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'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

UK slavery reparations must be top issue at Commonwealth summit, says former Caribbean leader

Reparations should be ‘front and centre’ when leaders meet this November, says former St Vincent and Grenadines PM

The Guardian - UK

Trinidad’s prime minister escalates feud with Caribbean neighbors over US policy in the region

Trinidad's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is demanding the exit of CARICOM’s secretary-general Carla Barnett after her term ends in August

The Independent UK

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‘I like Kamla better’: Trump jokes about similarity between Trinidad PM’s name and Kamala Harris — watch

During the 2026 Summit of the Americas, President Trump lightheartedly noted the similarity between Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's first name and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump joked about the pronunciation difference, stating he preferred 'Kamla' and humorously warned against mixing them up. The exchange occurred as leaders gathered to…

The Times of India

Caribbean countries pledge humanitarian support for Cuba amid rising tensions with US

Disagreement among Caricom members hampers unified response on Cuban sovereignty and US intervention in the region

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

PM Of Country Neighboring Venezuela Denies U.S. Sought To Use It As a Base: 'Our Territory Will Not Be Used to Launch Attacks'

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar denied that the United States had asked to use her country as a staging ground for military action against Venezuela, rejecting speculation fueled by ongoing U.S. Marine exercises in the archipelago.

Latin Times

Maduro Suspends Deal With Trinidad and Tobago, Accuses Country of Becoming 'An Aircraft Carrier of the American Empire'

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the immediate suspension of a major natural-gas agreement with Trinidad and Tobago, accusing the Caribbean nation of aligning itself with the United States after it received a U.S. warship to conduct military drills.

Latin Times

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Euronews

US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago amid rising tensions with Venezuela

Government officials from the twin-island nation and the US announced that the massive warship will remain in Trinidad until Thursday, allowing both countries to conduct training exercises.

The Independent UK

US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, puts more pressure on Venezuela

A U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro

The Independent UK

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago are fearing that a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean could kill them and their livelihoods

The Guardian - UK

As US warships prowl the Caribbean, our region must hold fast against Trump’s gaslighting

American attacks have killed more than 14 people they claim were drug traffickers in our waters. Now our islands are at risk of being dragged into a manufactured conflict we are ill-equipped to endure

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The Guardian - UK

‘A defining moment’: Trinidad and Tobago at a crossroads as oil runs out

Fossil fuels made the nation prosperous but as reserves dwindle, do they drill deeper, even as the Caribbean feels the heat of the climate crisis, or shift to a greener economy?

Latin Times

Venezuela Issues Warning to Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago Over Possible Retaliation

With tensions running high between Venezuela and the United States, officials from Nicolás Maduro's regime issued a warning to neighboring countries, saying that attacks launched from the territories of Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago would provoke retaliation.

Latin Times

Venezuela Warns Neighbors of Retaliation Over Support for U.S. Military Operations: 'We'll Act in Legitimate Defense'

The country's Defense Minister accused Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago of acting on instructions from Washington during the current U.S. deployment in the Caribbean sea

Al Jazeera

US deployment in Caribbean ‘not training’, says defence chief Hegseth

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remarks in Puerto Rico come amid escalating tensions with Venezuela in Caribbean.

Latin Times

President Of South American Country Close To Venezuela Says Maduro Is a Cartel Leader: 'We'll End Narco Terrorism'

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa said Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro is a cartel leader and his government will do "everything to end narco terrorism"

Latin Times

Colombian President Criticizes U.S. Attack On Vessel Off Venezuelan Coast: 'It's Murder'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized the U.S. attack against a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, saying that it "breaks the universal principle of proportionality and is murder"

Latin Times

Caribbean Island 7 Miles from Venezuela Praises U.S. Attack Against Cartel Vessel: 'Should Be Violently Eliminated'

The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago praised the U.S.'s attack against a cartel vessel off the coast of Venezuela, saying all drug-traffickers should be "violently eliminated"

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