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US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate

Six U.S. military strikes since September have killed at least 28 people, prompting local security measures and warnings for Americans amid U.S.-Venezuela tensions.

  • On October 18, 2025, the U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago advised American citizens to avoid U.S. government facilities in a Saturday notice amid rising regional tensions.
  • Days after U.S. strikes in Caribbean waters near Venezuela targeted suspected drug traffickers, people in one Trinidadian community mourn two fishermen believed killed in a U.S. strike.
  • Officials say survivors from the latest hit were detained after six strikes by U.S. forces since early September killed at least 28 people.
  • Trinidad and Tobago officials have tightened security measures after threats to Americans, and Roger Alexander said the alert was discussed in a recent briefing between U.S. and Trinidadian authorities.
  • Amid at-height tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, the geographic neighbor lies just miles from Trinidad, raising concerns after deadly U.S. strikes in Caribbean waters.
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By Jonny Hallam, CNN The U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain issued a security alert this Saturday for U.S. citizens in Trinidad and Tobago amid rising tensions between neighboring Venezuela and the U.S. “Due to a state of high alert, please avoid and refrain from visiting all U.S. government facilities in Trinidad and Tobago during the holiday weekend,” the embassy said. The embassy did not specify why it was issuing the warning, but urged U.S. citiz…

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By Jonny Hallam, CNN The U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain issued a security alert this Saturday for U.S. citizens in Trinidad and Tobago amid rising tensions between neighboring Venezuela and the U.S. “Due to a state of high alert, please avoid and refrain from visiting all U.S. government facilities in Trinidad and Tobago during the holiday weekend,” the embassy said. The embassy did not specify why it was issuing the warning, but urged U.S. citiz…

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U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago asked its nationals not to approach U.S. facilities in the face of tensions with Venezuela.

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larepublica.co broke the news in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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