BEFORE a packed La Joya Complex auditorium, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar rolled out an economic package should the nation votes the UNC back into office on April 28.

This meeting was in a town hall format, where are formal speeches, the panel led by Persad-Bissessar, fielded questions from the audience. There was not a single empty seat in the auditorium as hundreds of people turned up.

Persad-Bissessar, the final speaker of the evening, took notes as she listened to previous speakers. Dressed in royal blue with the party’s rising sun logo, she stepped up to the podium to a standing ovation.