{"id":357435,"date":"2026-02-26T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=357435"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:50:29","slug":"trinidad-tobagos-prime-minister-says-country-is-vested-in-caricom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/trinidad-tobagos-prime-minister-says-country-is-vested-in-caricom\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad &#038; Tobago&#8217;s Prime Minister says country is &#8216;vested&#8217; in CARICOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357436\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-357436\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kamla_Persad-Bissessar_2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"733\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kamla Persad-Bissesar. 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