“GETTING A LASH”
In Trinidad and Tobago, a laidback twin-island nation of 1.4 million individuals, some welcomed their authorities’s present of assist for the US marketing campaign however others nervous about getting caught up in a battle between Washington and Caracas.
“If something ought to occur with Venezuela and America, we as individuals who stay on the outskirts of it … may find yourself getting a lash any time,” 64-year-old Daniel Holder, a Rastafarian who wore a white turban, informed AFP,
“I’m in opposition to my nation being a part of this,” he added.
Victor Rojas, a 38-year-old carpenter who has been residing in Trinidad and Tobago for the previous eight years, mentioned he was nervous for his household again residence.
“Venezuela isn’t ready to climate an assault proper now,” he mentioned, referring to the nation’s financial collapse beneath Maduro.
