Marcelle accuses Govt of stacking boundaries committee with political allies

Akash Sama­roo

Laven­tille West MP Ka­reem Mar­celle has ac­cused the Gov­ern­ment of ap­point­ing a com­mit­tee packed with Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress (UNC) po­lit­i­cal al­lies to rec­om­mend changes to mu­nic­i­pal bound­aries, de­scrib­ing its work as the prod­uct of a “poi­so­nous yel­low fruit.”

Con­tribut­ing to de­bate on the Mu­nic­i­pal Cor­po­ra­tions (Amend­ment) Bill, 2026, in the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives, Mar­celle ques­tioned the in­de­pen­dence of the Cab­i­net-ap­point­ed Com­mit­tee for the Re­view of Mu­nic­i­pal Bound­aries in Trinidad.