Caribbean Ministers Face $2.8M Bounty Threat

A collective bounty of $2.8 million has been placed on the heads of three Government ministers and a State official in the Caribbean. The targeted individuals include Defence Minister Wayne Sturge, Local Government Minister Khadijah Ameen, Public Utilities Minister Barry Padarath, and Unemployment Relief Programme manager Feroze Khan. This grim development is connected to the ongoing Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme and URP clean-up, according to high-ranking police officials. The threats, which have escalated in recent months, have forced the government to bolster the security detail of the affected persons. Three main players, among them a fugitive Trinidadian with Colombian ties, are allegedly behind this plot. The fugitive is reported to have significant influence and financial interests in the local construction industry, with connections to organized crime syndicates and potentially corrupt officials.