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The father of three-day-old Kemani Gordon, whose death he believes was triggered by noisy fireworks on Divali night, says the laws regulating fireworks should have been firmer.

He also said he had no faith in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to enforce the newly passed legislation.

Almost two months after losing his son, Nicholas Badal, 29, told the Express yesterday that the family continues to suffer daily. Following Kemani’s death, Badal had called for an immediate ban on fireworks. However, with the legislation still allowing 16 hours per year for fireworks to be discharged, he said the “damage could still be done.”