Trinidad and Tobago has to be the most exciting place on earth without a war.
With all the attention focused on Minister of Planning and Development, Camille Robinson-Regis' admitted inappropriate use of a First Citizen's Bank state funded credit card, the spotlight has now turned to her opposition equivalent.
It was revealed in Parliament yesterday, by Dr. Keith Rowley; that the former Attorney General, Kamla Persad Bissessar, was robbed of ₣30,000 by two men impersonating members of the French Police.
This begs the question, in fact it begs many questions; one of which is, why would a Minister walk around with that sort of cash, on her own?
At this stage you have to wonder if Trinidadians and Tobagonians deserve an opposition so deeply mired in suspicion and corruption.
The Leader of the Opposition cannot represent his constituency in Parliament because of a matter before the Court. And almost half of the Opposition members have defected de facto and in fact to the newest political entity, The Congress of the People (CoP)
And now this sordid affair that reads like an episode of 'Allo Allo'
Without making any allegations, this tale seems completely bogus. It almost sounds like an attempt to rob the nation's purse with a false claim of robbery.
I really hope this is a case of truth being stranger than fiction because if it isn't, the UNC parliamentarians ought to leave this nation's politics for good.
Seems you have a lot in common with the politicans in Kenya. Some ministers have been robbed at night, when they have no security & are driving themselves. It is assumed that they were on some clandestine/nightime activies and had requested their secutity not to accompany them.. As for having huge amounts of cash, they are given their imprest (travel allowance) in cash and for foreign trips it can amount to a few thosand US$.
Also in out parliament, about half the representatives have crossed floor and no longer reprewent the political parties with which they won their seats. They have also refused to amend their parliamentary laws whhich would otherwise require any member changing parties to have to undergo a fresh election to retain his/her seat