Venezuela accuses Latin American neighbours of ‘meddling’
From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez has criticised as “meddling” a joint statement by 11 Latin American countries calling on Venezuela’s government to “guarantee the right to peaceful protest”. In their joint statement, the…
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Why did Russia seize oil off a Venezuelan cargo ship in the Caribbean?
By Brian Ellsworth and Marianna Parraga Reuters From The Christian Science Monitor A Russian state-owned shipping conglomerate is holding $20 million worth of the country’s oil. APRIL 18, 2017 ST. EUSTATIUS AND HOUSTON—Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, sent a tanker in…
Sir Ronald Sanders: OAS dysfunctionality requires charter review
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 WASHINGTON, United States, Friday March 31, 2017 – On March 28, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) experienced a public spectacle of disarray that, in 36 years of diplomatic life…
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Trinis are the happiest islanders in the Caribbean, says UN report
Caribbean360 From iNews Guyana The United Nations annual World Happiness Report was published on Monday (World Happiness Day), but Caribbean people interested in how their country fared were mostly disappointed, with much of the region apparently escaping the attention of…
Venezuela takes on the Presidency of the Association of Caribbean States
From acn Cuban News Agency Havana, Cuba, Mar 11 (acn) Venezuela assumed the presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) with the commitment of preserving the principle of peace in the region. At the…
US sanctions Venezuelan vice president
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The US government added newly appointed Venezuelan vice president Tareck El Aissami to its list of sanctioned individuals on Monday, saying he “played a significant role in international narcotics trafficking” and freezing his…
CDB should stick to its knitting
By Nisha Gopalan From Bloomberg China Development Bank Corp., according to its website, provides financing facilities that serve the nation’s major long-term economic and social development strategies. The central government’s policy lender should bear that in mind as its turn…
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Obama renews designation of Cuba and Venezuela as national security threats
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The United States declared a national emergency to deal with perceived “threats” in Cuba and Venezuela on Friday, along with Iran, Libya, Ukraine, Zimbabwe and countries that Washington claims “support terrorism.” The declarations…
Is the Caribbean about to realise its renewable energy potential?
From Blue & Green Tomorrow The Caribbean is one of the world’s largest untapped sources of renewable energy, with huge solar, wind, geothermal and marine energy potential. Despite this, most Caribbean nations still use imported diesel or oil to generate…
Omar Mansour highlights Saharawi diplomacy role in Latin America and the Caribbean
From Sahara Press Service Chahid El Hafed, December 28, 2016 (SPS) – The Minister Delegate in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Latin America and the Caribbean affairs, member of the National Secretariat, Mr. Omar Mansour, stated in…
