On a rain-drenched day intermittently brightened by fleeting sunlight, Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen, speaking with media in front of City Hall, Port of Spain, on May 27, reaffirmed the government's commitment to a national, multi-agency flood mitigation strategy.

Flanked by Public Services Association (PSA) president Felisha Thomas and deputy Mayor Abena Hartley, Ameen stressed the need for co-ordinated, cross-sector action to address both the underlying causes and immediate impacts of flooding across the country’s regional corporations.

Fresh from a site visit to the Diego Martin Regional Corporation earlier, Ameen said the government is blending emergency responses with long-term infrastructure solutions.