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RAD­HI­CA DE SIL­VA

The Gov­ern­ment is promis­ing a stronger, more ac­ces­si­ble Prime Min­is­ter’s Best Vil­lage Tro­phy Com­pe­ti­tion in 2026, even as it main­tains a tight rein on spend­ing.

Speak­ing at the prize-giv­ing cer­e­mo­ny for 2025 win­ners at the South­ern Acad­e­my For The Per­form­ing Arts, San Fer­nan­do, yes­ter­day, Cul­ture Min­is­ter Michelle Ben­jamin said al­though the pro­gramme will re­main “bud­get con­scious,” mean­ing­ful im­prove­ments are com­ing.