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Cnc3– Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said Trinidad and Tobago played no role in any United States military operations in Venezuela, following claims by US President Donald Trump that the action led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The United States launched a series of large-scale military strikes on Venezuela in the early hours of today, Saturday, January 3, 2026, marking a major escalation in tensions between the two countries.
Trump announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured during the operation and flown out of Venezuela.
Reports indicate the strikes began around 2:00 a.m. local time in Caracas, with explosions and fires reported at several military and infrastructure sites, including Fuerte Tiuna, La Carlota, and the Port of La Guaira.
The Venezuelan government has since declared a State of Emergency. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said Maduro’s whereabouts are currently unknown and demanded “proof of life.”
In a post to social media at 5:44 a.m. today, Persad-Bissessar said, “Earlier this morning, Saturday 3rd January, 2026, the United States commenced military operations within the territory of Venezuela.
Trinidad and Tobago is NOT a participant in any of these ongoing military operations. Trinidad and Tobago continues to maintain peaceful relations with the people of Venezuela.”
A subsequent media release from the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs repeated the same position.
Earlier today, Trump posted on Truth Social, saying, “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country.
This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago.
Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
Meanwhile, Caricom said a conference of Heads of Government met this morning following reports of military action in Venezuela.
In a statement, the regional body said, “Caricom is actively monitoring the situation which is of grave concern to the Region with possible implications for neighbouring countries.
Caricom will continue to update the people of the Region as more information is received.”
Caribbean Airlines has also issued a statement assuring passengers that there are, so far, no disruptions to its flights scheduled for today, January 3.
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However, the appropriation of the Trinidadian 🇹🇹 Prime Minister Kamla persad-Bissessa for the US will be seen by CARICOM and Caribbean leaders as tacit agreement for Trump’s actions.
I’m not sure what the next moves will be for the Caribbean leaders, but with the WIOC subsidies at risk to the region (and other highly potential dangers); they are now going to have to work hard – at last – for their highly paid taxpayers stipends/salaries to resolve this war-mongering mess.
Maybe it’s time for indigenous Antiguans to seek out dual passports ASAP…
She too lie! De dangerous ole cunt.
And once they qualify and receive dual passport, I hope they, including Brixtonian, keep their treasonous behinds away from our clean and healthy shores. Go to the US and stay there! They are a better fit for the type of amoral beasts that call themselves Americans, specifically sons and daughters of Donald Trump and his demons up north.
May Almoghty God continue to protect, guide and bless the people of Venezuela 🇻🇪!!
So NOWWW you have no involvement? Woman please. As far as I am concerned Trinidad needs to be punished. They need to be banned from Caricom for a period, and all tax concessions that they make on exports need to be stopped during that ban.
That woman is a traitor or Trinidad and Tobago and Caricom, and she will pay at the polls.
HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We did it T&T!!!! WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!
You absolute cretin @National #1.
Please read what I’ve said and then read it very slowly you dumb ar#e.
As an Antiguan Patriot, you couldn’t pay me to uproot my family and go live in Trump’s America! No way, no how!!!
The worlds a big place I can take my educational talents almost anywhere I want. Can you?
However, I’ll agree with you on God’s protection for the people of Venezuela, these are difficult times for them, and the Caribbean region as well🙏🏾
Remember, @National #1 do not let your blatant prejudices (which you’ve already been called out on by) to cloud your thought process or your mind.
Keep being a Gastonite, that’s all you good for
@ Faithful National #1,
If the PM of Barbados Mia Motley didn’t express a similar sentiment towards the US Visa and getting rid of the Cuban Nurses; I’d ask you what planet are you on.
You obviously live in an alternate reality.
An overwhelming majority of Antiguans and Barbudans wish they have a US permanent residency.
You may be surprised at the number of people working around Antigua who are the product of tourism births as well as a US Visa holders.
Would you be as concerned if Antiguans and Barbudans were no able to get a visa for visiting Mexico?
Remember the US says it’s going to review the social media accounts of those wishing to get a US visa. The Government should be careful making people like yourself be aware of this policy.
Gaston supporters like you seldom faces reality. Gaston runs his mouth and says what he feels about anything and everything
Accept the reality that loose lips sinks ships and that what Gaston is doing and saying on this issue is to our detriment.
@Brix.
She clearly picked a side, and she picked correctly. These are tough decisions,but we put people in office to make them on our behalf.
Call it what you want of her, but she didn’t hide behind her silence and hypocritical pretence like the rest, and I love her move.
Inspite of the Donald, I’ll take US policies over any government that jailed and killed their own opposition for simply speaking.
“The lesser of two evils” concept works perfectly here, and GB and co failed to read the room and conveniently failed his people in the long and short run.
Sometimes you have to make the tough deal with even a person you don’t like, but his policies lines up with the carribean in general, who are very conservative people by the way. Go ask the Cubans if you think I’m joking. They voted for him in drones.
WHAT THE HELL…! …BULLY HAS NO FRIEND: …NON-PARTICIPATORY: …FACILITATOR…?
THE ‘…RUTHLESS DON’ AND THE ‘…PRINCESS KAM:
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LIKENED TO ‘…REAGAN AND EUGENIA,’ THIS HAS BEEN THE KAMALA AND DONALD ERA: …
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WHILE:
KAMALA DECISIVELY LEADS ON SOVEREIGNTY: …CARICOM BUNGLED AND PLEADS FOR UNITY.
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LEADERS:
Even as it shall come to an end, ‘LEADERS’ of small and impoverished nations needs no reminder: that
(i) ‘…LIKENED TO GROWING UP, ‘…BULLIES’ HAVE NO FRIENDS:
(ii) …THEN TO SURVIVE, THE WEAK OFTEN SEEKS ‘…BULLIES’ TO BEFRIEND.’
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FORESIGHT:
Obviously, with ‘…FORESIGHT,’ such has been the case for the ‘…LEADERSHIP OF THE SOVEREIGN NATION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.’
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MORE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANNING BY: ‘…THE UNITED STATES:
(i) ‘…ITS MILITARY STRENGTH SPEAKS NOT TO INVISIBILITY, BUT TO FORMIDABILITY:
(ii) …THE PRESIDENTIAL INTENT, INFERENTIALLY, WAS WELL DEFINED:
(iii) …THE RISKS WERE WELL CALCULATED AND MEASURED:
(iii) …THE OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED, WERE CLEAR: and
(iv) …THE INTERVENTIONIST CONCLUSION, WAS FOREGONE.’
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AMONG THE CARICOM LEADERSHIP, ONLY KAMALA KNEW AND SAW PRECISELY THE ADVENT OF THE USE OF ‘..MILITARY POWER:
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THIS MAY HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS WITH THE REPORTED:
(a) ‘…CLOSURE OF ITS AIRPORT: keeping
(b) …COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIERS AND PASSENGERS OUT OF ITS AIR SPACE:in
(c) …ANTICIPATION OF THE ‘..PRE-DAWN MILITARY FURY.’
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NOW:
(i) Though ‘…KAMA’s NATION,’ may not necessarily have been ‘…AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT:
(ii) …REASONABLE INFERENCES DRAWN FROM THE ‘…LEADERSHIP/US’ ALIGNMENT:
(iii) …THOUGH A NON-COMBATIVE, YET ‘…PARTICIPATORY.’
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NOW:
(i) ‘…WHILE ‘…CARICOM’ BUNGLED OVER THE ‘…MILITARY BUILD-UP: seemingly
(ii) …ONLY KAMALA KNEW THAT WHICH WAS POISED TO DESCEND UPON THE ‘VENEZUELAN PRESIDENCY.’
PRE-DAWN FURY:
Though not so code named, this could be called: ‘…THE PRE-DAWN FURY.’
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RONALD REAGAN: …EUGENIA CHARLES: …MARGARET THATCHER ERA
History has been mighty good to ‘…POSTERITY.’
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…OPERATION URGENT FURY: …US GRENADA INVASION -1983.
Though not necessarily, the chief among the ‘…WORLD’S BULLYING LEADERS,’ back then, they were:
(i) ‘…PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN (United States):
(ii) …PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER (The European Iron Lady): and
(iii) …PRIME MINISTER EUGENIA CHARLES (The Caribbean Iron Lady).’
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The two ‘…RENOWNED IRON LADIES,’ had consciously sided with the ‘…US PRESIDENT:’ not only to
(a) ‘…INVADE GRENADA: but
(b) …ALSO IN THE TRAGIC REDUCtTION OF THE NUMBER: of
(i) ‘…MENTAL PATIENTS, THEN RESIDENT: at
(ii) …AT THE LONE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL’ [October 25, 1983].
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TODAY’S DEVELOPMENTS: …IMPENDING: …INVITABLE: …INESCAPABLE
Except naivety, few would have denied that ‘…TODAY’S DEVELOPMENTS:’ on
(a) ‘…THE SOUTH AMERICAN CONTINENT: were
(b) …IMPENDING:
(c) …INEVITABLE: and
(d) …INESCAPABLE.’
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WHAT THE HELL…!
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IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID:
‘…SINCE YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM, THEN FOR SURVIVABILITY, ‘…JOIN THEM.’
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LOOKOUT FOR THE ‘…RUTHLESS DON AND THE ‘…PRINCESS, KAM.
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DEDICATED TO ‘…JACKASS JASON:
HAPPY NEW YEAR-2026-JJ.
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One don’t have to pull the trigger to be responsible! You give the go ahead to use air space and waters. So you are saying now Trinidad is not responsible ? 🤔 you must be mad . You are crazy just like Trump, you should be proud of yourself.
The Bible says in the last days there would be nations against nations and kingdom against kingdom. Prophecy must be fulfilled .
The people of TnT will now and for ever looked upon differently, because of this woman. Surveillance is key, and that’s where the involvement of TnT lays. One has to know the exact location and be able to monitor the movements of these army bases, plus Maduro everyday movements, and that’s why everyone was caught off guard and sleeping, so TnT you are deep into this, and will be forever labeled as the Caribbean betrayal.