Google has denied a request from the Trinidad and Tobago government to remove 10 videos currently posted on YouTube featuring Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan.
The Trinidad Guardian newspaper reported that the videos are parodies that feature the two senior government ministers.
It says nine of the videos feature Mrs. Persad-Bissessar dancing with a bottle in hand.
Mr. Ramlogan is featured in an interview which took place last year with head of news at CCN TV6 Dominic Kalipersad on the state of emergency that had been announced by the coalition government to deal with the rising crime situation there.
In the video, the veteran newsman is heard admonishing Mr. Ramlogan.
The newspaper says the videos have generated more than 300,000 hits.
According to the search engine, in "Google’s Transparency Report", from January to June this year, Trinidad and Tobago was among 19 countries requesting that videos be removed for alleged defamation.
Other countries making similar requests include the United States, China, India, Italy, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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