The 75 women, ages ranging from 18 to 41 years, were arrested over the weekend after the court was told they were soliciting people near a hotel in Vistabella for the purpose of prostitution. Photo:caribbean360

Magistrate Margaret Alert, who took two and a half hours to deal with the cases in San Fernando, south of here on Monday, informed 10 of the women for whom bail was denied that they could apply to a judge in chambers.

The 75 women, ages ranging from 18 to 41 years,  were arrested over the weekend after the court was told they were soliciting people near a hotel in Vistabella, south of here, for the purpose of prostitution.

Police prosecutor Veano Ragoo objected to bail being granted to 10 of the women on the grounds that they were here illegally even though two of them claimed they were married to locals. They will return to court on March 21.

The other women were released on TT$10,000 (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) bail and ordered to re-appear in court on April 8 and June 12 and 24.

Three men who were charged with managing a brothel were ordered to return to court on April 23.