Overview
- Two corpses found days apart on Trinidad’s northeastern beaches showed burns and missing limbs consistent with explosive blasts.
- Police confirmed one victim was Venezuelan, and the unidentified bodies are being held near Port of Spain with identification efforts underway.
- Officials are examining reports that Trinidadians Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo were killed in a recent strike, while relatives reject trafficking allegations.
- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar publicly supports the strikes and says the state will not search at sea for those killed by U.S. actions.
- Most CARICOM governments reiterated a “zone of peace” stance, Venezuela warned of “legitimate defense” if attacks originate from Trinidad, and reports put the U.S. strike death toll at 37 with legal scrutiny growing.