President gets Uff report Monday

Professor John Uff is expected to hand over his report to president Max Richards on Monday.

Uff chaired the Commission of Enquiry into the construction sector and the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT).

The probe also included the government's Cleaver Heights housing project, which was handled by ousted government minister Dr keith Rowley.

Uff had promised to deliver the document before Easter.

Uff plans to hold a news conference after delivering the report but has warned that he would not be disclose the contents of the report.

Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called on Prime Minister Manning to make sure that he lays the report in Parliament as soon as President Richards passes the document to him.

The protocol is for the president to pass the report to the prime minister to take whatever action is considered necessary. But there is no obligation to make it public.