PM takes Caribbean crime and Haiti priorities to UN

TRINBAGO NEWS NOW · NATIONAL / CARIBBEAN

23 September 2026 · 7 AM written edition

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar used her address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday evening to call for stronger cooperation against the trafficking of firearms, narcotics and illicit money. She described cross-border criminal networks as a direct threat to Caribbean security and development.

She said Trinidad and Tobago would bring those concerns to its 2027–2028 term on the UN Security Council, including through better information sharing, weapons tracing and maritime cooperation.

On Haiti, the Prime Minister backed international support for security and stability while stressing that Haitians must determine their political future. She also identified emerging technologies as a security concern and called for developing countries to help shape international rules. These were policy priorities announced in her address, rather than new Security Council decisions.

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