When bombs fell on Caracas, Caribbean leaders mastered the art of saying nothing

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, January 3, 2026 - In the early hours of Saturday, January 3, 2026, the United States military bombed multiple locations across Venezuela—including the capital Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira. President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were kidnapped from their residence at the Fort Tiuna military installation and spirited out of the country to face charges in New York.