CARICOM 5, Trump talk trade, investments
President Donald Trump and fi rst lady Melania Trump meets with Caribbean leaders at
Mar-A Lago, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. From left are St. Lucia’s Prime
Minister, Allen Michael Chastanet, Dominican Republic President, Danilo Medina, President
Trump, Melania Trump, Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, Haiti President, Jovenel
Moise and Bahamas Prime Minister, Hubert Minnis. Associated Press / Carolyn Kaster
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West Palm Beach, Florida —
One week after African-American
Keith James won 50 percent
of the total votes to win election
as mayor here, five Caribbean
Community (CARICOM)
leaders arrived in the Sunshine
State to join President Donald
Trump showing solidarity for
his cause to intervene in Venezuela’s
political strife.
Among the guests, a representative
of the nation the
leader specifically referred to
with Africa in derogatory terms
as a “s-hole” country joined
a Spanish-language and three
English-speaking leaders who
departed from a unified CARICOM
stance by speaking out
against a regional neighbor.
The hasty meeting held at
the president’s ‘southern White
House’ invited Jamaica’s Prime
Minister Andrew Holness, Haitian
President Jovenel Moise,
Bahamas Prime Minister
Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister
Allen Chastanet of St. Lucia
and President Danilo Medino
of the Dominican Republic
to Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm
Beach after they voted with
15 other nations representing
the Organization of American
States (OAS) to support his resolution
of intervention into the
national conflict.
The US leader said his reasoning
for hosting a mini summit
was to show support for
Caribbean countries that share
his idea of a democratic transition
in Venezuela. His administration
contends that President
Nicolas Maduro’s re-election
was illegitimate compounding
a dictatorship forced on the
nationals.
His proposal is to replace
Maduro with Juan Guaido.
Maduro maintains support
by the military, China, Cuba
and Russia.
After the reportedly flawed
election Trump dispatched
his son-in-law Jared Kushner
to the country and has since
blocked all American banking
transactions between the Latin
American nation and the USA.
Vice President Mike Pence
has also repeatedly chided the
nation citing human rights
violations and recently penned
an editorial in a South Florida
newspaper detailing a number
of other infractions.
PM Chastanet was not deluded
by the invitation saying
the US has not shown much
interest in the region for more
than a few administrations. He
Inside Life
By Vinette K. Pryce
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