Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said her sister Vidwatie Newton’s costly trip to India was necessary to help her with “personal issues unique to a woman.” The PM didn’t give further details, which is just as well because, to further the stereotype, men can be squeamish on feminine matters.
The newly minted SC spent approximately $240,000 of taxpayers’ money on her sister—$40,000 more than the entire Public Utilities Ministry’s contingent—but argued that it wasn’t nepotism as her sister doesn’t do government work; she just shows up for cool trips. Wired868 cannot confirm that the T&T under-17 women’s football team is hastily redoing its next travel budget; and feminists are burning tyres.
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