Yes U.S. military flights have been cited at Trinidad and Tobago airports, and we should not look the other way.
According to Stabroek News, United States military transport aircraft recently arrived at Piarco International Airport and Crown Point Airport, following formal transit permission granted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs. This activity coincided with heightened U.S. pressure on Venezuela and publicly stated enforcement actions in the region.
Source: Stabroek News — “Two US military aircraft land at Piarco and Crown Point”
This is not speculation. This is not rumor. This is documented movement.
And while such transits may fall within diplomatic or logistical frameworks, history teaches us this: geography is never incidental especially for small island nations situated at strategic crossroads.
Trinidad and Tobago is not an empty waypoint. It is not neutral airspace without memory. It is a sovereign homeland shaped by resistance, restraint, and hard-won self-determination.
So when foreign military assets intersect our territory, the appropriate response is not panic it is presence.
Calling in the Ancestors
Ancestors of Trinidad and Tobago
Arawak, Taíno, Kalinago first guardians of these waters;
Canboulay rebels who turned culture into resistance;
Hosay mourners who paid in blood for dignity;
Uriah Butler who taught labor to speak;
Elma Francois who organized the dispossessed;
Claudia Jones who carried Caribbean truth into empire;
C. L. R. James who proved small islands think globally
We call you not to war, but to witness. Stand with us as we keep our eyes open. Steady our spines. Sharpen our discernment.
