Accountability5 April 202610 min
Before Tancoo Speaks: What the Numbers Already Show
The mid-year review has not been presented. But the IMF, both rating agencies, and the Central Bank already tell the story.
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The Finance Minister and the Numbers That Don't Add Up
He told Parliament a $1.1 billion asset was worth $2 billion. Both rating agencies shifted to negative under his watch. The oil price peg is $12 above reality.
Read the analysisAccountability31 March 202611 min
Budget 2026 at the Halfway Mark: What Was Promised, What Was Delivered
The Finance Minister used the word 'will' 296 times in the budget. Six months later, we check the receipts.
Read the analysisPatterns31 March 202610 min
The Road That Ate $8 Billion
The Solomon Hochoy Highway Extension to Point Fortin was contracted at $5.2 billion in 2011. The cost has since exceeded $8 billion. The Mosquito Creek section collapsed in 2022 and had a March 2026 rebuild deadline. That deadline has passed with no public confirmation of completion.
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The POSGH Central Block: $1.3 Billion, Nine Years, and a Broken Pipe
The March deadline has passed. The Health Minister says UDeCOTT's 90% claim doesn't match what he saw. The question nobody is asking: who will staff 540 new beds?
Read the analysisAccountability22 March 20269 min
CAL's Numbers Still Don't Add Up
Caribbean Airlines has not published audited financial statements in over eight years. The 2026 budget tripled its loan allocation. The new board says change is coming. We have heard this before.
Read the analysisAccountability17 March 20268 min
Every PNM Corporation Got Less. Every UNC Corporation Got More.
Port of Spain's development funding was cut 79%. Chaguanas got a 116% increase. The PM told opposition areas to stop complaining.
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110,000 Applied for 20,000 Jobs. How Many Were Hired?
The government eliminated CEPEP and URP, promised 20,000 permanent positions, and received 110,000 applications. In Port of Spain, 500 workers became 12.
Read the analysisPatterns11 February 202610 min
Same Areas, Same Flooding, Same Promises, Same Budget Lines
From January's flash floods to June's riverine disasters, the same communities drown under the same inadequate infrastructure while the budget allocates the same money year after year.
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