Within the next two years, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will be forced to make the biggest decision in his life by taking drastic measures to keep T&T’s economy stable.
The prediction was made on Thursday by popular psychic Yesenia Gonzalez.
Sitting in a dimly lit room at her Mt Lambert home with a deck of tarot cards spread across a gold cloth, Gonzalez, who predicted on her Facebook page that the People’s National Movement (PNM) would have emerged victorious on September 7 and Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s Cabinet would face repeated scandal, revealed fresh predictions for Rowley and his new Government.
In the next 24 months, Gonzalez said, Rowley would be faced with tough economic challenges and would have to take decisive action and implement drastic changes that could make him unpopular with the masses.
“His decisions and actions can lead to a tsunami of protests. But he is a strong leader and would do his best for the country’s survival,” Gonzalez said.
She also revealed that attempts would be made to have Persad-Bissessar removed as leader of the United National Congress (UNC), while Jack Warner’s extradition matter would drag on for years in court.
Gonzalez said Rowley’s decisions would hinge on a number of factors that would affect the country.
These include the following:
• Oil prices will continue to fall.
• Consideration will be given to devaluing the T&T dollar.
• Property tax will return under a new system
• Job cuts
• Social programmes will be reduced
“All these issues would lead to a crisis in our hands,” Gonzalez added.
Gonzalez also predicted...
• Two former UNC ministers will face corruption and fraud charges
• The Central Bank and the Government will lock horns over changes in the bank’s system
• Rowley will be challenged for his post as leader in the party’s next internal elections
• Opposition members will oppose the PM
• The race war on social media will intensify
• There will be a disaster in Parliament
• A political leader will die
“The Prime Minister would face major challenges as oil prices would continue to be unstable and would further drop. The prices would fall very low, which would create history in the country.
“This would lead to the cutting of jobs and social programmes and funding to ministries. It would be difficult for Rowley in the next two years to keep the country on a stable footing, while the Opposition would continuously fight him down,” Gonzalez said.
She said Rowley would make every attempt to work with the Opposition, but they would try to frustrate him. Gonzalez said this would lead to pulling and tugging between the Government and Opposition, which would anger the population.
“Rowley has plenty challenges to face as a leader,” Gonzalez said. She said a well-liked individual in the PNM would challenge Rowley for the leadership post.
Gonzalez said: “He came in at a bad time when the country is beginning to face an economic downturn with the fall in oil and gas prices.”
In the coming months, Gonzalez said, Rowley would have to make some tough decisions that could either affect or improve the lives of citizens.
“That is where you would see if he has the guts or belly to make those decisions. The fate of this country is in Rowley’s hands right now. It would be a do-or-die situation. Based on some of Rowley’s actions and decisions, he would lose popularity. Rowley would not change as a leader. But he would try to readjust with the changes.”
Flipping through her cards, Gonzalez said the build-up to the general election triggered a race war on social media, which could threaten T&T’s democracy if not curtailed.
“We could have a racial unrest on our hands.”
Expect infighting,
division in UNC
In the UNC camp, Gonzalez said though some of Persad-Bissessar’s MPs recently endorsed her as Opposition Leader, plans were afoot by a dominant male to have her removed.
Gonzalez described the male as “sly, devious and untrustworthy.”
“The person who is trying to get rid of Kamla is very close to her. He only wants power for his own benefit. This move could cause infighting and a division in the party.”
She said the outcome of the UNC’s internal election would determine if members would unite or remain fragmented.
“Kamla would encounter a difficult and bumpy road ahead. She would not sever ties with the party but would step down as leader. Based on who is the new leader of the UNC, she would know where her position stands as a politician.”
Gonzalez also said a former UNC minister would flee the country and would have to be extradited back to Trinidad to face the courts.
“Lawyers will make a lot of money from legal battles that will be mounted by the State.”
With regards to Persad-Bissessar legally challenging the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s decision to extend last Monday’s voting time by an hour, Gonzalez predicted this would develop into further issues and trigger citizens to protest.
“Kamla would get the backing of the people. I don’t see this matter ending any time soon.”
Gonzalez also touched on Warner’s extradition matter.
Asked if the PNM would push for Warner to be extradited to the USA to face corruption and bribery charges, Gonzalez replied “the PNM would just follow the rules.
“They would not be biased to Warner. This matter would take months in our court. Warner is a warrior and fighter. He is not going to give up so easily in and out of politics.”