venezuela seizure

Statement by the Caribbean Community on Detention of Guyanese Fishing Vessels and Crew

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses grave concern at the escalation of tensions between Guyana and Venezuela caused by the interception and detention in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone of two Guyanese fishing vessels by a Venezuelan naval vessel on January 21, 2021. Recalling its statement of January 12, 2021 in which it had firmly repudiated any acts of aggression by Venezuela…