Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has come in for a tongue lashing from former Caricom leader, Lester Bird for statements she made regarding relief for Caribbean islands devastated by hurricane Tomas. Bird, who was the former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, has condemned the PM's statement describing it as "totally insensitive."
He was speaking during an interview in Antigua on Friday.
Saying a substantial amount of time was spent on ensuring all Caricom countries were treated equally, Bird said: "It is a profound attack on the potential and possibilities of Caricom. It is very unfortunate.
"Even if the Prime Minister felt that way she should not be making those kind of public statements.
"I have a lot of equity in Caricom, I spent many years sitting and keeping this thing together and in one swoop we have a situation where a division is clearly beginning to developing T&T and the rest of the Caribbean. "It is a very sad situation."