T&T Ministers mum on cellphone tapping

(Trinidad Guardian) Both Minister of Communication Dr Suruj Rambachan and Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh on Monday declined to comment on recent reports that the National Security Council, headed by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, had met with Digicel to get assistance in tapping cellphones.

Asked about the Prime Minister’s meeting with  Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer Niall Dorian on July 14, Gopeesingh said: “I can say absolutely nothing about that. I cannot comment on that.”