Pres­i­dent of the Trinidad and To­ba­go Reg­is­tered Nurs­es As­so­ci­a­tion (TTR­NA), Idi Stu­art, has called for wage ne­go­ti­a­tions for nurs­es to be con­clud­ed by Jan­u­ary or Feb­ru­ary 2026, de­scrib­ing the time­line as “non-ne­go­tiable.”

Speak­ing on The Morn­ing Brew yes­ter­day, Stu­art said, “With­in the first month or two, we would want the con­clu­sion of wage ne­go­ti­a­tions, and at least be­gin to pay our new salaries ear­ly in 2026—Jan­u­ary or Feb­ru­ary at the ab­solute lat­est. And that is non-ne­go­tiable.”

He added that the as­so­ci­a­tion is will­ing to meet over the Christ­mas pe­ri­od, in­clud­ing on Christ­mas Day, to en­sure talks are re­solved swift­ly, cit­ing what he de­scribed as a “flam­ma­ble” sit­u­a­tion in the health­care sec­tor.