Trinidad-Brief on The Tradewinds Briefhttps://tradewindsbrief.com/categories/trinidad-brief/Recent content in Trinidad-Brief on The Tradewinds BriefThe Tradewinds Briefhttps://tradewindsbrief.com/images/brand/og-default.pnghttps://tradewindsbrief.com/images/brand/og-default.pngHugo -- 0.142.0en-usThu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000'Expel Us If You Want' — Kamla Hardens T&T's CARICOM Position Into Something Biggerhttps://tradewindsbrief.com/trinidad-tobago/kamla-expel-us-caricom/Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tradewindsbrief.com/trinidad-tobago/kamla-expel-us-caricom/<p>The CARICOM dispute between Port of Spain and the rest of the region is no longer a dispute about Dr. Carla Barnett.</p> <p>Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told the Trinidad Express on Wednesday that CARICOM is free to expel Trinidad and Tobago if it wishes. That is not a procedural statement. That is a country telling its closest regional partners that the cost of forcing the issue is now on them.</p>