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Political analyst Derek Ramsamooj says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar must abandon what he described as her “Trump-like” and egotistical approach to Caricom and accept that Trinidad and Tobago is no longer the regional superpower it once was.
Speaking on CNC3’s The Morning Brew, Ramsamooj argued that CARICOM can adjust its budget without Trinidad and Tobago’s support, warning that it is this country that stands to lose more if the Persad-Bissessar administration continues to widen the rift with the regional bloc.
Addressing the current impasse between the T&T Government and CARICOM over the handling of the election of Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett, Ramsamooj said threatening to withdraw funding due to a disagreement is out of the Donald Trump playbook.
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