GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders met early on Saturday to discuss the United States invasion of Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

A brief statement issued by the Caricom Secretariat said that the 15-member regional integration grouping “is actively monitoring the situation which is of grave concern to the Region with possible implications for neighbouring countries.

“Caricom will continue to update the people of the region as more information is received,” the two paragraph statement added.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Saturday said that Trinidad and Tobago did not participate in the United States military action against Venezuela leading to Washington’s claim that President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and taken out of the country.

“Earlier this morning, Saturday, 3rd January 2026, the United States commenced military operations within the territory of Venezuela. Trinidad and Tobago is NOT a participant in any of these ongoing military operations,” Persad-Bissessar said in a statement posted on X.