Couva Chamber president stabbed

Sources said Ali, owner of Old Mac Agro Supplies Limited and Trinidad Parboil Limited, got into an argument with an aggrieved employee yesterday morning at the company’s compound at McBean Road, Couva. Tempers rose until the worker pulled out a knife and stabbed Ali just under his shoulder blade. Ali was taken to the Couva District Health Facility before being transferred to the San Fernando General Hospital where he was attended to by Dr Rajiv Seeram, a member of the Chamber.

Ali was still being interviewed by police up until press time and police could not produce a detailed account of what led to Ali’s stabbing nor confirm whether he was stabbed by a known assailant.

Vice President of the Chamber Ramchand Rajbal Maraj said, “Thank God he is ok. It is a bit unfortunate because he is a person you can talk to easily. He is someone who has been making strides as the head of the chamber.

Only recently we had a very successful meeting with the Bankers Association of Trinidad and Tobago and the chamber has always been very active with respect to the community. We wish him God’s blessings and a speedy recovery.” Ali’s stabbing comes less than a week after President of the Chaguanas Chamber of Commerce, Vishnu Charran, called for changes to be made to legislation to allow easier access to licensed firearms for members of the business community. Couva police are investigating.