Invasion fears heighten in Venezuela – Ghost of Grenada Revolution triggers jitters as US election nears Barbados Today11/10/20203378 views The political ghost of the 1983 Grenada revolution is spooking the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela, and concerns are growing in the troubled South American country that the United States… Read more
REGIONAL – Venezuelans breaking coronavirus rules punished under the sun Barbados Today07/08/20200325 views CARACAS – Security forces are punishing some Venezuelans who violate anti-coronavirus measures with physical exercise, sitting under the sun and even beating, witnesses and rights groups say. Roberto Vargas was… Read more
More support for CARICOM’s call that Caribbean remain a zone of peace Barbados Today18/04/20200422 views Caribbean Anti-imperialist and Peace Organisations in a Zoom meeting this week, supported CARICOM’s call for the Caribbean to remain a zone of peace. They expressed their opposition to the American military… Read more
Crowds gather in Venezuela’s capital for rival protests Barbados Today16/11/20190349 views Demonstrators carrying flags and blowing whistles gathered in Venezuela’s capital Saturday, led by opposition politician Juan Guaido, who is trying to reignite a campaign to force Nicolas Maduro from power.… Read more
Mottley to UN: Support Venezuelan dialogue Barbados Today29/09/20190420 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has made an emphatic call at the United Nations to support dialogue on Venezuela’s political troubles and oppose war threats. Said the premier: “The Venezuelan people… Read more
US accuses Venezuela jet of aggressive action over Caribbean Barbados Today21/07/20199378 views (Source: The Associated Press) – U.S. authorities on Sunday said that a Venezuelan fighter jet “aggressively shadowed” an American intelligence plane flying in international airspace over the Caribbean, underscoring rising… Read more
Venezuela sources: Talks to break deadlock set to resume in Barbados Barbados Today29/06/20196334 views (Source: AP) – Negotiations aimed at breaking Venezuela’s political standoff will resume next week, likely on the Caribbean island of Barbados, according to three people familiar with the talks between… Read more
Caribbean foreign ministers hold talks with Venezuelan Opposition leader Barbados Today24/03/201913506 views CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers on Saturday met with Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself the interim president of the South American country. The meeting… Read more
VENEZUELA – Soldiers abandon posts at Colombia border Barbados Today23/02/20196399 views BBC – Soldiers from the Venezuelan national guard have left their posts ahead of an opposition-led effort to bring aid into the country, Colombia’s migration agency said. In a separate… Read more
VENEZUELA – Guaidó vows to open aid routes with volunteers Barbados Today09/02/20190332 views Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has vowed to open humanitarian aid routes into the country in defiance of the government. Guaidó, who has declared himself interim president, called on volunteers… Read more