T&T’s Griffith Takes Rowley To Task For Criticising Chastanet

The leader of Trinidad and Tobago’s National Transformation Alliance, Gary Griffith, has issued a statement calling out Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley for criticising Saint Lucia opposition leader Allen Chastanet. Griffith is a former T&T Police Commissioner and National Security Minister. He issued a statement Wednesday after Prime Minister Rowley referred to Chastanet as ‘Tropical Trump’. Chastanet had addressed an opposition United National Congress (UNC) town hall meeting in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, during which he declared that there was hope for dealing with the surge in crime in the Caribbean. The former Saint Lucia Prime Minister also discussed several measures to address the region’s crime problems. Gary Griffith declared that Dr. Keith Rowley’s attack on Chastanet demonstrated a lack of diplomacy and foresight. Griffith’s complete statement appears below: The National Transformation Alliance (NTA), wishes to voice our concern in relation to Keith Rowley’s labeling of the former Prime Minister and present Opposition leader of St. Lucia, Allen Chastanet, as “Tropical Trump.” We also seek clarification on whether the label was based on the Opposition Leader’s ethnic composition or if his policies were similar to those of Donald Trump. If there is no evidence of the latter, Rowley’s comment...