Prime Minister Calls For Respect Following Emancipation Weekend Incident
Politics
August 2, 2026
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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar condemned the behaviour of PNM Political Leader Pennelope Beckles ā Robinson, other PNM Members of Parliament and their supporters for the āabuseā of Minister of Culture and Community Development Michelle Benjamin and UTT Chairman Selwyn Cudjoe over the Emancipation weekend. The Prime Minister calls their behaviour ādisgustingā, āhatefulā, āracistā, and ādivisiveā.
Read her full statement below:
THE PNM MPS AND OWNERS BELIEVE THAT DESTROYING AFRO TRINIDADIANS SUPPORTIVE OF THE UNC AND SPREADING COOLIE HATRED IS A GOOD POLITICAL STRATEGY.
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