Williams: Cops will get backpay

The Tobago East MP pressed Williams to assure that all officers would be paid by monthend, lamenting the plight of a female constituent who remains unpaid.

However, Williams replied, “I must only give honest assurance”, prompting all present to chuckle. He continued to say he could not assure that every officer would be paid because some had administrative issues, but he declared, “The majority will get by the end of March”. In the committee’s role of checking on each public agency’s internal audit processes, acting chairman, Fyzabad MP Dr Lackran Boddoe, asked about a system for keeping track of the TT Police Service’s firearms. “There is a very good system in place. I get reports on a monthly basis regarding the status of firearms.” Williams said he has appointed one officer to visit every police station to keep an account of their firearms, while another officer has a similar responsibility over police vehicles.

The PAAC yesterday also examined the Equal Opportunities Tribunal, Election and Boundaries Commission, Ministry of Works and Transport, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Energy.