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REPORTERS at the post-Cabinet briefing at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann's, on September 11 asked when they would be able to discuss pressing issues such as geopolitical tensions between the US, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

In reply, Nicholas Morris, parliamentary secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, said government ministers have remained very accessible to reporters, as evidenced by recent news stories featuring Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo, Local Government Minister Khadijah Ameen, plus Persad-Bissessar herself.

CNC3 reporter Dareece Polo asked about Persad-Bissessar's whereabouts, given the sole presence of Morris, Education Minister Dr Michael Dowlath and Public Administration Minister Dominic Smith at the briefing.