Bridgetown.
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has delegated Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy, to hold talks with Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persard-Bissessar on the fuel subsidy issue.
He made this disclosure in the wake of a new legal opinion showing the fuel subsidy paid to the Trinidad Government is not only "subversive of several provisions" of the Revised Treaty of Chaguramas, but also the CARICOM Common Air Services Agreement.
Speaking to reporters during a press briefing following a LIAT shareholders meeting at Hilton Barbados , he reiterated the airline's importance to the region in "fully integrating the people of this region and in the context of our commitment to the free movement of people, goods and services".
"LIAT plays a critical role in helping us to achieve that objective. We have managed to preserve LIAT and as the Chairman [of the shareholder governments] said, we have seen many airlines come and go, but LIAT has remained and at this time we are trying to guarantee its future by going through the replacement of the ageing fleet Dash 8 aircraft with the more modern equipment."
Describing the issue with Caribbean Airlines Limited as an ongoing one, he said the competitive advantage which the airline currently enjoyed was up for discussion with the Government of Trinidad.
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