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FORMER prime minister Dr Keith Rowley says the population is waiting to see what will be the government's response as US warships are deployed off the coast of Venezuela, reportedly as part of a major counter-narcotics operation.

In a Facebook post on August 22, Rowley said, "As the US armada sails in our direction, The government of Trinidad and Tobago is being tested here."

TT holds the national security portfolio in Caricom's quasi-cabinet.