Trinidad PM Defends US Strikes Killing Alleged Traffickers

Trinidad expelling Venezuelan migrants as relations tank over support for U.S. action. Reduces work permit numbers

Once the Trump administration had made its position clear on removing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and even possibly going after its abundant oil and gas resources, Trinidadian Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar made no secret of her republic’s support for any military U.S. action against the neighboring South American nation. Saying the time had come to move against alleged international drug cartels using her nation as a base to funn…

One Caribbean Leader Is Going All-Out for Trump Against Venezuela

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister is hosting U.S. warships and cheering strikes on alleged drug boats in a high-risk gamble

With Every Boat Strike, Trump Exploits a Power Asymmetry

It is a moment of realpolitik for countries ranging from Venezuela to Dominica.

Can Trinidad's PM sail between Scylla/Maduro and Charybdis/Trump? Not likely

COMMENTARY Trinidad and Tobago's Persad-Bissessar should be applauded for steering away from Venezuela — but questioned for steering into Trump's legal whirlpool.

Trump’s Campaign to Blow Up Boats in Drug War Gets a Caribbean Ally

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister has backed US strikes against alleged traffickers from Venezuela, which retaliated by cutting off gas deals.