News Report Trinidad & Tobago Thursday June 19th 2025

News Report Trinidad & Tobago Thursday June 19th 2025

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Headlines:

Attorney General John Jeremie has raised concerns over how the additional $89 million allocated to his ministry in the Mid-year Budget Review will be spent, revealing that a significant portion will go towards settling debts accrued under the former People’s National Movement (PNM) administration.
Speaking during yesterday’s debate in Parliament, Jeremie said the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs (AGLA) inherited substantial arrears, including legal fees and rental costs linked to individuals allegedly close to the Opposition.
Seven weeks into office, Jeremie said he uncovered a pattern where large payments were made to people who “played golf with a former prime minister”—a veiled reference to ties between legal service providers and high-ranking officials in the previous government.
“During this fiscal year, all golf players were paid in full. If you were on the golf team you collected everything. Half of my colleagues need to know that in order to be well treated, you now have to study law and study golf,” Jeremie said.
He accused the previous administration of saddling taxpayers with approximately $150 million in outstanding bills—funds he said could have instead gone to hospitals, schools, or essential medicine.
“If you were not playing golf and submitted invoices, some of which I received between Monday and last night, it amounts to $150 million,” he said.

My Response:
John Jeremy is an old school, charismatic brilliant politician who is giving the younger generations a taste of how debates in parliament used to be years ago when I was a youth growing up in the 90s. Having said that, everyone has their purpose, including the new generation of warriors in the Kamla Persad Bissessar's administration.