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'CARICOM not a reliable partner...'
Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2025
PM responds: 'CARICOM not a reliable partner at this time'
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has criticised the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), calling the regional organisation "not a reliable partner at this time" following the United States' announcement of partial entry restrictions on nationals of Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica on 16 December.
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T&T Chamber: Let market forces drive exchange rate
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Trump suspends green card lottery programme
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Dowlath: Report of sexual misconduct against teachers concerning
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NGO challenges EMA over claims of less noise
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Policeman loses gun after station Christmas Dinner
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Elderly woman retrieves handbag from bandit
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'A woman is not the property of a man,' judge says in 2020 Avocat Village killing
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