T&T Coast Guard to assist SVG and its neighbours
Drug traffickers will have more eyes on them soon and local fishermen in distress can have more help available – Trinidad and Tobago has agreed to begin to assist St Vincent and the Grenadines and other neighbouring territories with sea patrols from the end of 2009.{{more}}
Speaking at last Mondayâs fishermanâs day celebrations at the Calliaqua playing field, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said that Trinidad and Tobagoâs Prime Minister Patrick Manning has agreed to lend a helping hand following that countryâs planned TT $100 million upgrade of its coastguard.
Dr Gonsalves also spoke of plans afoot to upgrade the local coastguard.
âCurrently I have had discussions with a Dutch company and a bank because I am looking at spending a further US$23 million to modernize the Coast Guard,â he said.
He said that three smaller boats have already been ordered to help at the Coast Guard and the Customs. (KJ)
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