Daily Archives: 12/30/2018

Presidential Decree: Venezuela orders naval force to protect ‘its waters’

12/30/2018 – 1:00 am

 Dec 30, 2018  – Kaieteur News

Photo: President Nicolas Maduro (L) speaks with Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo during a ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28, 2018. | Photo: Reuters

Venezuela on Friday authorised its naval force to protect its waters with the presidential decree expected to impact oil activities in Guyana.

The decree, signed by President Nicolas Maduro, would be more evidence of a growing aggression by that neighbouring, Spanish-speaking country, and comes days after two exploration ships working for ExxonMobil were stopped from carrying out its work in Guyana waters.

Venezuela claimed that the area is theirs.
The Government of Guyana, ExxonMobil and the US government have all denied that the two exploration vessels were in Venezuela waters.           Continue reading →

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Washington’s new Africa policy may affect the Caribbean – By David Jessop

12/30/2018 – 12:46 am

The View from Europe: Washington’s new Africa policy suggests a changed Caribbean relationship

David Jessop

By David Jessop

What should one make of the recent announcement by the US president’s national security adviser, John Bolton, outlining a new ‘America First’ policy towards Africa?

If taken at face value it suggests that the US administration is embarking on a policy that regards the continent as a Cold War playground in which superpowers vie for influence and control, irrespective of the sovereignty of the states concerned. At the same time, it implies that the decades-long US policy neglect of the continent and its cession of engagement to Europe, is at an end.              Continue reading →

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CRICKET: CCUSA – National Championship – Registrations Open – April 26-28. 2019

12/30/2018 – 12:30 am

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Happy New Year 2019 – 12 Poems – By Dmitri Allicock + Music Video

12/30/2018 – 12:10 am

READ MORE: Go to the Dmitri Allicock Website

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