Divisions are emerging within Caricom over the United States’ growing military footprint in the Caribbean.
At an emergency CELAC meeting on Thursday, Trinidad and Tobago was the only Caricom member to back the deployment of US warships, submarines, and troops, while other members sought to condemn it.
Several Caricom nations, along with ALBA members, described the buildup as “a new demonstration of imperial force,” warning it could threaten regional stability.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister, Sean Sobers, said the country could not support such a statement, arguing that US assistance against transnational crime strengthened rather than destabilised security. “Any right-thinking person would want to welcome that level of intervention,” he said.
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines opposed the deployment. Outside Caricom, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Panama, and Costa Rica aligned with Trinidad and Tobago’s stance.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted Washington’s focus on drug trafficking and organised crime during a visit to Ecuador.
Caricom has not yet issued a joint position, leaving the bloc divided over US involvement.
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