File: National Security Minister Stuart Young, Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.
National Security Minister Stuart Young has confirmed that Venezuelan nationals who were left stranded in T&T after their repatriation flight from Venezuela was blocked from entering, will be repatriated this evening.
The Venezuelan aircraft owned by State airline Conviasa which was blocked from coming here is sanctioned by the United States. Approximately 100 Venezuelan nationals were affected.
This morning, Minster Young told
Loop News he was awaiting confirmation from the United States that there won’t be sanctions imposed on the repatriation flight due to the humanitarian nature of the exercise.
Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne.
Foreign Affairs Minister Amery Browne said yesterday the Venezuelan Embassy in T&T has been fully informed of the situation regarding Venezuelans who were trying to get a flight back home and is anticipating that suitable arrangements would be implemented to deal with the situation and transport them.
An aircraft that was expected to transport 97 migrants back to Venezuela yesterday was halted by Government after the plane was found to have been sanctioned by the United States.
Among those who were to return were people with terminal illnesses and disabilities, the elderly and children.
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“Not to put too fine a point on it, these are all instances of abuse of power…”
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