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PM not consulted before change of TSTT CEO

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Former TSTT CEO Lisa Agard. - The Prime Minister has said he was not consulted before the Telecommunications Services of TT (TSTT) CEO was changed last week. Dr Rowley's response came to a question posed by a journalist during Monday's post-cabinet media briefing on whether he was consulted before the CEO's 'dismissal,' given the state is the company's majority shareholder. Asked if he was informed of the move in advance, […]

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