Here is your Government

PRESIDENT Anthony Carmona on Friday swore in members of Cabinet, as the Peoples National Movement begins the business of governing Trinidad and Tobago. There were several surprise appointments.

FORMER Member of Parliament for Point Fortin Paula Gopee-Scoon was the surprise appointment at Queens Hall, Port of Spain today, given the post of Minister of Trade and Industry.

Gopee-Scoon, a Foreign Affairs Minister in the Manning administration, had chosen not to offer herself for screening, making way for successful PNM candidate Edmund Dillon, who was the first minister to be appointed on Wednesday, given the crucial post of National Security Minister.

And relatively unknown Dennis Moses, was appointed to the position of Foreign Affairs and Caricom Minister.

President Anthony Carmona swore in the Cabinet which will begin governing the affairs of Trinidad and Tobago.

The Cabinet was sworn in four days after the People's National Movement (PNM) won the 2015 general elections, and two days after Dr Keith Christopher Rowley was sworn in as prime minister, Faris Al Rawi as attorney general, and Edmund Dillon as Minister of National Security.

The first Minister to be sworn at 10.12 a.m. was Clarence Rambharat, who was appointed Minister of Agriculture.

Rambharat, who was not successful in capturing the constituency seat of Mayaro, was one of five senators to be appointed.

The others were Dennis Moses, former PNM government minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, Clarence Rambharat, former President of the Public Services Association Jennifer Baptiste-Primus and Chairman of the PNM Franklin Khan, and former senator Avinash Singh.

Singh was the only of the five not appointed a government minister. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries.

One of the other surprises was the appointment of Nicole Olivierre, who was given the Ministry of Energy and Energy Ministries.

Colm Imbert, as the Express reported, was sworn in as Finance Minister. 

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Taken from Trinidad Express Online