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OVER 100 police constables have lost their legal challenge against the Commissioner of Police and the Attorney General over promotions to the rank of corporal in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).

Justice Margaret Mohammed rejected claims that the promotion process was unlawful, unconstitutional, or unfair. She ruled that the officers – 115 in all – were not entitled to retroactive promotions, damages, or any other relief.

The officers were among thousands of constables interviewed by the Promotions Advisory Board (PAB) for promotion to Corporal in 2023. Although they had all passed the qualifying examinations between 2010 and 2020, they were not promoted under Departmental Order No. 124 of 2023, which published the initial Order of Merit List (OML), nor under a revised OML on January 18, 2024.