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Vol. 30, Issue 3 BROOKLYN EDITION Jan. 18–24, 2019
Country
moves to
buy out
Venezuelan
shares in local
oil refinery
By Bert Wilkinson
In the past week, Nicolas
Maduro’s swearing in for a second
consecutive term as president
of Venezuela diplomatically
tore apart foreign policy
coordination in the Caribbean
Community with several countries
supporting an Organization
of American States
(OAS) resolution condemning
his administration’s legitimacy,
a sizeable group voted
in favor and the remainder
chose to remain ‘neutral’ and
abstained.
But while analysts are still
fuming over the way the grouping
of 15 nations went its own
way, much of the attention
is now being focused on the
administration of Prime Minister,
Andrew Holness in Jamaica
as it moves to push out Venezuelan
stakeholder interests in
USVI governor takes oath
Albert Bryan Jr., governor of the United States Virgin Islands taking his oath of offi ce.
See story on Page 3. Offi ce of Councilman Andy King
Nick Perry addresses audience
at his swearin-in
ceremony.
Offi ce of Governor Andrew M.
Cuomo / Darren McGee
Perry
sworn-in
for 14th
consecutive
term
By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Assemblyman
Nick Perry was sworn-in Saturday
for the 14th consecutive
term as representative
for the 58th State Assembly
District.
Over 500 community
residents, elected officials,
community leaders
and members of the clergy
joined the Jamaican-born
Perry as he took the oath of
office administered by Gov.
Andrew Cuomo at Holy Family
Roman Catholic Church
in Canarsie, Brooklyn during
an ecumenical service.
Cuomo heaped praised on
Perry prior to swearing him
in, stating that Perry is not
afraid to take on the “tough
fights.”
“Just because you’re a
DA (District Attorney) or
a prosecutor doesn’t mean
you have the right to operate
without oversight; and,
if you do something wrong,
then you should have over
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