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U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago issues warning for Americans amid rising Venezuela tensions

U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago issues warning for Americans amid rising Venezuela tensions

The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago is cautioning Americans to stay away from American government facilities in the twin-island nation amid the growing tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela. The alert is based on threats directed at American citizens in the Caribbean nation, with U.S. authorities saying “it could be linked” to ongoing tensions in the region, Trinidad and …

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US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad

US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago cautioned Americans on Saturday to stay away from American government facilities on the twin-island nation. It was an unusual warning that came as tensions grow between the United States and Venezuela over deadly U.S. strikes in Caribbean waters targeting suspected drug traffickers. The embassy didn’t specify why it issued …

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US airstrike near Venezuela may have killed two Trinidad citizens, police say | Trinidad and Tobago

US airstrike near Venezuela may have killed two Trinidad citizens, police say | Trinidad and Tobago

Police in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating whether two citizens were among six people killed in a US strike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela. Without providing evidence, Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the strike killed six “narcoterrorists” in international waters, allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela to the United States. Trinidadian police said residents of the village …

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Trinidad leader praises strike, says US should kill all traffickers ‘violently’

Trinidad leader praises strike, says US should kill all traffickers ‘violently’

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, is praising a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that 11 people were killed aboard the boat that had departed Venezuela, which is located near Trinidad and Tobago. “I, along with most of the country, am …

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Trinidad endorses warship deployment, will help U.S. if asked, prime minister says – Miami Herald

Trinidad endorses warship deployment, will help U.S. if asked, prime minister says  Miami Herald Is the Trump Administration Building Up to a Military Confrontation With Venezuela?  The New York Times Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro says he’s deploying 4.5 million militia members in response to “outlandish threats” by U.S.  CBS News US warships may reach Venezuela coast by weekend in drug cartel operation  Al Jazeera Venezuela …

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