Accountability31 March 20265 min
Budget 2026 at the Halfway Mark: What Was Promised, What Was Delivered
The Finance Minister used the word 'will' 296 times in the budget. Six months later, we check the receipts.
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Revisiting what was promised and comparing it to what was delivered. Where public commitments meet public data.
Accountability31 March 20264 min
The POSGH Central Block: $1.3 Billion, Nine Years, and a Broken Pipe
The March deadline has passed. The Health Minister says UDeCOTT's 90% claim doesn't match what he saw. The question nobody is asking: who will staff 540 new beds?
Read the analysisAccountability30 March 20265 min
The Guaracara Refinery's US$50 Million Question
An Italian engineering firm announced a US$50 million refinery study before any government did. The company paying for it is brand new. Nobody will say who is financing it.
Read the analysisAccountability28 March 20264 min
108 Marines, One Radar, and Four Different Explanations
US troops are gone. The radar is dismantled. The road was never finished. And the government's story changed four times.
Read the analysisAccountability27 March 20264 min
TSTT Spent $436,000 on a Three-Day Retreat While Reporting $82 Million in Losses
Eleven executives. Three days in Tobago. A King Suite at $1,961 a night. A boat tour to No Man's Land. And workers still on 2013 salaries.
Read the analysisAccountability26 March 20265 min
The SoE's Quiet Threat to Your Group Chat
The State of Emergency regulations never mention social media. That is precisely what makes them dangerous.
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NGC Cut Off Nutrien's Gas. Now 500 Workers and the Country's CO2 Supply Are in Limbo.
A dispute over $28 million in port fees and gas pricing has shut down one of Point Lisas's largest plants. The ripple effects hit hospitals, food production, and the forex pipeline.
Read the analysisAccountability22 March 20264 min
CAL's Numbers Still Don't Add Up
Caribbean Airlines has not published audited financial statements in over eight years. The 2026 budget tripled its loan allocation. The new board says change is coming. We have heard this before.
Read the analysisAccountability19 March 20264 min
The Minister Who Keeps Saying 'I Didn't Know'
Three times the HDC chairman announced a policy. Three times the Housing Minister said he was not aware. At some point, someone has to be in charge.
Read the analysisAccountability17 March 20264 min
Every PNM Corporation Got Less. Every UNC Corporation Got More.
Port of Spain's development funding was cut 79%. Chaguanas got a 122% increase. The PM told opposition areas to stop complaining.
Read the analysisAccountability15 March 20264 min
Hilton Is Leaving Trinidad. The Government Spent Three Years Doing Nothing About It.
The brand withdrawal was preventable. All it required was US$600,000 in capital upgrades. The government issued an RFP in 2023 and then did nothing.
Read the analysisAccountability9 March 20264 min
1,000 Body Cameras Bought. 180 Work. Nobody Knows Why.
The police halted the licensing contract that makes the cameras function. The AG says he doesn't know the programme's status. And the Senate made cameras a condition of supporting ZOSO.
Read the analysisAccountability5 March 20264 min
110,000 Applied for 20,000 Jobs. How Many Were Hired?
The government eliminated CEPEP and URP, promised 20,000 permanent positions, and received 110,000 applications. In Port of Spain, 500 workers became 12.
Read the analysisAccountability23 February 20263 min
The Bus Route Pass 'Reset' That Changed Nothing
A year after the PM condemned the pass system and ordered a recall, the Guardian found the distribution patterns largely unchanged. Only 360 of 650 passes were returned.
Read the analysisAccountability3 February 20264 min
17 Years, Zero Accountability: The CL Financial Case Is Over
The AG called the 17-year investigation 'a joke.' The government is ending all civil matters. Policyholders across the Caribbean are left with nothing.
Read the analysisAccountability30 January 20264 min
The Auditor General Published a Report. Nobody Read It.
Public debt grew $7.6 billion. Rent discrepancies exceed $10 million. $2.74 million was paid for projects without completion certificates. The media covered none of it.
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