Plenty police at Chutney final

The 120-strong police constable strength was approved yesterday in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court. A Liquor Licence application came up before Senior Magistrate Nanette Forde-John, in which attorney Ravi Diptee submitted on behalf of show promoter George Singh, that such a strength was not necessarily needed.

Diptee said that despite the scaling down of prizes for the 11 artistes in this year’s final, attendance is expected to be in the thousands. At last year’s final, 111 police constables were on hand. Court prosecutor Cleyon Seedan announced that the police had no objection to the licence and that the total number of police constables would be 120; 16 corporals; eight sergeants and four inspectors. There will be 26 firemen together with senior fire officers.