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Vol. 30, Issue 38 QUEENS/LONG ISLAND/BRONX/MANHATTAN Sept. 27 - Oct.3, 2019
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley addresses town hall meeting in
Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Nelson A. King
By Nelson A. King
Trinidad and Tobago Prime
Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley
assured nationals Tuesday night
at a town hall meeting in Brooklyn
that the twin-island republic
will “continue to improve under
difficult circumstances.”
In addressing a packed hall
at the New York Marriott at
the Brooklyn Bridge, downtown
Brooklyn, Rowley reiterated
that, while the country is
experiencing financial woes, it
will not subscribe to the International
Monetary Fund’s (IMF)
prescriptions.
“As difficult as it was/is, we
will not seek our way out by
accepting an IMF program,”
said Rowley, who, on Friday, is
expected to deliver his maiden
address to the United Nations
General Assembly, “because, if
we do, we’re entitled to the IMF
program.
“When I get back (home),
the national budget will be presented,
and it will be five years
without the IMF,” added Rowley
at the “Diaspora Engagement.”
“It’s not all plain sailing. A lot of
Continued on Page 16
By Bert Wilkinson
A bit over nine months since
a government lawmaker sided
with the main opposition People’s
Progressive Party (PPP) in
a no confidence vote to bring
down his own administration,
the country is set to learn of the
date for fresh general elections as
early as this week.
The Ministry of the Presidency
said late Tuesday that President
David Granger will address
the nation sometime on Wednesday
night on the issue of general
elections, a day after his
cabinet had had a full discussion
on plans and preparations for
new polls. Elections in Guyana
will be held just months before
neighboring Suriname goes to
Continued on Page 16
T&T PM pledges continuous improvement
POLL
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Guyana’s president to name
elections date
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