UNC Says No to a Cashless Society: Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar Condemns Government’s Move

August 27, 2024 – Opposition Leader and political leader of the United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad-Bissessar, says her party condemns the move towards a cashless society. Speaking at a cottage meeting in Chaguanas last night (August 26, 2024), she argued that the Minister of Finance’s intentions to turn Trinidad and Tobago into a cashless society would put citizens at a significant disadvantage. Persad-Bissessar’s comments highlight a key point of political and public debate regarding the future of finance and its potential impact on a large segment of the population in Trinidad and Tobago.