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Trinidad and Tobago Shifts Focus from CARICOM to Global Partnerships

11/1/2025

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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago) announced a shift away from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
She cited CARICOM's reliability concerns and urged new global partnerships, including Jamaica and EU-funded solar-energy and energy-efficiency initiatives.
Trinidad and Tobago will maintain cordial relations with CARICOM nations despite the realignment.
Minister Kennedy Swaratsingh discussed wind energy exploration supported by the EU's Sustainable Energy for All Programme.

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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago) announced a shift away from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
She cited CARICOM's reliability concerns and urged new global partnerships, including Jamaica and EU-funded solar-energy and energy-efficiency initiatives.
Trinidad and Tobago will maintain cordial relations with CARICOM nations despite the realignment.
Minister Kennedy Swaratsingh discussed wind energy exploration supported by the EU's Sustainable Energy for All Programme.