Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, has a requested a full report from Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Darryl Smith, on the recently concluded trip to Tobago by the minister and officials from his ministry.
This was announced in a release from the Office of the Prime Minister.
Smith and 11 ministry officials travelled to Tobago to attend the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Sports Awards, which was held on May 20, at the Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort.
The issue arose yesterday after information leaked on social media revealed that a $92,000 bill had been racked up by the 12-member team.
The blog, posted by Sharmain Baboolal, along with supporting documents, claimed only nine of the 12 officials were initially invited by the THA.
Three more people, the minister’s personal assistant Cindy Cupid, communications officer Kate Balthazar and Melissa Assam, executive assistant to the permanent secretary in the ministry, were added after a special request.
The hotel bill for 12 rooms for a three-night stay accounted for $77,910.43.
A further $10,400 was for the rental of four cars while $3,600 represented their airfare, bringing the overall cost to $91,910.43.
