Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Chief Secretary Farley Augustine is not a member of the National Security Council (NSC), and as such, was not informed beforehand about the arrival and installation of a temporary US military radar system on the island.

Speaking with Newsday via WhatsApp on November 28, Persad-Bissessar said this radar system is intended for real-time monitoring and surveillance of TT's air and sea space.

Her comments came after a November 28 statement by Augustine in which he reiterated Tobago's neutrality in the ongoing US/Venezuela tensions.