/tags/trinidad-and-tobago Trinidad and Tobago en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:37:54 GMT /americas/2025-12-15/trinidad-and-tobago-will-open-caribbean-nations-airports-to-us-military-as-venezuela-tensions-grow The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as tensions between the United States and Venezuela remain high. Monday's announcement came after the U.S. military recently installed a radar system at the airport in Tobago. American strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean began in September and have killed more than 80 people. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:37:54 GMT /americas/2025-12-15/trinidad-and-tobago-will-open-caribbean-nations-airports-to-us-military-as-venezuela-tensions-grow Anselm Gibbs | Associated Press /commentary/2025-10-30/trinidad-trump-maduro-venezuela-caribbean COMMENTARY Trinidad and Tobago's Persad-Bissessar should be applauded for steering away from Venezuela's Maduro — but questioned for steering into Trump's potential legal whirlpool. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2025-10-30/trinidad-trump-maduro-venezuela-caribbean Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2018-12-17/caribbean-christmas-classic-black-cake-a-piquant-feature-of-south-florida-holidays The heavenly, rum-soaked fruit confection called black cake is arguably the most important food fixture of any Caribbean Christmas celebration. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:03:19 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-12-17/caribbean-christmas-classic-black-cake-a-piquant-feature-of-south-florida-holidays Tim Padgett /americas/2025-10-07/fishermen-in-trinidad-and-tobago-fear-for-their-lives-and-jobs-after-us-strikes-in-the-caribbean The country finds itself entangled in the net of a geopolitical face-off between the United States and Venezuela. Only about seven miles separate Trinidad and Venezuela at their closest point. Dozens of fishermen worry that their boat could be mistaken for a drug-smuggling vessel. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-10-07/fishermen-in-trinidad-and-tobago-fear-for-their-lives-and-jobs-after-us-strikes-in-the-caribbean Anselm Gibbs | Associated Press /commentary/2025-09-18/venezuela-trump-war-boats-gun-traffic COMMENTARY President Trump's specious assertion that trafficking deadly drugs into the U.S. constitutes war should also apply to deadly goods trafficked out of the U.S. — especially Florida guns. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:02:00 GMT /commentary/2025-09-18/venezuela-trump-war-boats-gun-traffic Tim Padgett /americas/2024-12-31/trinidad-and-tobago-crime To curb gang killings and a rise in homicides, the measure empowers the military to make arrests and allows the authorities to enter suspects’ homes without warrants and deny them bail. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:05:05 GMT /americas/2024-12-31/trinidad-and-tobago-crime Frances Robles and Prior Beharry | The New York Times /arts-culture/2024-12-25/festive-favorites-black-cake-a-piquant-feature-of-caribbean-holidays-in-south-florida The heavenly, rum-soaked fruit confection called black cake is arguably the most important food fixture of any Caribbean Christmas celebration. Wed, 25 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-12-25/festive-favorites-black-cake-a-piquant-feature-of-caribbean-holidays-in-south-florida Tim Padgett /americas/2024-11-13/guns-smuggled-from-the-us-are-blamed-for-a-surge-in-killings-on-more-caribbean-islands No Caribbean nation manufactures firearms or ammunition or imports them on a large scale, but they account for half of the world’s 10 highest national murder rates. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:49:40 GMT /americas/2024-11-13/guns-smuggled-from-the-us-are-blamed-for-a-surge-in-killings-on-more-caribbean-islands Danica Coto| Associated Press /americas/2024-08-21/trinidad-redraws-coat-of-arms-to-omit-columbus-three-famous-ships Officials in Trinidad and Tobago are redrawing the island’s coat of arms for the first time since its creation in 1962 to remove references to European colonization in a move that many are celebrating. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:31:53 GMT /americas/2024-08-21/trinidad-redraws-coat-of-arms-to-omit-columbus-three-famous-ships The Associated Press /americas/2024-02-12/oil-spill-trinidad-caribbean Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister says a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency.” Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:51:26 GMT /americas/2024-02-12/oil-spill-trinidad-caribbean The Associated Press