After Strikes, US Embassy Issues Warning to Americans
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, meets with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Stuart Young, right, at the US Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 26. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
The US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago issued a security alert Saturday, advising Americans to avoid American government facilities on the islands amid growing tensions between the United States and Venezuela. The warning follows a series of deadly Pentagon strikes in Caribbean waters targeting suspected drug traffickers, which have heightened regional unease.
Venezuela lies just a few miles from Trinidad, where residents of one coastal community are mourning the disappearance of two local fishermen believed to have been killed in a US operation earlier this week.
According to Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Homeland Security, Roger Alexander, the alert was prompted by “threats directed at American citizens” that may be connected to ongoing regional tensions. Local authorities have responded by increasing security around key sites, though they have not released specifics about the reported threats.
Since early September, six US military strikes have reportedly killed at least 28 people. The growing unease in the area was discussed during a recent briefing between US officials and Trinidadian authorities, Alexander said. Following the most recent strike on a vessel in Caribbean waters, US forces reportedly detained several survivors.
President Trump’s administration has not yet issued a public statement regarding the embassy warning or the regional situation, but the move underscores Washington’s heightened vigilance across the Caribbean.
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