THE PRIME MINISTER has lambasted Caricom – a region with which TT has had a deep and complex trade relationship, historical and social ties – as an “unreliable partner” and a “dysfunctional and self-destructive” organisation.

She made the statement in response to a statement by the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of Caricom, which called for engagement between the US, after US President Donald Trump imposed policies in place to further restrict and limit the entry of people from Haiti, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda into the US.

“Caricom is not a reliable partner at this time. The fact is that beneath the thin mask of unity, there are many widening fissures that if left unaddressed will lead to its implosion,” she said.