Kamla back as Opposition leader; promises to work in best interest of T&T

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Kamla back as Opposition leader; promises to work in best interest of T&T

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Sixty-seven-year-old Kamla Persad Bissessar was appointed as the Opposition leader here yesterday, promising to lead a 'formidable' team that would work in the best interest of Trinidad and Tobago.

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