Chief Secretary defends design-build-finance model

Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has defended his administration’s decision to use Design-Build-Finance models to fund major infrastructural projects in Tobago. The model has sparked controversy following discrepancies highlighted by the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee of Parliament. Speaking during the debate on the THA’s reprioritized budget, Augustine stated that Design-Build-Finance and other private sector arrangements are the only viable options for advancing certain projects.