PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - Trinidad's former Prime Minister
Patrick Manning has been airlifted to Walter Reed Medical Center in
the United States for treatment following a stroke.

Spokeswoman Wendy Lewis said Tuesday that the stroke partially
paralyzed the right side of Manning's body and left him with
slurred speech.

Manning's sister Petronella Manning says he was flown Monday to
Maryland and is expected to undergo four weeks of therapy.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said the government
will pay for all of Manning's medical expenses.

The 65-year-old Manning was prime minister from 1991-1995 and
from 2001-2010.

Manning kept his seat in the House of Representatives but was
ousted as party leader in the May 2010 general elections.