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PM blames ‘lawlessness’ for new penalties: threatens fireworks ban – gazettE

PM blames ‘lawlessness’ for new penalties: threatens fireworks ban

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Politics

December 28, 2025

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PM blames ‘lawlessness’ for new penalties: threatens fireworks ban

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“Lawlessness.”

This is the reason Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar cited as the driving factor behind her Government’s decision to impose significantly tougher penalties for road traffic offences.

On December 25, a legal notice was published announcing increased penalties across a range of offences, including speeding, dangerous driving breaches, documentation violations and other road traffic infractions.

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