POLITICAL PARTIES in Tobago have joined forces calling for the removal of the “secret” military radar recently installed at the ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago.

On December 10, political leaders of three political parties – the Innovative Democratic Alliance (IDA), People’s National Movement (PNM) and Class Action Reform Movement (CARM) – held a joint news conference at James Park in Scarborough noting that Tobago demands transparency and safety in the face of geopolitical tensions.

On December 4, a US communications specialist in a military radio broadcast said the radar is an AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR system, that primarily functions as aerial surveillance.