TTPS racks up $3.7B overtime bill in nine years; manpower shortage blamed
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June 21, 2026
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Between 2017 and 2026, the T&T Police Service (TTPS) has accumulated over $3.7 billion in overtime for its 7,884 officers.
While the TTPS’s overtime expenditure for its monthly-paid officers was estimated at $400 million in this year’s fiscal package, an additional $120 million was requested during last week’s Mid-Year Budget Review to pay outstanding overtime to law enforcement officers for two previous years.
This figure could be the largest overtime bill for the TTPS, as the country grapples with an extended State of Emergency (SoE).
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