Trinidad stands solidly with Trump on Venezuelan issues, ready to use deadly force against vessels

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jun.2025, Words: 354) — Tensions between neighbors Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago are starting to rise already. This, as the new prime minister of the twin-island nation Kamla Persad-Bissessar has stated that Trinidad and Tobago stands solidly with the government of US president Donald Trump on issues concerning Venezuela.

“We are peaceful neighbors. Let us leave it at that,” Persad-Bissessar, of the United National Congress (UNC) political party, said on 5 Jun. 2025 during a post-cabinet media briefing at the Red House, referring to Venezuela.