Roger Alexander Demands Answers as TTPS Phone Bills Exceed $93 Million

Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander says the TTPS’s $93 million in phone bills over four years shows “something was going wrong,” and the ministry is now taking a more hands-on approach to spending and accountability. He said the government inherited the problem, while the TTPS also reported 516 phones purchased and only a limited number of body cameras currently operational as procurement for more continues.

The TTPS paid TSTT more than $93 million in telephone bills over four readable financial years, with the annual total falling from $32.2 million in 2021–2022 to $13.4 million in 2025–2026, but it did not separate mobile costs from fixed-line, data and airtime charges. The force also said three purchased phones are unaccounted for and under investigation, while 516 handsets worth $127,339 were bought during the period.

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service spent more than $93.1 million on telephone services paid to TSTT over four financial years, including $32.2 million in 2021–2022, while three cases of missing purchased phones remain under investigation. The FOI response did not break out mobile costs or explain the figures, raising fresh questions about police spending and controls.