Lutchmedial: Government whittled down Procurement Act

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Lutchmedial: Government whittled down Procurement Act

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News UNC Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial - Photo by Angelo Marcelle OPPOSITION Senator Jayanti Lutchmedial on Tuesday accused the Government of having gradually whittled down the oversight powers of procurement legislation, since originally passed by the People's Partnership (PP) Government in 2015. In the Senate, she moved a private motion in the name of Opposition Senator Wade Mark to annul the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Exemption)(Financing Services) Order 2023. […]

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