{"id":2159394,"date":"2025-09-19T22:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=2159394"},"modified":"2025-09-20T02:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:51:58","slug":"travel-and-trade-between-trinidad-and-venezuela-plunge-amid-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/other-news\/2025-09-19\/travel-and-trade-between-trinidad-and-venezuela-plunge-amid-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel and trade between Trinidad and Venezuela plunge amid tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Elena Varisca <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago (EFE).- Passenger traffic and cross-border trade between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela have fallen sharply since the United States military buildup in the Caribbean, ferry operators and business owners told EFE, raising concerns over the economic fallout for both nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a route used by hundreds of travelers each month, the ferry link between the two countries now carries only a few dozen passengers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operators warn that the decline is threatening their survival and weakening commercial ties that have long sustained border communities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-120-1024x659.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2159808\" style=\"width:847px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-120-1024x659.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-120-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-120-768x494.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-120-1536x988.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-120-430x277.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-120-1200x772.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-120.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ferry-operators-facing-sharp-decline\"><strong>Ferry operators facing sharp decline<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venezuelan businesswoman Alana Medina, who runs the \u00c1ngel del Orinoco ferry between Tucupita, Venezuela, and Cedros in southwest Trinidad, said her company is under unprecedented strain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom transporting 70 passengers a month in June, we\u2019ve seen a sharp drop to just 45 in August,\u201d Medina said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The September numbers have been worse: one ferry that docked in Cedros on Sep. 11 carried only 15 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medina described the current downturn as \u201cthe most difficult financial situation since the company was founded nine years ago.\u201d She attributed the decline in part to fears that political tensions could lead to border closures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro accused Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of \u201cgoing crazy\u201d by allegedly backing military action against Venezuela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Persad-Bissessar has denied plotting any invasion but voiced support for the US deployment in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venezuelan ambassador \u00c1lvaro Enrique S\u00e1nchez Cordero dismissed the possibility of border closures, saying in a statement to EFE that \u201ceverything is fine with maritime connections between Tucupita and Cedros.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cross-border-trade-in-freefall\"><strong>Cross-border trade in freefall<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond passenger traffic, trade volumes at ports such as San Fernando and Cedros have also collapsed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venezuelan exports of timber, clothing, and footwear to Trinidad have slowed to a fraction of previous levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source at Trinidad\u2019s Division of Customs and Excise in King\u2019s Wharf, San Fernando, said only two Venezuelan cargo vessels now bring goods twice a month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUntil 2024, those same ships were docking three times a week,\u201d the source told EFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to United Nations Comtrade data, bilateral trade between Trinidad and Venezuela plunged by 56% from 2017 to 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-121-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2159812\" style=\"width:815px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-121-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-121-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-121-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-121-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-121-430x286.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-121-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-121.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-businesses-turn-away-from-venezuela\"><strong>Businesses turn away from Venezuela<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decline is driven not only by regional tensions but also by obstacles inside Venezuela. Trinidadian businessman Cassian Valdez told EFE that corruption and extortion have forced him to slash imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI used to bring in 800 cubic feet of pine wood a month; now it\u2019s just 80,\u201d Valdez said. \u201cYou pay for the wood and don\u2019t receive it. I lost $30,000 in timber because the Venezuelan National Guard confiscated shipments, even with documentation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valdez said he now sources 90% of his wood from Brazil and plans to completely cut Venezuelan imports by the end of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s faster to ship from Venezuela, but the risks make it impossible to keep going,\u201d he added. EFE <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-122-1024x626.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2159815\" style=\"width:854px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-122-1024x626.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-122-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-122-768x469.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-122-1536x938.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-122-430x263.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-122-1200x733.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-122.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ev\/seo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elena Varisca Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago (EFE).- Passenger traffic and cross-border trade between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela have fallen sharply since the United States military buildup in the Caribbean, ferry operators and business owners told EFE, raising concerns over the economic fallout for both nations. 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