The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News RESPONSE: Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar kicked off debate on the budget on Friday in the Lower House. PHOTO COURTESY OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT - Office of the Parliament Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the plans and promises made in the 2024 budget are irrelevant until crime is adequately dealt with, proclaiming: “There can be no prosperity without safety and security.” Persad-Bissessar gave her budget response in Parliament on Friday afternoon. […]