Afra Raymond was interviewed this morning, Wednesday 23 September 2026, by Dale Enoch and Tony Lee on The Morning Show on i95.5FM to discuss the proposed amendments to the Public Procurement & Disposal of Public Property Act. On this day, the government will be debating the amendments in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Audio courtesy i95.5 FM
- Programme Length: 00:14:48
- Programme Date: 23 September 2026
Afra. Thank you. Should be back home next week.
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An informative interview. Our country is having a difficult time.
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Thanks for posting this Mr. Raymond.
My additional perspective is that, in exempting procurement of up to two million dollars, while also revoking the simplified procurement regulations (and removing the Minister’s authority to make regulations for simplified procurement), doesn’t this amendment in effect delete the entire procurement framework under law governing public procurement up to 2 million dollars? The previous CTB Act has already been repealed.
This will be a very deleterious amendment to the PPDPP Act, if/when passed.
It must also be stressed the incredible hypocrisy of the current administration in bringing and defending these further exemptions to public procurement and defanging of the OPR given their recent vehement opposition when the previous administration also tabled exemptions. Will there even be need for a Procurement Advisory Board again once it’s made that the OPR’s decision are merely advisory and have no bearing to be adhered to?