Chamber head recovering from stab

Contacted for comment, Ali was thanking God for sparing his life as the stab could have easily severed a vein leading to his heart. Ali returned to the San Fernando General Hospital yesterday for a review of a 5 cm stab wound under his left shoulder blade. On Thursday morning he was rushed to Couva District Health Facility and then transferred to the Hospital where he was treated and later discharged.

It was at 8 am when Ali who owns and operates Old Mac Agro Supplies Limited and Trinidad Parboil Limited, was speaking to an employee about his conduct at the workplace when tempers flared.

Ali asked the worker to leave his office. The man snatched a knife and stabbed Ali under his shoulder blade.

Ali thanked doctors and nurses at both the Couva health centre and San Fernando General Hospital for the “excellent treatment” given to him. 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 continuing investigations.