Brian Lara appointed special envoy for TT

Former West Indies cricket great, Brian Lara has been appointed Special Envoy for Trinidad and Tobago.

A release from the Office of the Prime Minister in Trinidad and Tobago in a  release on Friday said Lara will travel to Dominica on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

While in Dominica, Lara will hold discussions with Skerrit, to determine how the twin island republic can further assist the island in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika.

On Friday new TT Prime Minister completed the swearing in of a 23 member Cabinet - smaller than the 33 member Cabinet of former Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesser.

Rowley had criticized the size of the previous Cabinet as being too large and cost for the twin island nation.