Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Sean Sobers has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Trinidad and Tobago and India on Friday, saying it will allow members of the diaspora to trace their ancestral lineage.

The MOU focuses on the digitisation of records held at the National Archives.

Speaking at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Cooperation on Saturday evening, Minister Sobers also highlighted the historic significance of Nelson Island, which India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, visited earlier that morning.