October 19, 2025 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago stood apart from its Caribbean Community (Caricom) neighbours, declining to back a regional position on key security and regional stability issues, including the growing presence of the United States military in the region. According to a statement issued by Caricom on Saturday, heads … Continue reading T&T opts not to endorse Caricom position amid US military strikes
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October 17, 2025 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met on Wednesday and Thursday this week, including a caucus on the United States request to Grenada to allow Washington to install radar equipment and associate technical personnel at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA), well placed sources told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC). According to the sources, … Continue reading CARICOM leaders meet to discuss US request to Grenada
by Daniel Allott, opinion contributor - 10/13/25 Rolling blackouts. A worthless currency. A once-mighty industry on life support. Doctors, engineers and students leaving in droves in search of a future. That all sounds like Venezuela, but I’m talking about Cuba. As Venezuela’s crisis deepens, another — quieter but just as dangerous — is unfolding just … Continue reading Venezuela is collapsing — and don’t look now, but so is Cuba
RADHICA DE SILVA, Senior Multimedia Reporter Oct. 10, 2025 International consultant and former Jamaican ambassador Curtis Ward says the United States does not need a base in Grenada to act militarily against Venezuela, as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s decision to welcome US forces to T&T represents a break with Caricom’s Zone of Peace policy. His … Continue reading Experts warn US-Grenada military deal could test Caricom unity
October 10, 2025 (Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Export Development has confirmed receiving a request from the United States government to temporarily install radar equipment and deploy technical personnel at Maurice Bishop International Airport. The request is being assessed by the Ministries of National Security, Legal Affairs and Foreign Affairs in … Continue reading Grenada reviewing US request to host personnel
Members of HMCS William Hall and U.S. law enforcement agents return to the ship with bundles of cocaine seized from a boat in the Caribbean earlier this year. (Canadian Armed Forces) DND has no plans to alter Caribbean mission, but experts say changes are needed Ryan Cooke · CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2025 Canada’s Department of National Defence … Continue reading Why U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats have Canada ‘between a rock and a hard place’
Times Caribbean Online has released a story that suggests that the U.S. is seeking negotiations with Grenada to deploy military assets related to U.S. action against Venezuela. There has been no confirmation of this from Grenada or the U.S. at this point. If it is indeed the case, such a move will have significant impacts … Continue reading Reports…U.S. to Ask Grenada for Permission to Deploy “Military Assets” — Diplomatic Sources Reveal Strategic Manoeuvre Just 100 Miles from Venezuela
Despite the recent "war of words" with Venezuela, and her strong support for the involvement of U.S. military in the region, Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar suggests that T&T can reach an agreement with Venezuela on the issue of the "Dragon" gas project. Trinidad and Tobago PM prepared to lead talks in Venezuela on Dragon … Continue reading Trinidad’s complicated relationship with Venezuela…
September 16, 2025 by Colville Mounsey Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds says the presence of United States troops and naval assets in Caribbean waters must be carefully managed to avoid unintended consequences for ordinary citizens. That is even as Barbados and its regional partners are seeking deeper cooperation with the US … Continue reading Caribbean wants talks on US Navy presence
By Antonio María Delgado September 15, 2025 Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López has issued a stark warning to neighboring Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, saying Caracas would retaliate if any attack against the country were launched from their territories. “I tell these governments… that if we are attacked from their territory, they will also receive … Continue reading Caracas threatens Guyana and Trinidad amid growing tensions with U.S.