OPPOSITION LEADER Pennelope Beckles has called on the government to be more transparent on national security and economic matters.

Beckles spoke with reporters on December 16 after attending the funeral of Ferdinand “Ferdie” Ferreira at the Stanmore Avenue SDA Church, Port of Spain.

Commenting on recent security developments, specifically the government allowing US military access to local airports in the coming weeks and the radar installation, as tensions escalate between the US and Venezuela, Beckles said citizens were too often learning of serious national issues from external sources.