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OPPOSITION Leader Pennelope Beckles has cautioned the government against endorsing violence or becoming entangled in unilateral foreign military actions in the wake of global scrutiny over a US-led maritime strike on an alleged Venezuelan narco-trafficking vessel.

Beckles stressed Trinidad and Tobago, as a member of Caricom, has long upheld its status as a “zone of peace” and must avoid actions or rhetoric that may undermine regional stability.

Beckles' remarks came during a back-to-school drive in her Arima constituency on September 4.