PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the investigation into the alleged plot to assassinate her and senior members of her government has widened significantly and now involves multiple foreign agencies.

“I would not have any specific details on the ongoing local and foreign investigations. As Minister Roger Alexander stated in his press release, the investigation has widened beyond the original scope to new areas and across multiple jurisdictions,” Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar told the Trinidad Guardian newspaper, adding that she could not comment on the specifics of the ongoing investigation.

“I am advised that multiple foreign intelligence and investigative agencies are involved and that new persons, financial institutions and businesses have been identified in the expanding investigation. I am also advised by local and foreign authorities that these investigations have increased in complexity and will take some time,” she noted.