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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has reiterated her Government’s commitment to tackling corruption in the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP), following the recent termination of 400 workers.
Speaking with reporters outside Parliament yesterday, Persad-Bissessar said the move was part of a broader effort to clean up state-funded employment schemes and ensure taxpayers’ money is being used responsibly.
“We cannot continue this. What is even more important is that intelligence coming from the TTPS and other protective services is not just about the corruption and ghost gangs, it is the infiltration by criminal elements, and as you know, I am totally against any criminality at any stage. Maybe you’ll say we can’t stop it from the days of Adam and Eve but we have to do all we can to root out criminality.”
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