Akash Sama­roo

For­eign and Cari­com Af­fairs Min­is­ter Sean Sobers is adamant that this coun­try played no role in the Unit­ed States mil­i­tary op­er­a­tion to cap­ture for­mer Venezue­lan Pres­i­dent Nico­las Maduro.

Mo­ments af­ter the mil­i­tary ac­tion com­menced in Cara­cas on Jan­u­ary 3, Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar is­sued a state­ment, be­fore 6 am, say­ing, "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."