Imbert denies claims of little access to pandemic relief

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Imbert denies claims of little access to pandemic relief

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Colm Imbert. FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert said on Friday that 16,254 people had been approved for his ministry's salary relief grant for the pandemic so far for 2021. In a statement, he challenged claims of poor access to pandemic relief levelled in statements carried in Newsday on Thursday in a report on what Coalition of Service Industries (TTCSI) president Mark Edghill told the Joint Select Committee (JSC) on Social Services […]

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