Tancoo promises teachers backpay, salary hike by March 31
Finance
Politics
February 28, 2026
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Akash Samaroo
Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo is assuring teachers that their revised salaries and outstanding back pay will be settled before the end of the first quarter of 2026.
While he did not provide a specific payment date—something the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA) requested in a letter delivered to his office on Monday—union president Crystal Ashe remains cautiously optimistic.
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