OPPOSITION Leader Pennelope Beckles has expressed disappointment with the Government’s response to devastation in Venez­uela, following two massive earthquakes on Wednesday that toppled buildings in Caracas and left a rising death toll.

Beckles yesterday described a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs as “insensitive”, questioning whether the communication was vetted.

Speaking at a People’s National Movement (PNM) news conference at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Port of Spain, Beckles called on the Government to clearly state the nature of the assistance that will be provided to Venezuela, which she said should have been done from the outset.