Curbing crime, economic growth and better international Relations are some of the things the United National Congress has said it can deliver if elected into government.
During her victory speech on Monday evening UNC Political Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar reiterated some of her campaign promises.
The Tv6 Morning Edition sought to get the views of the experts.
00:00Criminologist Dr. Randy Sipasad says the election results emphasize that the population was frustrated with the crime problem, noting the increase in home invasions, gang activity, homicides and school violence.
00:17He tells us the UNC's manifesto has several solid plans for dealing with crime, which indicates that a lot of thought was put into what the priorities should be.
00:29However, he notes it may require significant financial investment.
00:34Quite frankly, some of the initiatives that the Kamala-Posad-Bissessa government wants to implement will be very costly.
00:44Now, what they do need to do is examine ways to implement things, but at the same time minimize costs.
00:53Meanwhile, economist Dr. Marlene Atz says the newly elected Prime Minister had a masterful stroke with her campaign message.
01:02She feels the pain of the public, adding that her campaign sought to empathize and resonate with the man on the ground.
01:10No lofty conversations about closing fiscal gaps, just bread and butter issues.
01:16However, like many others, Dr. Atz says there is a difference between campaigning on a platform and being in office.
01:26This is where, you know, the rubber hits the road.
01:30And today is a new day.
01:32Yesterday was yesterday.
01:33One of her famous political comrades.
01:36Yesterday was yesterday.
01:37Today is today.
01:38And this is what we're going to see in Trinidad and Tobago.
01:41I suspect, I quite suspect, that Mrs. Posad-Bissessa is going to try to fulfill some of those promises.
01:48But the reality is that we have a fiscal deficit, meaning that we have had to, because of the vacillations and the volatility of the energy prices,
01:59we've not been earning as much revenue as government has been spending.
02:03And international relations expert M. Wale Henry notes that while there are other fields, drag and gas remains important.
02:13He believes the new government will have to pursue energy deals in the best interest of Trinidad and Tobago.
02:20There is a difference between campaigning and governance.
02:24And now that this new administration is down to serious work,
02:29they will have to soberly and unconsciously pursue what those energy deals look like.
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