PM back to work

Back to work. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley meeting with Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy at his office in Scarborough yesterday.  PHOTO COURTESY OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
Back to work. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley meeting with Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy at his office in Scarborough yesterday. PHOTO COURTESY OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

UPDATE:

THE Prime Minister was back at work yesterday in Tobago.
Today Dr Rowley will chair the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s, three days after he announced a major Cabinet reshuffle.

A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) at 12.21 am on Monday said the PM had advised President Paula-Mae Weekes to revoke Point Fortin MP Edmund Dillon’s appointment as national security minister and appoint Communications Minister Stuart Young to that post.

The PM’s appointment as housing minister was revoked and Dillon was reassigned to this portfolio.
La Horquetta/Talparo MP Maxie Cuffie’s duties were further reduced as he was reassigned from minister to Parliamentary Secretary in the Public Administration Ministry.
On Monday, Young said, “This opportunity to serve as TT’s National Security Minister is a privilege based on the Prime Minister’s wisdom and calling.” He added, “ I continue to give my best to and for the country.” Dillon supported the PM’s decision. “I continue to serve wherever the Prime Minister sends me, “ he said. Dillon did not view his reassignment as a sign that Rowley lost faith in him or an indictment on his performance as national security minister.

Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said, ““I have every confidence in my colleagues that they are capable and up to the task. In a statement, Tabaquite MP Dr Surujrattan Rambachan claimed, “The divisions in the PNM are growing and a divided Government is a recipe for national insecurity.”
A post by the OPM on Twitter yesterday showed Rowley meeting with Minister of State in the OPM Ayanna Webster-Roy at the OPM’s office in Scarborough.The PM was scheduled to return to Trinidad later in the day.

Posts on Rowley’s Facebook page showed him relaxing in Parlatuvier, Castara beach (where he oversaw a game of all fours), visiting Craig Hall waterfall, cooking, going fishing and working on his farm.
In one post on Monday, the PM said, “Ode to Charlotteville and Speyside: Earlier today I met some wonderful people on my visit to these lovely villages. #staycation #TobagoLove.” Another post said Rowley joined one of his former classmates from Tobago on a sailing trip in the morning and spent the afternoon working at his farm.

In response to a claim from someone named John Persad that taxpayers’ money was spent for him to go fishing, the PM replied, “Hello John, please note Dr Rowley’s former classmate took him sailing. The State did not pay for the voyage. Thank you.”

The majority of the comments on the page were favourable. “Love this pic.Hard working PM,” Marjorie Ross said.
On photos of him tending sheep and cutting vegetation on his farm, Naomi Honore said, “Yes Prime Minister, show the youths that you can work hard outside an office too. They need to see what hard work is all about. Message sent.”

ORIGINAL STORY:

THE Prime Minister was back on the job today. A post from the Office of the Prime Minister said Dr Rowley met with Minister of State Ayanna Webster-Roy as his office in Scarborough, Tobago. The PM went to Tobago for a brief vacation, after reshuffling the Cabinet. In the reshuffle, announced in a statement issued at 12.24 am on Monday, Communications Minister Stuart Young replaced Edmund Dillon as National Security Minister

Dillon was appointed Housing Minister after Rowley's appointment to that post was revoked. The PM was scheduled to return to Trindad later in the day. He will chair the weekly Cabinet meeting which takes place at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann's, tomorrow. Posts on Rowley's Facebook page showed him relaxing in Parlatuvier, Castara beach (where he oversaw a game of all-fours), visiting Craig Hall waterfall, cooking and working on his farm.

The reshuffle also saw La Horquetta/Talparo MP Maxie Cuffie's duties being further reduced as he was reassigned from minister to parliamentary secretary in the Public Administration ministry. Cuffie suffered a stroke last September and had been recuperating at a hospital in Washington DC. He returned home on July 27 and is expected to return to work early next month.

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