PNM: Paying more to register births, deaths āinsultingā
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January 3, 2026
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OPPOSITION Leader Pennelope Beckles has blasted governmentās decision to raise the cost of registering births and deaths, effective January 1, describing it as āreckless, desperate, and insulting.ā
She suggested the fee hikes contradicted some of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessarās general election campaign pledges.
Speaking to Newsday recently, Beckles said, āOne must ask the prime minister, where is the baby grant she once promised? This is a government that has chosen to attack citizens.ā
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