O-Score proof

Trinidad and Tobago breaks Caribbean ranks to back the U.S. embargo on Cuba at the UN

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The math

1. Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
2. Confirmed reports of this story: 4.
3. 4 found → O-Score 4 (Covered). Higher means more overlooked.

Provisional: AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser, so all 13 were checked through Google News and Bing News instead. Those checks were complete for every outlet.

Checked Nov 2, 2026, 12:43 PM ET · coverage window: 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-03 (8 days, built around this story’s publish date of 2026-11-02). Scored after publication.

Every outlet

Related coverage, not counted

AP: US and Cuban officials engage in a shouting match during a UN debate over the economic embargo (2026-10-27). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Not counted.

AP: Cuba welcomes home diplomat expelled from US after unusual altercation at the UN (2026-10-30). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Not counted.

Reuters: UN meeting suspended after US and Cuban envoys clash on floor (2026-10-27). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Not counted.

The New York Times: U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After Fiery Showdown at United Nations (2026-10-29). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Not counted.

The New York Times: U.S. and Cuban Officials Argue at United Nations (2026-10-29). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Not counted.

CNN: Trump administration kicks out Cuban diplomat from US as tensions rise (2026-10-28). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Opened; the article text does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

CNN: ‘This is America!’: Altercation between US and Cuban officials erupts at UN (2026-10-26). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Opened; the article text does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

Fox News: Waltz clashes with Cuba over embargo in heated UN exchange (2026-10-27). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Opened; the article text does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

Fox News: Mike Waltz clashes with Cuban foreign minister in heated UN exchange (2026-10-27). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Opened; the article text does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

Fox News: Mike Waltz exposes Cuba's communist failures (2026-10-29). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Opened; the article text does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

Fox News: Shouting match erupts at UN as Waltz rips Cuba (2026-10-26). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Opened; the article text does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

Fox News: Shouting match erupts at UN as Cuban foreign minister moves toward US ambassador's podium: 'Back up!' (2026-10-27). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Opened; the article text does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

NBC News: U.S. and Cuban diplomats erupt in shouting match at United Nations (2026-10-26). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Opened; the article text does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

USA Today: Shouting erupts between US and Cuban officials at UN Cuba embargo vote (2026-10-27). About the U.S.–Cuba shouting match or the expelled Cuban diplomat at the UN, not Trinidad and Tobago’s vote. Not counted.

CNN: Hell will freeze over before Havana gives in to Trump. But regular Cubans don’t have that long (2026-10-28). Analysis of whether Cuba can outlast Trump’s pressure (Oct 28); opened, and it does not mention Trinidad and Tobago. Not counted.

First pickup

We published: Nov 2, 2026 (ET).

Picked up by The Washington Post on Oct 28, 2026

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Search terms

“Trinidad and Tobago Cuba embargo vote”, “Trinidad UN Cuba embargo”, “Caribbean Cuba embargo vote Trinidad”

Method

• Back-scored after publication: coverage window 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-03, built around the story’s publish date (2026-11-02), 7 days before to 21 days after (or to the check date)
• google-news site: search with after:/before: dates (3 term variants)
• bing-news site: search, results filtered to the window (3 term variants)
• Google News wire search (terms + “Reuters” / “Associated Press”) to catch wire copies; only articles on each outlet’s own site count
• editor read of every candidate headline; each counted match was opened, or the block recorded

A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Scores are rechecked at 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days and 30 days.