CONCERNS ARE growing about how the crisis
in Venezuela may impact on the Caribbean region as a whole. Recently, the
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that over 40,000
Venezuelans are now present in Trinidad & Tobago. And according to
statistics from the Geneva based body between mid-2015 and mid-2016, there was
an 257 per cent increase in asylum seekers in the region. Belize, the Dominican
Republic and Trinidad were the top three countries for those seeking a
safe-haven, but that numbers were also increasing elsewhere in the area. More… 
Monday, July 10, 2017
The Caribbean Must Unite On Venezuela
CONCERNS ARE growing about how the crisis
in Venezuela may impact on the Caribbean region as a whole. Recently, the
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that over 40,000
Venezuelans are now present in Trinidad & Tobago. And according to
statistics from the Geneva based body between mid-2015 and mid-2016, there was
an 257 per cent increase in asylum seekers in the region. Belize, the Dominican
Republic and Trinidad were the top three countries for those seeking a
safe-haven, but that numbers were also increasing elsewhere in the area. More… 
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