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Trinidad and Tobago signs agreements with US companies paving way for data centers in the Caribbean

Data centers could account for nearly 3% of the world’s projected electricity use by 2030, according to a recent United Nations University report

The Independent UK · Jul 11

UK judges begin hearing appeal over Trinidad and Tobago anti-gay law

Activist is challenging ruling last year that restored colonial-era homophobic law against same-sex intimacy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

'An Example of Leadership': World Leaders React As Modi Becomes India's Longest-Serving Elected Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes India's longest-serving continuously elected PM, surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru's record.

International Business Times UK · Jun 10

Trinidad and Tobago went all in with the US – it will prove a costly misjudgment

Aligning itself with Washington and casually dismissing regional diplomacy has left the dual island nation isolated amid the Venezuela crisis, says Caribbean analyst Kenneth Mohammed

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10

The role one Caribbean country played in helping the US to depose Maduro

Support for US action in the region seems to have laid the ground for regime change in Venezuela

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7

Venezuela's Second-In-Command Threatens Neighboring Country Over Potential U.S. Use Of Its Territory To Launch An Attack: 'Don't Have a Choice'

Venezuela's second-in-command, Diosdado Cabello, threatened the neighboring country of Trinidad and Tobago over the potential use of its territory by the U.S. to launch attacks against his country.

Latin Times · Dec 23, 2025

Caribbean Island Seven Miles From Venezuela Grants U.S. Military Access to Airports as Tensions in the Region Rise

Trinidad and Tobago said it will allow the U.S. military to access its two main airports in the coming weeks for logistical activities, a move that drew an immediate backlash from Venezuela.

Latin Times · Dec 17, 2025

Venezuela accuses Trinidad and Tobago of taking part in US seizure of oil tanker

Maduro regime accuses Caribbean nation of participating in ‘theft of Venezuelan oil’ as tensions mount in region

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

Radar revelation stokes fears Caribbean could be drawn into US-Venezuela crisis

Trinidad PM rejects claims installation is in support of US campaign but opposition says ‘they have sold soul of nation’

The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2025

Trinidad's leader backtracks and says US Marines are in the country working on airport radar

Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister is backtracking comments where she asserted that no U.S. Marines were currently in the twin-island nation

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025