St Vincent and the Grenadines Foreign Minister Fitzgerald Bramble said the government is closely monitoring the situation arising from US military action in Venezuela on January 3, warning it could have implications for the country and the wider region.

In an address to the nation on January 4, Bramble said the multi-island state is friends with both Venezuela and the United States and is “gravely concerned” about the developments, which saw an elite unit from the US Army arrest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, and transport them to the United States, where they face drug trafficking charges.

He said the government will assist where possible and respond to any potential economic fallout.

Bramble said he has been in regular contact with St Vincent and the Grenadines’ ambassador to Venezuela, Gareth Bynoe, who reported that all diplomatic staff are safe and that “the current situation in Caracas is calm.”

He added that there has been “no contact made by any Vincentian national who may be in Venezuela at this time.”

Bramble said Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday and the government remain committed to national and regional development.

He noted St Vincent and the Grenadines position on the matter aligns itself with statements issued by the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government and the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government on January 2 and January 3, 2026.

Quoting from those statements, Bramble said CARICOM “is firmly committed to the fundamental principles of international law and multilateralism enshrined in the UN Charter.”

If the situation changes, Bramble said the government will inform citizens on what policies will be implemented.