Dookeran suggests change in Constitution for automatic selection of acting Prime Minister

(Trinidad Express) There should be a clause in the Constitution where whenever the Prime Minister is unable to report for duty, there is an “automatic identification” of who shall perform such duties (as Prime Minister), Acting Prime Minister Winston Dookeran said on Friday.

“Whether it will be a deputy Prime Minister or some other position can be discussed,” he said, adding that the person should be