By Sue-Ann Wayow
US Vice President Kamala Harris has spoken with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley promising that the US Treasury Department would take action to help meet the region’s long-term energy needs.
This as Dr Rowley announced on Tuesday that the US sanction on the Dragon gas field in Venezuela has been lifted.
In a press release on Tuesday evening, US Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Candace Bond, said Harris’s dedication and commitment to the region have elevated US-Caribbean relations to unprecedented levels.
Harris has met 15 Caribbean leaders separately three times over the past year to drive progress on shared priorities in the region.
Bond said, “Today we reinforce the closeness, strength, and depth of our over 200 years of friendship and cooperation. Upon my arrival, I promised to work to further strengthen our countries’ unique bond, to deepen and grow our already close relationship, and to ensure that our cooperation continues to yield positive results for both of our countries.
“We share Trinidad and Tobago’s urgency in contributing to global energy and food security. We have listened to the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s message that it has the capacity and willingness to ameliorate economic and humanitarian crises around the region and the world.”
In September 2022, Harris announced the results of three high-level committees that she established to produce near-term solutions to pressing energy security, food security, and finance challenges confronting the region.
At the Summit of the Americas in June 2022, Harris launched the US-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis 2030 (PACC 2030) to support the region’s long-term energy security and climate resilience priorities.
Then, Harris and Dr Rowley discussed PACC 2030 progress, including recent trips by the U.S. Government’s PACC 2030 Investment Facilitation Team to support a pipeline of clean energy projects in the region, the release also stated.
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