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MINISTER of Local Government Khadijah Ameen alleged that Opposition Senator Faris Al-Rawi was a hypocrite in his claims of public sector firings, as she alleged the former PNM government had done just that.

Newsday spoke to her on July 9, after Al-Rawi had alleged at an earlier opposition briefing that the government was about to fire 5,000 URP workers.

On the heels of firings at Cepep and the reforestation programme, Al-Raw declared, "We understand 5,000 URP workers are next."