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“We love you, Kamla. God bless, Kamla Persad-Bissessar.”

It was a popular cry among throngs of supporters when Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar emerged from her executive convoy on budget day yesterday outside Parliament, St Vincent Street, Port of Spain

On the flip side, there was no mercy for members of the People’s National Movement (PNM) Opposition. They were booed as they made their way into the chamber in anticipation of Finance Minister Dave Tancoo’s budget presentation.