PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told reporters she had to promptly join a virtual meeting of Caricom heads and then host her weekly Cabinet meeting as she rushed off from a land distribution ceremony for former Caroni (1975) Ltd workers at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann's, on October 16.

Reporters had wanted to ask if she had any confirmation of claims that two nationals of TT were aboard the fifth alleged drug boat obliterated by the US military. If so, did this change her support for US anti-narcotics strikes in the Southern Caribbean, along with the fact of US President Donald Trump admitting he had given the nod to the CIA to do covert operations inside Venezuela, reporters had wished to ask the PM.

At the function, reporters spotted Defence Minister Wayne Sturge but he too was seen rushing off.