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POLITICAL SCIENTIST Dr Bishnu Ragoonath was quite worried about apparent youth apathy in the political process, saying this was seen in the January 12 election for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). The Tobago People's Party (TPP) swept all 15 seats in the polls. He spoke to Newsday on January 13.

Ragoonath firstly had no problem with the overall electoral turnout, saying the 50 per cent level was similar to the January 2021 turnout of 51 per cent which subsequently rose to 57 per cent in December 2021. However, he was quite concerned about youth participation levels.

"I am concerned that we have this apathy or lethargy amongst the (youth) voters, both in Trinidad and Tobago."