MEETING WITH US SOUTH COMMAND
UNITED VOICE
MEETING WITH US SOUTH COMMAND
Today my delegation & I met with the top leadership at US South Command for a meeting to discuss our continued partnership between the US and T&T in the sphere of national security, regional security & the fight against narco-trafficking.
My team and I attended today's meeting based on an invitation from the United States Government given our strong support, determined action and dynamic partnership to eliminate the illegal drug trade.
It was a pleasure to undertake productive and fruitful dialogue with General Francis L. Donovan Commander, United States Southern Command, Lieutenant General Pettus Deputy Commander, Ambassador Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath Foreign Policy Advisor, Sgt. Maj. Rafael Rodriguez Command Senior Enlisted Leader and other members of the top Leadership of the South Command.
My deliberations were focused on strengthening cooperation to ensure a safer and more secure Trinidad and Tobago at every level.
I was pleased that General Francis L. Donovan expressed gratitude for our Leadership in the region as our efforts have significantly impacted the war on the illegal drug trade.
Based on this I reinforced my support for the continued and expanded partnerships to fight Narco trafficking as my main goal is to ensure a total eradication of this plague that has brought grave destruction to T&T.
I made it clear at today's meeting that my greatest priority was to ensure the protection of my citizens as I called for further partnerships/technical cooperation on Cyber security, forensics and ballistic to ensure an effective fight against criminal elements in Trinidad and Tobago.
I am heartened not only by the commitment of Southern Command's commitment to broadening the scope of work to ensure a safer region but the fact that several specific projects were identified for implementation to support Trinidad and Tobago's security.
As my team ended today's meeting, we extended an invitation to General Francis L. Donovan to visit T&T which he said would be a possibility before year's end.
Today's meeting was part of my unwavering fight to ensure all the tools possible to my government to crush the criminal elements which threaten our citizens.
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March 9, 2026
