call at a police town … A SENIOR policeman is advising the public to call him directly…
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Friday, February 13 2015 A 70-YEAR-OLD retired teacher was among two motorists held for drunk driving, while 35 fixed penalty traffic tickets were issued to motorists by police officers during anti-crime roadblock exercises yesterday. The exercise began at 6 am and ended at 10 am along the Eastern Main Road in Sangre Grande. The fixed…
Friday, February 13 2015 A 70-YEAR-OLD retired teacher was among two motorists held for drunk driving, while 35 fixed penalty traffic tickets were issued to motorists by police officers during anti-crime roadblock exercises yesterday. The exercise began at 6 am and ended at 10 am along the Eastern Main Road in Sangre Grande. The fixed…
NEWSDAY Thursday, November 6 2014 THE EDITOR: An effective way to reduce the incidence of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs would be to forfeit the vehicle involved in the offence to the State and impose a fine. If our legislators were serious they could deal with this problem swiftly notwithstanding our panoply…
NEWSDAY By LAUREL V WILLIAMS Wednesday, November 12 2014 FOR failing to provide a specimen of breath, for a breathalyser test, a Chaguanas magistrate yesterday placed a 51-year-old self-employed mother on a bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the next four months. “Do not let this happen again. At your…
Alcohol is now recognized as the leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disorders in the United States. Each year thousands of children are born with life-long disabilities because they were exposed to alcohol prenatally. On September 9th, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recognizes International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness…
by Whitney Filloon Aug 15, 2016, 10:57a @whitneyfilloon A battle is currently being waged in the California legislature Thanks to the 21st Amendment, adults are largely free to consume alcohol as they damn well please, provided it doesn’t interfere with operating heavy machinery or, you know, teaching a kindergarten class. Sipping a gratis mimosa while getting a…
NEWSDAY Tuesday, April 21 2015 A FOURTH year medical student, whose breathalyser test registered double the legal alcohol limit, yesterday appeared before a Tunapuna magistrate to answer the charge. Steven Swarath, 23, was charged with failing a breathalyser test and appeared before Magistrate Indira Misir-Gosine in the Third Court. His attorney, Fareed Ali told…
By CAROL MATROO Thursday, July 16 2015 Drunk driving: A youth drinking while driving. TT police report students account for most DUI arrests…. Young drivers were more at risk of having a road vehicular accident, especially when they have been drinking and speeding. In fact, close to 50 percent of persons arrested for…
THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE Study: Binge drinking on the rise in Barbados 9/9/2015 Binge drinking is on the rise in Barbados. This was revealed by Chief Medical Officer, Dr Joy St. John, as she reported on the core findings of the Barbados Health of the Nation Survey, during the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade…
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