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A United States warship—the USS Gravely (DDG-107)—will dock in Port of Spain on Sunday.

The guided missile destroyer will be accompanied by the 22nd US Marine Expeditionary Unit, which has more than 2,000 Marines.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, in response to questions from the Express last night, warned mischief-makers from creating hysteria as she noted the US Navy presence in Trinidad is to conduct training exercises with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) and upgrade faci­lities and technologies.