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Trinidad and Tobago could soon benefit from the United States' recent removal of tariffs on key local exports.

Political Analyst Indira Rampersad says the move will immediately make T&T's products more competitive on the U.S. market.

She shared her assessment on TV6's Morning Edition. Here's more.
Transcript
00:00well clearly our relationship with the united states is a very strong one
00:05and in some respects bearing fruit with regard to the tariff removal the 15 that has been removed
00:12particularly for ammonia fertilizers and those kinds of products so that is certainly welcome
00:20because it's going to redound to the benefit of trinidad and tobago with our goods probably
00:24becoming cheaper on the u.s market rampasad says the tariff changes could open new opportunities
00:30for tnt's energy and the manufacturing sectors but she's also monitoring regional developments
00:36closely especially u.s venezuela tensions so far they has not moved into land so what i am monitoring
00:45very carefully marlon is whether they are going to move into venezuela land to depose maduro because
00:53this is the concern this is the global concern yes that the united states is going to you know
00:58initiate some kind of regime change in venezuela she knows that despite heightened rhetoric there
01:05has been no military engagement on venezuelan soil that's not been happening they've not been moving
01:11into land there's not been a a a hot attack then you want to say in land itself but uh you are hearing
01:19and i'm i heard it straight from the horse's mouth and the horse here being donald trump
01:23that they are in discussions rampasad believes diplomatic dialogue may help ease regional tensions
01:29and avoid conflicts rather than they having to be a war in venezuela a literal war they are engaging
01:37him in discussion and he's engaging in discussions with them and that is something we have to pay attention
01:43to so if that hostility was so high tensions were so high then we would not have seen that negotiations
01:51taking place between them as to what is going to happen in the future of venezuela she adds that
01:56trinidad and tobago must be alert balancing the economic benefits of tariff relief with the geopolitical
02:02uncertainty unfolding across the region charlotte kisto tv6 news
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