Trinidad says it stands with America — but after a deadly U.S. strike off Venezuela’s coast, that loyalty is being questioned.
Two Trinidadian fishermen are feared dead after a U.S. military strike destroyed a boat in Caribbean waters.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the victims were “narcoterrorists,” but families in Las Cuevas, Trinidad insist they were innocent men — fathers, sons, and fishermen — simply trying to get home.
Now, police in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has mobilized troops.
And CARICOM nations are caught in the middle of a dangerous regional power struggle.
Was this a legitimate anti-drug operation, or a deadly overreach by U.S. forces in Caribbean waters?
Whitney Mckoy breaks down the facts, the fallout, and the growing outrage from the region.
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