PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says 2026 will be a decisive year for Trinidad and Tobago and the UNC.

She told UNC MPs, senators, activists and members in no uncertain terms there will be a lot of work for all of them to do to deliver on the mandate the party received from the population when it won the April 28 general election.

Addressing a UNC fundraising Christmas dinner, in Couva, on December 13, Persad-Bissessar declared, "Brace your back. We have a lot of work to do in the new year." She added, "The year ahead will be very decisive and a lot of work to be done."