Opposition attorneys have written to the Office of the Procurement Regulator calling for a probe into the procurement process for the construction and preparation of the 30 sites for joint army-police posts across the country.The complaint, dated August 7, 2026, was filed by former People’s National Movement (PNM) government minister, attorney Randall Mitchell on behalf of activist Wendell Eversley, with Senior Counsel and Opposition MP Stuart Young instructing on the client’s behalf.A copy of a page 3 Express article, “Row erupts over police post”, dated August 7, was attached to the letter and cited in support of the complaint.
FORMER PM: Stuart Young
Public moneyThe attorneys called for an investigation, claiming there was insufficient publicly available information on how the security initiative was awarded and whether it complied with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act.Addressed to Procurement Regulator Beverly Khan, the letter formally registered a complaint under Section 41 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, 2015, in relation to the procurement and construction of the 30 joint army-police posts announced by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
