PM: Venezuela situation creating security problem

Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet has asserted that for Saint Lucia and some of the countries of the Southern Caribbean, the current situation in Venezuela is creating a security problem. “There seems to be an increase in money laundering, drug trafficking, arms – and this is a concern that we have,” Chastanet told reporters Monday during a pre-cabinet interview. He explained that from the standpoint of democracy and human rights, Saint Lucia would like to see the situation in Venezuela settled. The Prime Minister expressed the view that the Venezuelans themselves should come up with that settlement. More…