Port of Spain, February 4, 2026. Representatives of Civil Society organizations in Trinidad and Tobago, gathered in front of the diplomatic headquarters of the United States Embassy in Port of Spain, demanded an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade.
In response to the Executive Order issued by the President of the United States, announced on January 29, 2026, fourteen political and social organizations in the country signed a Declaration calling for the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade that prevents fuel from reaching Cuban territory; the cessation of threats and unilateral sanctions against countries that cooperate with Cuba; the removal of Cuba from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism; and the repeal of U.S. Congressional legislation that imposed the blockade, which has persisted for more than 60 years against the Cuban people.
The text states that the United States must end the naval blockade against Cuba and allow it to receive oil and meet its energy needs without restriction. It also demands that no country should be threatened or subjected to unilateral punitive tariffs or any other coercive measures for providing oil and other energy products to Cuba.
The Declaration further points out that the President of the United States must revoke all unilateral Executive Orders that constitute coercive measures against Cuba and violate international law and the Charter of the United Nations, including the false inclusion of Cuba on the so-called list of countries that engage in state sponsorship of terrorism. It also specifies that Congress must repeal all legislation underpinning the illegal and illegitimate commercial, financial, and economic blockade against Cuba. The same document demands that the United States cease threatening and/or imposing punitive measures against third countries, especially CARICOM member states that maintain bilateral or multilateral agreements with Cuba.
The signatory organizations are the following:
• All Mansions of Rastafari
• Assembly of Caribbean People (Trinidad and Tobago Chapter)
• Black Agenda Project
• Caribbean Freedom Project
• Caribbean Pan Afrikan and Indigenous Movement
• Concerned Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago
• Emancipation Support Committee
• Joint Trade Union Movement
• Movement for Social Justice
• Network of NGOs for the Advancement of Women
• New National Vision
• Trinbago for Palestine
• Trinidad and Tobago Friends of Cuba
• Warao Community of San Fernando
(Embassy of Cuba in Trinidad and Tobago)