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THE Government has been given 30 days to disclose what it knows about United States military strikes in the Caribbean — including whether Trinidad and Tobago nationals were killed in one of the operations — following the issuance of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Attorney Keron Ramkhalwhan, acting on behalf of social activist and blogger Vishal Persad, yesterday wrote to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Sean Sobers, and Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro requesting official documents and records related to the strikes. Persad, who operates the “Millennials for Change” platform, has launched what he calls the Military Strikes in the Caribbean 2025 transparency project.

The FOIA request seeks disclosure of any legal advice received by the Government on the issue; minutes of meetings held between the Prime Minister and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio; reports supplied to Trinidad and Tobago by US authorities; and the names of all persons killed.