Trinidad's Opposition Leader wants international observers for August 10 poll

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Trinidad's Opposition Leader wants international observers for August 10 poll

Trinidad (CMC): The leader of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad Bissessar, has written to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley requesting that international observers be present in Trinidad and Tobago...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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