CTCT CALLS FOR A ZONE OF PEACE

Media Release – October 31, 2025

The Conference on Theology in the Caribbean Today is the latest grouping to call for the preservation of the zone of peace in the Caribbean region in light of escalating military tensions between the United States and Venezuela. The call came in a media release issued today. See contents of release below:

The Conference on Theology in the Caribbean Today (CTCT) joins with the Antilles Episcopal
Conference (AEC) of RC Bishops as well as the Archdiocese of Port of Spain and many others,
in expressing solidarity with our brothers and sisters of the Caribbean in these most perilous
times. On Monday 27 October, 2025, hurricane Melissa, described as the ‘storm of the century’,
ravaged the island of Jamaica, leaving persons dead and thousands of persons displaced and
homeless. Similar reports have emerged in the neighbouring countries of Haiti, the Dominican
Republic and the Bahamas, and the possibility of such experiences being repeated presents itself
as Melissa continues on a trajectory towards Bermuda. The Caribbean is no stranger to
experiencing itself as vulnerable to the serious effects of climate change. At the same time, the
Caribbean also bears witness to a history of resilience, generosity, hospitality and community
spirit from its people in the aftermath of such threats. It is this spirit that the CTCT appeals to at
this time as we call on all our brothers and sisters to rally around those most seriously affected
through whatever means possible.

ENDS.