PM says Jack Warner was a distraction to government

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar said she accepted the resignation of her embattled national security minister Austin “Jack” Warner because he had become a major distraction to the work of her coalition People’s Partnership government.
“Mr Warner’s resignation from the Cabinet comes with a degree of regret as he was a highly industrious and productive member of the government, having served with distinction in the Ministries of Works and National Security,” she said.
“His outstanding contribution to country and government and service to people and community shall remain a legacy of his tenure as a cabinet minister and MP,” Persad-Bissessar told a public meeting in her Siparia constituency on Monday night.