GOVERNMENT IS TAKING STEPS TO BLOCK ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 21 FROM LEGALLY BUYING, POSSESSING, OR CONSUMING ALCOHOL.

THE AGE FOR GAMBLING, WILL SHIFT FROM 18 TO 25.

LEGISLATION IS TO BE TAKEN TO THE PARLIAMENT TOMORROW.

PRIME MINISTER KAMLA PERSAD BISSESSAR SAYS, THE AGE RESTRICTIONS ARE INTENDED TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ADDICTION AND RISKY BEHAVIOURS WHICH CAN CAUSE LASTING HARM TO INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES.

ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE YESTERDAY, MRS. PERSAD BISSESSAR SAID, SHE IS RESOLUTE IN HER DUTY TO PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.

THE LEGISLATION WILL AMEND SEVEN LAWS GOVERNING DANGEROUS DRUGS, CLUBS, TABACCO, CHILDREN, LIQUOR LICENSES, GAMBLING AND CANABIS.

THE PRIME MINISTER SAID, THESE MEASURES ARE NOT ARBITRARY, BUT ARE DELIBERATE, AN ROOTED IN HER GOVERNMENT’S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND MORAL WELL BEING OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE NATION.