Trinidad and Tobago’s recent prominent participation in events in Caracas staged to mark the occasion of the 213th Anniversary of the Independence of Venezuela and the Day of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela, is probably unlikely to pass without attracting the attention of the rest of the Caribbean, particularly, given what has been the recent surge of rockiness in relations between Guyana and Venezuela over the latter’s recent significantly hyped up claim to the Essequibo County.
If there can be no question than that the prevailing warmth in relations between the two countries (Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela) is driven by the significant economic gain that they both will derive from the successful execution of the Dragon Gas Field project, the question may well eventually arise as to whether an arrangement that is likely to realize considerable economic gain for both countries may not cause Trinidad and Tobago take back the ultra-assertive pro Guyana pronouncements that have historically underlined CARICOM’s position on Venezuela’s territorial claim.