{"id":354231,"date":"2025-12-21T11:33:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=354231"},"modified":"2025-12-21T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:45:00","slug":"prime-minister-of-trinidad-kamla-persad-bissessar-responds-to-caricom-statement-on-us-visa-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/prime-minister-of-trinidad-kamla-persad-bissessar-responds-to-caricom-statement-on-us-visa-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister of Trinidad Kamla Persad-Bissessar responds to CARICOM statement on US Visa restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/kamla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/kamla.jpg 450w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/kamla-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/kamla-145x113.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>On December 16, 2025, the US Government issued a fact sheet outlining the decision by United States President Donald J. Trump to further restrict and limit the entry of certain foreign nationals in the interest of United States national security.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">The fact sheet detailed the justification for the partial suspension of entry for immigrants and nonimmigrants under the B-1, B-2, B-1\/B-2, F, M, and J visa categories, and referenced the historical operation of Citizenship by Investment programmes without residency requirements in both Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I have taken note of a subsequent statement issued by the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In its statement, the Bureau expressed concern about the restrictions that the US government announced on December 16, 2025.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I advise citizens that the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is not a party to the statement issued by the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I acknowledge the right of the Bureau of the Conference to express its views. However, the Trinidad and Tobago government maintains its own position on the matter and recognises the sovereign right of the United States to make decisions in furtherance of its best interests.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I hold the view that every sovereign state is responsible for its foreign and domestic policy choices and must be prepared to accept the concomitant consequences. The exercise of power by the United States of America to advance their best interests must therefore be seen as a measured response to the conduct of other nations in the realities of the current environments that they place themselves in.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s government does not bind itself to the political ideologies or foreign, economic and security policies of any other CARICOM member government. Member governments are free to make decisions in the best interests of their citizens.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">CARICOM is not a reliable partner at this time. The fact is that beneath the thin mask of unity, there are many widening fissures that if left unaddressed will lead to its implosion.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The organisation is deteriorating rapidly due to poor management, lax accountability, factional divisions, destabilising policies, private conflicts between regional leaders and political parties and the inappropriate meddling in the domestic politics of member states. That\u2019s the plain truth.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">CARICOM cannot continue to operate in this dysfunctional and self-destructive manner as it is a grave disservice to the people of the Caribbean. The Caribbean community must face the rot within the organisation with transparency and honesty. Hiding behind the glibness of diplomacy, fake sophistication and false narratives is self-defeating.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">An organisation that chooses to disparage our greatest ally the United States but lends support to the Maduro narco-government headed by a dictator who has imprisoned and killed thousands of civilians and opposition members as well as threatened two CARICOM members is one that has clearly lost its way.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">There are repercussions for this stance. We must all live with the consequences of our actions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Our citizens can rest assured that I will always make decisions that put Trinidad and Tobago first. CARICOM will not determine our future, only the citizens of our country will choose our path.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On December 16, 2025, the US Government issued a fact sheet outlining the decision by United States President Donald J. 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