Maduro rejects European ultimatum to call vote

February 04, 2019 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6495" align="alignleft" width="300"] President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro[/caption] MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro flatly rejected yesterday a call by European countries to call snap elections after Opposition Leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American country's interim leader. Maduro said in an interview...

Grenada worried about instabality in Venezuela

January 30, 2019 in Regional

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell says the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela could easily engulf the Caribbean and urged a peaceful solution to the matter. “Venezuela is right at our borders so what is happening there, if it is not dealt...

Maduro rejects call for elections amid mounting pressure.

January 28, 2019 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6495" align="alignleft" width="300"] President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro[/caption] Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday (Jan 27) rejected a European ultimatum that he call elections as opposition rival Juan Guaido stepped up appeals to the military to turn against the leftist government. The United States separately warned...

Earthquake rattles several Caribbean countries

January 22, 2019 in Regional

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 rattled several Caribbean islands on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Trinidad-based Seismic Research centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), which has been warning...

Governor Bryan Signs Medicinal Marijuana Bill into Law

January 21, 2019 in Regional

After returning to the territory from meetings with cruise industry executives, Governor Albert Bryan signed into law, Saturday, several bills including one legalizing medicinal marijuana industry in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mr. Bryan signed into law The Virgin Islands Medicinal Cannabis Patient Care Act, which will...