Screen grabs of Venezuelan nationals demonstrating outside the T&T Embassy in Washington, USA, last week.
A group of Venezuelans who protested outside Trinidad and Tobago’s Embassy in Washington last Friday have noted “accidents” happening between T&T and Venezuela – but they said their protest was really to get T&T’s Government to stop “supporting” the Nicolas Maduro administration.
The Washington protest last week was the latest against T&T. Three others were staged last week outside of T&T’s Embassy in Caracas, where some Venezuelans in those groups blamed T&T for the recent drowning of about 29 Venezuelans. Their boat capsized seven miles off the Venezuelan coastal town of Guiria as they were heading to this country illegally. The vessel left Venezuela on December 6. Venezuelan investigations were subsequently launched regarding a trafficking ring.
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Opposition Member of Parliament Rodney Charles has called on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to stop his ‘gallerying’ and ‘bullying’ and take action on the Venezuelan migrant crisis.
Speaking at a United National Congress press conference yesterday, Charles, who is the shadow Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, called on Rowley to get his ministers of National Security (Stuart Young) and Foreign and Caricom Affairs (Dr Amery Browne) to act or fire them.
He said this country’s current handling of the Venezuelan migrant situation is failing.
“It is serving neither the interests of Venezuelans here, nor those risking their lives on the seas, nor the interests of the people of T&T whose welcoming mat may soon experience stresses, nor our international reputation, nor relations with future Venezuelan administrations, nor our economic relations with our major trading partners, nor our domestic social peace and harmony,” Charles said.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, at his meeting with His Excellency Carlos Amador Perez Silva, the Venezuelan Ambassador, today (Monday 21 December 2020). Image courtesy Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley met with His Excellency Carlos Amador Perez Silva, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at the Diplomatic Centre today (Monday 21 December 2020).
Last week, the Prime Minister had requested the meeting with Ambassador Silva, to discuss recent developments concerning both countries and Trinidad and Tobago’s position on those issues.
Today’s meeting between the two men focused on issues related to national security, immigration, and COVID-19.
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From Left to Right:
His Excellency Carlos Amador Perez Silva, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Dr Amery Browne, Minister of National Security and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Stuart Young. Photo via Facebook, The Office of the Prime Minister.
National security, immigration and COVID-19 were matters high on the agenda during a meeting between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Venezuelan Ambassador Carlos Amador Perez Silva today.
The meeting took place at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s.
Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne, National Security Minister Stuart Young and Ricardo Sánchez, Chief of the Consular Section, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were also present at the meeting.