Alexander backs $7.3B national security allocation

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October 13, 2026

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Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander has described the 2027 Budget presentation as a “people-centred and excellent budget.”

Speaking with Guardian Media outside Parliament yesterday, Alexander said the allocation given to national security will lead to a safer country.

Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo allocated $7.321 billion for national security, which would cover the Ministry of Homeland Security, the Defence Ministry and Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).

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