CAR SUIT

THE CONTROVERSY over the impounding of a number of used vehicles at the Bridgetown Port has taken a new turn. One of the importers has sued the port in an attempt to have its fleet of vehicles, said to be worth over $1.6 million, released. Shazar Distributors Inc., a subsidiary of Mohammed Motors, with offices in Belleville, St Michael, has filed an urgent application with the High Court asking for a judicial review of the port's action.... The suit, which named the Attorney-General and Comptroller of Customs as parties, is claiming that the actions of the Comptroller of Customs were unauthorised and contrary to law, and that they exceeded the comptroller's jurisdiction and breached the principles of natural justice. The suit also claimed that the comptroller acted unreasonably in the exercise of his discretion; that he acted on irrelevant considerations and that he failed to satisfy or observe conditions or procedures required by law. In addition, the suit has called for an injunction forcing the comptroller to deliver the vehicles out of the port; an order saying that the comptroller's decision to hold the vehicles was invalid and an order of prohibition preventing him from deferring or delaying "without just cause" the delivery of the vehicles. The suit is also asking for costs and damages and that they be paid by the Attorney-General and Comptroller of Customs. Director/shareholder Dr Abdul Mohamed told the DAILY NATION yesterday that about 18 Toyota pick-up trucks worth at least $90 000 each, brought in by the company, had been impounded since December when the first batch arrived.
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WOOPAX! A $1.6 Million suit straight from Milan, Italy... one of those crisp expensive ones that the Mafia does wear. Wuh I didn't know the Customs Dept. coulda get sue. I GLAD! *jumping around like a sheep who got his grass spiked with caffeine*. Dem does get up there and feel dem is de GOD of all that cometh in and goeth out of de island, but i did waiting long for somebody to tek a guttaperk and lick dem off de pedistal. I hope the hearing get recorded, so I cuh hear the Comptroller mumbling like the idiot prison guard that did in charge when Hall escaped. "I.. i but i.. buddup buddup.. i i... buddup..."

If teachers had these kinds of powers that Customs FEEL dem got, i would still be in detention at school all now, writing lines with a pencil while the teacher at home using a black lead of her own. But dem does do these things cause dem feel bajans sooooft... we does tek it, and mumble, and talk hard when we get home.
Comptroller: YOU AIN'T GETTING IT!
Bajan:*ok.. sir.. ok.. sir*
As we get home now.. !Wuh he could only be a raaaaaaa....! yea.. sure... wimp!
But i feel dem just aint know what dem doing. Given power and now dont got a clue what to do with it... Customs say that I can bring computer and related equipment Duty and VAT free... ok.. i bring in a laptop with a case... dem want to charge me for the case. :| Man bring in a Sony Clie.. dem want to charge for that too. Next thing i gine hear that soft drinks in glass bottles are tax free, but dem charging for the iron stopper. I TOO GLAD! SUE DEM! Sue dem hard.. sue dem good.. yea baby.. yea. *washes hands* And see if yuh cuh get back my camcorder dat dem confiscate! Bastards!!!!

*After reading this post, 328 persons will say Customs does a good job. Until one of dem get a barrel send down frm Miami filled with BARE CRAP and dem get charge $200 to clear it.