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Trinidad junior minister fired

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has fired her junior national security minister Collin Patrap after he was detained by police for failing to take a breathalyser test on Saturday night.
Prime Minister Persad Bissessar said in a brief statement that she had advised President Professor George Maxwell Richards “ to revoke the appointment of Minister Collin Partap with immediate effect.
“This decision was made subsequent to reports received from the Ministry of National Security and Mr Collin Partap.” (CMC)

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