THE Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society (TTRCS) has trained 22 Spanish-speaking migrants to be part of a special Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

TT includes a growing Spanish-speaking population, including approximately 45,000 Venezuelan migrants, as estimated by the Assessment Capacities Project Organization, many of whom face language barriers when accessing emergency information.

Kearell Neils, community liaison officer, TTRCS, said the programme was carried out with the support of the European Union (EU) through the Unity in Diversity – Championing Migrants' Rights Programme.