# Trinidad Cabinet Shifts Housing Programs

> Trinidad's PM realigns housing schemes under new minister.
- Title: Trinidad Cabinet Shifts Housing Programs · The Rio Times
- Summary: Trinidad's PM realigns housing schemes under new minister. Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar moved self-help housing programs to…
- Keywords: trinidad and tobago, kamla persad-bissessar, saddam hosein, housing and village improvement programm, government aided self-help housing progr, cabinet realignment, land and legal affairs, prime minister, news, world, politics, Trinidad
- Source: The Rio Times — https://riotimesonline.com/trinidad-tobago-pm-cabinet-realignment-2026
- Author: Iolanda Fonseca
- Published: 2026-10-03T17:55:40+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trinidad and tobago, kamla persad-bissessar, saddam hosein, housing and village improvement programm, government aided self-help housing progr, cabinet realignment, land and legal affairs, prime minister, news, world, politics
## Cabinet realignment effective
Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar carried out a cabinet realignment effective 30 September 2026.
## Hosein gains housing programs
Land and Legal Affairs Minister Saddam Hosein takes over the Government Aided Self-Help Housing Programme and the Housing and Village Improvement Programme.
## Hosein gains additional duties
Hosein also gains Hydrographic Surveys and state companies including Caroni (1975) Limited, Rincon Development, Taurus Services, and TRINTOC Services.
## Housing minister picks up projects
Housing Minister David Lee takes the Home Improvement Policy and the Oropune Project.
## Social development minister takes commission
Social Development Minister Vandana Mohit takes the National Commission for Self-Help Limited.
## Prime minister sheds duties
The Prime Minister gives up six items including self-help housing schemes and the Oropune Project.
## Disaster management moves to defense
Defence Minister Wayne Sturge takes national emergency and disaster management including the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management.
## No official reason given
The government has not published a reason for the cabinet realignment, and no statement from the Office of the Prime Minister was reported.
## Key takeaway

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar moved self-help housing programs to Land and Legal Affairs Minister Saddam Hosein effective 30 September 2026.