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| File: Kamla Persad-Bissessar waves to supporters at a PP rally on the eve of the 2010 general election |
"You are talking two years. Two years is a very short period of time. It’s not possible to change the country in two years," she told the Guardian newspaper.
She also noted that since the PP came into government there has been a marked increase in expressing political views.
She also noted that since the PP came into government there has been a marked increase in expressing political views.
"People are doing this as though they don’t feel they will be victimised," she said. "It shows a progress of thought in terms of culture. We are looking for the beginning of change. And that we are beginning to see. But I realise this is going to take a long time."
Mahabir-Wyatt said she believes the government is trying to reach its goals and fulfill promises. However she said it is a fact that in the Caribbean and even the countries like the United States and the United Kingdom that parties cannot deliver on all its pledges.
Mahabir-Wyatt said she believes the government is trying to reach its goals and fulfill promises. However she said it is a fact that in the Caribbean and even the countries like the United States and the United Kingdom that parties cannot deliver on all its pledges.
"After two years, we are still waiting on the Scarborough hospital, the oncology centre and the fulfilment of a lot of other promises to improve the health sector. But it takes time," she said.
She also said there "a professed attempt to consult more" with civil society.
The activist group Fixin' T&T, which is usually critical of the government, also believes that two years is too short a period to make a judgment on the government.
Executive member Peter George Jr, told the Guardian, "It’s too early to be grading. As far as assessing the Government’s performance, we would rather wait. Let the two years pass."
And the head of the T&T Chapter of the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action believes the Government has performed. Tara Ramoutar said the Government has raised the awareness of the population about their rights and how they can be accessed.
She said, "The Government has done a lot, is doing a lot and trying to do a lot."
And the head of the T&T Chapter of the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action believes the Government has performed. Tara Ramoutar said the Government has raised the awareness of the population about their rights and how they can be accessed.
She said, "The Government has done a lot, is doing a lot and trying to do a lot."
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