{
  "id": 10676685,
  "title": "Trinidad Procurement Bill Curbing Contracts Watchdog Passes by One Vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/trinidad-procurement-bill-curbing-contracts-watchdog-passes-by-one",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:22:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/trinidad-senate-procurement-bill-casting-vote-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Trinidad and Tobago's Senate head broke a 15–15 tie on 28 September to pass a bill that curbs the state contracts watchdog. What changes, and what is open. The post Trinidad Procurement Bill Curbing Contracts Watchdog Passes by One Vote appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}