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Former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley has expressed deep disappointment over the Government’s decision to allow the United States to use Trinidad and Tobago’s airports for logistical support operations, describing the move as an attempt to make the country a “vassal state.”
Rowley spoke to Guardian Media on the issue outside the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at Stanmore Avenue, Port-of- Spain yesterday, after the funeral of People’s National Movement (PNM) stalwart Dr Ferdinand Ferreira. He was asked to comment on recent developments that have drawn criticism from Venezuela and renewed debate amongst the population about the country’s foreign policy direction.
The former prime minister said Trinidad and Tobago has historically guarded its sovereignty carefully, even while maintaining relations with major global powers. He argued that the current approach risks undermining that legacy and appears to be a sharp break from the long-standing tradition of independent diplomacy.
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