Herbert Volney

Herbert Volney is a politician from Trinidad and Tobago of the United National Congress (UNC).[1] Between 1994 and 2010,[2] he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago.[3][4] Volney was a member of parliament, and he was Justice Minister in Kamla Persad-Bissessar's cabinet, until he was fired in September 2012.[5][6] As Justice Minister he was somewhat controversial, making headlines through unfortunate comments[7] and by proposing that prisoners be allowed conjugal visits at a time when supposed rising crime rates prompted the citizenry to punish prisoners more severely.[8][9][10] While Justice Minister, Herbert Volney met Venezuelan Ambassador Maria Eugenia Marcano Casado to begin discussions about potential cooperation on penal reform, offender management and other criminal justice issues.[11] In 2013, however, he appeared in the public eye again at a public UNC event, with Persad-Bissessar. [12][13] Mr. Volney was one of eleven ministers who were fired by the former government including his successor at the Ministry of Justice Christyln Moore before the leading party was ruled out at the September 2015 General Elections.[14]

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  1. ↑ (PDF) https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/97806/degannes_1.pdf?sequence=1. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Current Members: Mr. Herbert Volney, MP". Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Ramdhan, Stacy (2011). In Trinidad the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison. GRIN Verlag. p. 12. ISBN 9783640969470. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Figueira, Daurius (2004). Cocaine And Heroin Trafficking In The Caribbean: The Case Of Trinidad And Tobago, Jamaica And Guyana. iUniverse. p. 129. ISBN 9780595336326. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Charan, Richard (20 September 2012). "Breaking News: Volney Fired". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago: Cabinet / Gabinete".
  7. ↑ Ryan, Selwyn (7 October 2012). "The crucifixion of Herbert Volney". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Shah, Rafflique (21 January 2012). "Joker wild in cabinet". Trinidad and Tobago News. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Linda Hutchinson-Jafar (21 September 2012). "Trinidad justice minister fired over controversial law". Reuters.
  10. ↑ "Trinidad - Latest news, videos, and information- NBCNews.com".
  11. ↑ "Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago Hold Talks on Criminal Justice Reform". Caribbean Journal. 1 February 2012.
  12. ↑ Ramdass, Anna (14 May 2013). "Volney back on UNC platform". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "BBCCaribbean.com - BBC Caribbean News in Brief".
  14. ↑ "Record 11 ministers fired from Trinidad's government - News". Jamaica Observer.

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