Minister of Housing Andrew John says the most glaring example of logistical mismanagement under the ULP government is the failed promise of prefabricated housing.
John said the public was promised a stock of 300 homes to solve the housing shortage. The reality? Only 40 arrived.
These units, sourced from Guyana, currently sit in shipping containers on the tarmac and at Orange Hill—monuments to bureaucratic stagnation.
John stated that the program is currently crippled by a $200,000 USD debt owed on the initial batch—a form of fiscal sabotage left behind for the new administration to resolve.
He said despite a representative from Trinidad confirming that the houses are available in batches of 50, the previous government’s failure to pay for the first 40 has halted the supply chain.
This failure has directly impacted young professionals and those displaced by volcanic activity who were promised “reasonable” pricing for these high-demand units.
John said the Ministry is now working to unlock this stock by resolving inherited financial bottlenecks.