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Jamaican who played role in Coalition’s victory arrested with ammo in luggage

Oct 01, 2019 News

Jamaica (LoopJamaica)- Former Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and organiser for the People’s National Party (PNP), Alston Stewart, is scheduled to return to court in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday.
Stewart’s legal troubles began last Friday after some bullets and a magazine were allegedly found in his luggage by immigration officers in the Twin-Island Republic.
Stewart, one of the main architects of the PNP’s 2011 general election victory, was offered bail when he appeared in court Friday afternoon. He was booked to return to court Monday morning.
He was reportedly held overnight in the holding area of the Piarco Police Station.
The former NSWMA boss, who also owns KLAS Sports Radio, is a construction specialist. He was reportedly on his way to Guyana from Trinidad and Tobago when his luggage was searched and the items found.
As part of his defence, Stewart is reported to have said that the ammunition, which was legally obtained in Jamaica, ended up in his luggage by mistake.
Stewart confirmed the developments during a brief telephone conversation with Nationwide News Friday afternoon. He also said he was in touch with Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago.
It was not immediately clear why Stewart was travelling to Guyana. However, in 2015, he played a big part in the election victory of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and Alliance For Change (AFC), the Coalition that came together to defeat the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic in a national election in the South American country.
Since then, David Arthur Granger’s government faced a no-confidence vote in the parliament last December, a ruling that was upheld by the Caribbean Court of Justice in July.
Guyanese will return to the polls again on March 2, 2020.

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