Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC says Tobago will be safer with the radar she requested installed there.
In a social media post on Monday, she said she requested a temporary radar system be installed in Tobago and is thankful that the United States provided one of the best systems available, along with the assistance to install and operate it.
The Prime Minister stated that Tobago’s air and sea territory is the most secure it has ever been, and the people of Tobago are the safest they have ever been.
“I am ultimately responsible for their safety and security and will ensure they never have a bloody year like 2024. The 2024 murders in Tobago were mainly driven by fights for drug turf. A number of Trinidadian criminals went to Tobago and sought to create havoc with gang violence and drug trafficking.”
The Prime Minister also stated that persons, groups, politicians, and businesses who are profiting from drug trafficking are fuelling anti-American narratives.