Barbados denounced threats to Caribbean peace due to US military presence

Published at: 25/10/2025 11:23 PM

The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, this Saturday denounced the growing military presence of the United States in the Caribbean as a serious threat to regional peace, during her speech at the 86th Annual Conference of the Barbados Labor Party.

During her speech, the president described as “threatening” American military ships deployed in the Caribbean Sea, including “the largest warship in the world”. Mottley highlighted the region's vulnerability to these actions.

“These are no longer pirate times. It's 2025. And we have reason to be duly concerned,” said the Prime Minister, who recalled the historic efforts of Caribbean countries to consolidate the region as a Zone of Peace.

In this regard, as reported by Telesur, Mottley rejected the unilateral imposition of force by any nation and emphasized that the only legitimate forum for dispute resolution is the United Nations (UN), through negotiation and peaceful actions.

The Prime Minister also opposed “combining law enforcement with military action”, warning that it is a dangerous step that can lead to extrajudicial executions. He argued that any threat to a nation's security must be shared through intelligence and not through military deployments.

Mottley reiterated his country's position as a mediator nation, “friends of all and satellites of no one”, and concluded with an urgent call: “Let us have a dialogue to prevent the war from starting, rather than to stop it when it has already started.”

Mazo News Team