00:00As they entered office for the first time today, our cameras caught up with Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Dr. Rudal Munilal,
00:07and Minister of Culture and Community Development, Michel Benjamin, at Tawasi International Waterfront Complex.
00:13Both ministers said they were excited to begin work.
00:16Both Dr. Munilal and Ms. Benjamin met with ministry officials and staff at their designated ministries.
00:24They're familiar faces. I've been in Parliament for many years.
00:27So several of the faces, they are familiar to me, and I'm hoping that we can get them to work very quickly.
00:33Do you want to give us a little insight what might be your first order of business this morning?
00:36Well, the first order of business, of course, is to receive a brief from the Parliament Secretary and the staff.
00:42I will have a few questions, of course, to have some several matters, and we take it from there.
00:48We're excited. It seems to be really welcome to people.
00:51And, of course, ministry of culture. Do you have anything to say, what will be your first order of business, I know, you know?
00:56Well, of course, as we've done, we are here to assess the state of our community, and then we proceed.
01:05And then, of course, we have to hang out this day, and then we proceed.
01:09Also taking office today was Minister of Rural Development and Local Government, Khadijah Amin,
01:15who engaged in talks with all heads of department in her first official meeting as Minister at the Ministry's headquarters on Marival Road.
01:22Shogonis East MP and Minister of the People and Social Development and Family Services, Vandana Mohit,
01:29and Senator Dr. Natalie Chaitan Maharaj, Parliamentary Secretary, also took office today.
01:34MP4 Koovan North and Minister of Works and Infrastructure, Jirlene John,
01:39also, along with Minister of Transport, Eli Zakur, also met with staff at Fair Ministry.
01:45The newly appointed Minister of Finance, Devendranath Tankoo, was greeted by an executive team at the Ministry of Finance on his first day in office.
02:00In a major release, the Ministry of Finance said,
02:02Mr. Tankoo received verbal briefings and several other documents on a myriad of subjects under the purview of the Ministry of Finance.
02:10The release reads,
02:12The minister expressed deep gratitude for the warm reception and comprehensive briefing
02:19and indicated that he is looking forward to an excellent working relationship with the Ministry's staff and its stakeholders.
02:26The release went on to say that the minister visited the various divisions and units of the ministry where he greeted the staff.
02:33And Minister of Defence, Wayne Sturge, and Minister of Homeland Security, Roger Alexander, arrived for their first day of work today.
02:45Both Alexander and Sturge were greeted by ministry officials, including permanent secretaries,
02:49on the steps of what was the National Security Ministry,
02:53and were expected to be briefed on the state of Trinidad and Tobago security agencies.
02:57The ministries of Defence and Homeland Security will deal with transnational and domestic affairs.
03:04Both ministries will be working towards the goal set by Prime Minister Kavanaugh-Pasad-Bissessa
03:09of having crime reduced in TNT within six months.
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