For­mer Prime Min­is­ter Bas­deo Pan­day is in the Unit­ed States seek­ing med­ical at­ten­tion.

This was con­firmed via a state­ment from his fam­i­ly.

“ Ear­li­er this week, af­ter con­sul­ta­tion with his doc­tors in Trinidad and To­ba­go, our fa­ther trav­elled to the US to in­ves­ti­gate med­ical con­cerns about his health. We would like to thank every­one who has reached out, for all your prayers and good wish­es. We deeply ap­pre­ci­ate it. Your love and sup­port have been a pil­lar of strength. Our fa­ther looks for­ward to a bright and pros­per­ous 2024,” the state­ment said.