PM, Kamla meet next week

Government sources yesterday confirmed this. On July 10, Rowley wrote to Persad-Bissessar requesting “a private meeting for preliminary discussion on selected matters of national interest.” While no agenda has been announced for the meeting, reports claim that crime, the economy and the imbroligio involving the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) could be some of the topics Rowley and Persad- Bissessar discuss. The Prime Minister proposed that the meeting take place between July 12 and July 19 in a suitable room at the Parliament since Parliament is currently in recess.

Depending on the outcome of the talks between Rowley and Persad-Bissessar, there is a possibility that Parliament could be reconvened if both of them agree on the need to treat with any urgent legislative matter.

This meeting was roundly criticised by OWTU and JTUM leader Ancel Roget earlier this week when he slammed PM Rowley for extending an invitation to the Opposition Leader but not meeting with the trade union movement to discuss urgent matters despite an MOU being in place to facilitate such meetings between the PNM and the labour front.