Oh shut up Rowley...plus another idiot of his past Government...

Rowley urges Govt to maintain sovereignty
Caribbean must remain a zone of peace

Former Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has warned that the impending arrival of US military assets in the Caribbean will test the Government’s commitment to defending the region as a zone of peace.Dr Rowley issued the comments via WhatsApp to Guardian Media and later shared them on Facebook, urging the United National Congress administration to declare its position “now that the chickens have come home to roost”.“This adventurous military excursion into our ‘zone of peace’ is the latest of that suite of policies. Now that the chickens are coming home to roost, the question for the people of Trinidad and Tobago is whether it is better to follow unpatriotic Opposition (Government) folly or maintain sovereignty and diplomatic self-interest in government. We await to see if our Government has pip or if they have a functioning tongue.”

While Foreign Affairs Minister Sean Sobers yesterday said Trinidad and Tobago will remain neutral in the US-Venezuela tensions, Rowley accused the Government of previously undermining diplomatic initiatives while in opposition and supporting foreign efforts to install Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

Meanwhile, Guyana welcomed foreign assistance to combat transnational organised crime and narco-terrorism, citing networks such as Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles. In a statement, Georgetown expressed “grave concern” about the security situation, noting that some criminal networks have the capacity to overwhelm state institutions, undermine democracy, and threaten human development.
“The government of Guyana underscores the necessity for strengthened cooperation and concerted efforts at the national, regional, hemispheric and global levels to effectively combat this menace,” the release said. President Dr Irfaan Ali reaffirmed support for a collaborative approach to dismantle criminal networks and safeguard shared security.

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​Stay in Retirement Rowley , you failed.

For almost ten years, Trinidad and Tobago has endured spiralling gun violence and narcotics trafficking with scant evidence of sustained, effective reform.
Against that backdrop, Prime Minister Rowley’s objections to the deployment of U.S. assets in the region ring hollow.
Sovereignty matters—but it is not compromised by well-designed cooperation.
Transparent MOUs, shiprider-style arrangements, joint operations under T&T command, independent oversight, and time-limited mandates can protect our authority while strengthening interdiction and intelligence-sharing against transnational networks, including those reportedly tied to Venezuela.
The priority should be outcomes: fewer illegal guns, disrupted trafficking routes, and safer communities.
Less rhetoric, more measurable action.

So shut up, Rowley. You were begging for dragon gas 33% was in T&T territory from the USA...why didn't you drill, baby, drill?
Instead, you paid Madero one million US per month plus a bonus .
What de fcuk did you get for 100 million US?

Sarge

Another Idiot ....

Scotland’s convenient outrage can’t hide a thin crime-fighting record

Keith Scotland wants Trinidad and Tobago to treat an American sound bite as a verdict on our security posture. That isn’t policy; it’s theatre.
You can’t wave a foreign politician’s drive‑by comparison as proof of government failure, dismiss the source in the next breath, and call it accountability.
If the US Vice-President is a credible authority, then quote him and own it. If he isn’t, stop using Washington as a cudgel.

The harder question is the one Scotland keeps dodging: where was the “wherewithal” when he sat at National Security?
Show the receipts—budgets deployed, units staffed, systems modernized.
Did we get fully resourced homicide and anti-gang units, functional forensics with turnaround times the DPP can trust, real-time border radar and maritime interdiction, and seamless intel-sharing across TTPS, Customs, and the Coast Guard?
If yes, put the metrics on the table. It's no, so spare us the chest‑beating.

Crime is not solved by press‑conference bravado. It’s solved by a plan with teeth:

Clear targets for murder reduction and case clearance, with quarterly public reporting
Gun‑trafficking interdiction at ports and borders, backed by tech and audits
Witness protection that actually protects, not promises
Youth violence prevention and offender re‑entry that cut recidivism
Procurement and promotions insulated from partisan meddling

Until Scotland can speak to timelines, costs, and enforcement for measures like these, he’s auditioning for talk radio, not leading a serious national security conversation.
And while he chases headlines off an American quip, real regional risks—like US–Venezuela tension near our waters—demand sober, bipartisan thinking, not sound bites.

Sarge

In reply to sgtdjones

Well said mate,hopefully others will read but stay quiet and we know why.

In reply to granite

Notice the racist comments the Opposition PNM is making ...