DAVID NAKHID, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Sport, said a bill to expand TT citizenship to not just the overseas children but grandchildren of a TT national could benefit the TT economy by US$500 to US$1 billion. In the Senate on September 17 he piloted the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025.

When the bill was first piloted in the House of Representatives, ostensibly to allow 40 foreign-based athletes/sportsmen the chance to represent TT based on their ancestry, the opposition voted against it, such that it was passed with 27 votes for and ten against.

Nakhid spoke in support of moves to expand the pool of sporting/athletic talent available to represent TT on the world stage.