Trinidad & Tobago: Opposition leader Keith Rowley to file no confidence motion in Persad-Bissessar administration

Keith Rowley

The leader of the opposition party in Trinidad & Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley says he is filing a motion of no confidence in the government.

A brief statement from the Office of the Opposition Leader gave no details as to the reasons behind the move, but the motion requires a 12-day notice and takes priority over all parliamentary business.

If the motion is approved by house speaker Wade Mark, it will be the second motion of no confidence in the administration of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar since it came to power by a 29-12 margin in the May 24, 2010 general election that had been called more than two years early by then prime minister Patrick Manning.

Rowley had also filed a motion of no confidence against Attorney General Anand Ramlogon. Both motions were defeated. -(CMC)