Shamfa slams Farley’s silence

The silence of Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley Augustine on this country’s “disgraceful” abstention at the United Nations on a resolution concerning the International Criminal Court (ICC) is deafening, says political leader of the People’s National Movement Tobago Council Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis.

In a social media post last week, Cudjoe-Lewis said the ICC was brought to life through the leadership of Tobago’s own Arthur NR Robinson, a former prime minister and president.

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She said to remain silent while Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar abandons Robinson’s decades-old legacy to appease Washington is an abdication of leadership.