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Political Analyst Dr Maukesh Basdeo weighs in on the government's first 100 days in office, saying, that period may not be a sufficient period for evaluation.

Instead, he says the upcoming budget will become the main means of assessment. The Analyst also shares his perspective on the contentious CEPEP matter.

Nicole M. Romany has more.
Transcript
00:00On Wednesday, the High Court examined a lawsuit filed by Eastman Enterprises Ltd. against CPEP
00:07and referred fraud allegations surrounding the contract extensions to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
00:15In response, former Line Minister Faris al-Rawi said the attorneys representing Eastman will determine the next steps regarding legal action.
00:24Speaking on the TV6 Morning Edition, political analyst Dr. Mukesh Bazdeu said,
00:30the matter has now shifted from a civil issue to a criminal one, and the onus is now on the former minister to respond.
00:37With all of these persons and even persons within Cabinet Secretariat providing information,
00:42that there seems to be no evidence or trail of evidence that Cabinet approval is being granted for an extension.
00:50So the onus will be on the former minister now to say whether or not that is the case.
00:58Dr. Bazdeu says, politics aside, the central issue for the man on the ground is employment, or the lack thereof,
01:07particularly as it relates to the CPEP program.
01:10Today's Express, where the Prime Minister herself say that these programs will be tinkered, adjusted, but it will continue.
01:20Yes.
01:20So this is where I think persons are waiting the time frame.
01:24What is the time frame for the restart of the program?
01:27As it relates to government's first 100 days in office, Dr. Bazdeu says,
01:33it's primarily a North American concept to assess what has been achieved.
01:38He believes that crime is one of the areas the government has put major focus.
01:43However, he tells us, the 2026-2027 fiscal package in late September or early October
01:51will really be sufficient time to properly assess the government's policy implementation.
01:56Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.
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