FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025
VOLUME 119, No. 47
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PROBE INTO THE GONSALVES’ TT PURCHASES
EVEN AS PRIME MINISTER Dr. Ralph Gonsalves indicated to both local and regional media that he was contemplating legal action against Trinidad and Tobago government minister Anil Roberts, for what he alleged was “serious breaches of privacy and politically motivated defamation,” word out of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, November 19, was that an internal investigation has been launched by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) into how three family members of the Gonsalves’ family obtained HDC units at Victoria Keys, in Diego Martin. The matter of the probe and PM Gonsalves intention to bring legal action, were prompted by issues raised by Government Senator and Junior Minister in the Ministry of Sport Anil Roberts last week, in one of his ‘Double and Reeroz Khan, Chairman of the T&T Housing Development Corporation (HDC), Coffee’ (podcast) confirmed that an investigation has been episodes. Roberts, declared mounted into the purchase of HDC Units then that PM by the family of St. Vincent and the Gonsalves’ wife, Grenadines’ PM, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. Eloise, and son, Storm, had purchased HDC Victoria Keys apartments in 2018, while his daughter, Soleil, obtained an apartment under a rent-to-own arrangement with an Left: Senator and Junior Minister Anil Roberts is not backing down from his “exposé” on the purchase of HDC units by the Gonslaves’ family, nor is he backing down from defending the United National Congress.
agreement signed on April 30, 2025– two days after the Trinidad and Tobago April 28 general election. Roberts carried his “exposé” to the point of suggesting that the matter should engage the attention of the police. And while Gonsalves has strongly Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves condemned Roberts’ broadcast, which might be busy with the elections campaign but he has no intention, its he claims not only damages his personal reputation but also violates seems, of allowing T&T Senator Anil the constitutional rights of his family Roberts from getting away with what members, the HDC chairman Feeroz he said is defaming utterances. Khan confirmed, to the Express, that apartment units in Diego Martin.” “an internal investigation has been The investigation, the Express was launched by the Housing Development told, will look into alleged issues in the Corporation (HDC) into how three family members of St. Vincent and the paperwork for the applications. Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Continued on Page 3. Gonsalves obtained Victoria Keys
Dr. Keith Rowley, Former Prime Minister, said in 2015 that the units at Victoria Keys cannot be distributed to low-income earners and instead his PNM government will occupy some of the units, while others will be sold on the open market.