Caribbean National Weekly

T&T tourism minister racks up $59,000 phone bill in four days

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
T&T tourism minister racks up $59,000 phone bill in four days
Key Points(5)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Tourism Shamfa Cudjoe incurred a cellphone bill of $59,059 over a four-day-period- January 29 to February 3, this year.
  • This was the claim of temporary United National Congress (UNC) Senator Christlyn Moore, who read out the bill in the Senate during a debate on the mid-term budget review last night.
  • Moore referred to statements made by Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat about the need for everyone to “cut and contrive”.
  • She told Rambharat that all his colleagues may not share his “lofty sentiments”.
  • http://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/trinidad-grandma-on-gun-charge/

Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Tourism Shamfa Cudjoe incurred a cellphone bill of $59,059 over a four-day-period- January 29 to February 3, this year.

This was the claim of temporary United National Congress (UNC) Senator Christlyn Moore, who read out the bill in the Senate during a debate on the mid-term budget review last night.

Moore referred to statements made by Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat about the need for everyone to “cut and contrive”. She told Rambharat that all his colleagues may not share his “lofty sentiments”.

http://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/trinidad-grandma-on-gun-charge/

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