Dillon: Prison tackling rats

Dillon added that his ministry is collaborating with the Health Ministry on this issue and the Prison Service does have a regular programme to deal with rats and rat infestation.

“This government works as team,” he said.

Later in the sitting, Dillon said 34 Caricom nationals were deported from TT for criminal offences between 2014 and 2016.

Within this group, Jamaicans were the largest category with 27 being deported.

During the same period, 823 Caricom nationals were deported from this country for reasons other than the commission of criminal offences. In this group, Jamaicans were also the largest number, with 373 being deported.