The St Lucia government on Monday said it
remains 'extremely concerned' about the ongoing political and economic
situation in Venezuela after Trinidad and Tobago reported that a number of
Venezuelans were entering the oil-rich twin island republic illegally and
seeking asylum. “Trinidad, Colombia, the rest of Latin America, have for the
past couple of years been feeling the impact. Thousands of people, if not millions
of people are migrating from Venezuela and as the situation continues to
worsen, this becomes even a greater threat to the region and I am very
concerned as to the impact here in St Lucia,” Prime Minister Allen Chastanet
told reporters. The Acting Chief Immigration Officer in Trinidad and Tobago,
Charmaine Gandhi-Andrews, last week told a select Joint Committee of Parliament
that an estimated 2,000 Venezuelans have applied for asylum there in recent
months. More…
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