Accountability5 April 20269 min read
The UNC's First Year: What Was Delivered, What Was Not
Murder rate down 42%. Three SoEs declared. 16,000 workers fired. Every energy project inherited. A one-year report card.
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Accountability5 April 20269 min
38 Ministers for 1.4 Million: The Largest Cabinet Ever
More ministers than Rowley ever had. Three with active legal issues. A gender ratio of 18%. And a cost the government has not disclosed.
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16,000 Fired. 220 Replaced. The Drains Remain.
CEPEP and URP were patronage programmes. They were also the only thing standing between communities and flooding, overgrown lots, and uncollected dead animals.
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The Accountability Ledger: Both Parties, Zero Convictions
UNC scandals involve criminal charges. PNM scandals involve cost overruns. The Integrity Commission has zero prosecutions in 37 years.
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Fines Doubled, Demerit Points Gutted
The government removed demerit points for 63 of 69 offences, then doubled 60 fines on Christmas Day. The PM had promised to reduce fines.
Read the analysisAccountability5 April 20269 min
38 Ministers for 1.4 Million: The Largest Cabinet Ever
More ministers than Rowley ever had. Three with active legal issues. A gender ratio of 18%. And a cost the government has not disclosed.
Read the analysisAccountability5 April 20269 min
16,000 Fired. 220 Replaced. The Drains Remain.
CEPEP and URP were patronage programmes. They were also the only thing standing between communities and flooding, overgrown lots, and uncollected dead animals.
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Fines Doubled, Demerit Points Gutted
The government removed demerit points for 63 of 69 offences, then doubled 60 fines on Christmas Day. The PM had promised to reduce fines.
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Stand Your Ground and the Former AG in the Room
T&T became the first CARICOM state with castle doctrine legislation. Consultations were held only in UNC constituencies.
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Same Areas, Same Floods, Same Budgets: Why Nothing Changes
Budget 2026 allocates $30 million for flood mitigation. The same communities flooded last year. And the year before. The drain workers are gone.
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The PNM's Lost Decade: Economic Decline by the Numbers
GDP per capita fell 10.8%. Reserves dropped 54%. Moody's downgraded to junk. No HSF deposits in a decade.
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