Fresh from declaring that Caricom was not a reliable partner – after claiming that the regional socio-political bloc of nations had decided to side with Venezuela over its fellow member – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said there will be a "significant realignment" of this country's foreign policy in the coming years.

In a WhatsApp message to Newsday at 6.35 pm on October 28, the prime minister said since she did not consider Caricom to be reliable, the change in TT's foreign policy had become necessary in order for this country to improve its economic and physical security.

On October 27, in response to the Venezuelan government's decision to immediately suspend all energy agreements with TT over its decision to support the US presence in the Southern Caribbean and military action against narco terrorists and human traffickers, Persad-Bissessar said TT had no need for Venezuelan gas, as there are other projects in both the energy and non-energy sectors to secure its economic future.