Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says there is no need for citizens to be on edge over the radar system installed by the United States military in Tobago, as the system will make both the sister island, and Trinidad, safer.

The Express contacted the Prime Minister yesterday for comment on the controversy the US radar system has ignited and criticisms from several quarters, including the Opposition.

Persad-Bissessar reiterated that T&T was not a United States base for any attacks on Venezuela, noting that the military might the US already has in the region - including the US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier - is more than sufficient.