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As he marks his 76th birthday, former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley said he finds it necessary to sign on to the statement of ten former heads of Caricom pleading for the region to remain as a zone of peace.

Trinidad and Tobago has declined to endorse the statement issued by sitting Caricom heads in the midst of the growing presence of the United States military occupation in the region and the spate of deadly maritime strikes against alleged drug traffickers off Venezuela.

The lethal strikes of vessels has led to the deaths of Venezuelans and reportedly two TT nationals, all believed to be involved in narco-trafficking.