The announcement sparked a nationwide conversation and was praised by the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) and Ian Roach, chairman of the Equal Opportunity Commission, who noted in an interview with the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday:
Tangazo hilo liliibua majadiliano makali nchini humo na pia kupongezwa na Chemba ya Biashara ya Marekani (AMCHAM) na Ian Roach, mwenyekiti wa Tume ya Fursa Sawa, aliyenukuliwa katika majadiliano yake na gazeti la Newsday la Trinidad na Tobago akisema: