(Trinidad Express) – Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles has condemned Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s address at the Caricom Heads of Government Conference, describing it as “revolting and bizarre.”
Persad-Bissessar, in her address on Tuesday, launched a strong critique of regional leadership, stating that while Trinidad and Tobago remained “vested” in Caricom, it would no longer bind itself to the region’s political ideologies, foreign policy positions or security frameworks. Instead, she said this country would craft its own foreign and security policies to defend its sovereignty as it sees fit.
In a Facebook post last evening, Beckles criticised the Prime Minister’s contribution to the regional forum.
“The people of Trinidad and Tobago deserve leadership that reflects dignity, responsibility, and respect for our regional partners. What we witnessed moments ago at the Opening Ceremony of the 50th Meeting of the Caricom Heads of Government Conference was none of those things.”
She said the remarks delivered by “Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar were, quite frankly, revolting and bizarre.”
“They were inflammatory, reckless, and wholly unbecoming of the high office she occupies. Her statement was the worst speech ever delivered by a Head of Government at a Caricom meeting in the organisation’s history,” Beckles stressed.
