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These two are illegal governments so both minds think alikeDe Dragon wrote:But ent JUHN Scarfy say Maduro legit?
Kinday wrote:Photo of Trump adviser's notes raises questions about U.S. military plans in Venezuela
White House national security adviser John Bolton raised questions about the United States' intentions in Venezuela after he appeared at a briefing on Monday with a notepad containing the words "5,000 troops to Colombia," which neighbours Venezuela.
It was not immediately clear what Bolton's notes meant and whether President Donald Trump's administration was seriously considering sending U.S. troops to Colombia. It was also not clear if disclosure of the notes was intentional, and there was no indication that such a military option would be used any time soon.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4997072
The_Honourable wrote:So... remember the fella who warned us about signing the gas deal with maduro, and growlery basically say he talking chit and how kamla working with him to sabotage dragon? Well check him out now:
shogun wrote:lol This ched is hilarious.
So, pedantics over Rowley's use of the word "support" instead of the word "recognize" while acknowledging that the government's stance of staying neutral was the right one, while not one single comment about the fact that they both just contradicted Kamla's (and one of those guests political leader and leader of the opposition) stance of taking sides and throwing all her "support" behind the US fully and completely, without a thought or question? Nice.Kinday wrote:Photo of Trump adviser's notes raises questions about U.S. military plans in Venezuela
White House national security adviser John Bolton raised questions about the United States' intentions in Venezuela after he appeared at a briefing on Monday with a notepad containing the words "5,000 troops to Colombia," which neighbours Venezuela.
It was not immediately clear what Bolton's notes meant and whether President Donald Trump's administration was seriously considering sending U.S. troops to Colombia. It was also not clear if disclosure of the notes was intentional, and there was no indication that such a military option would be used any time soon.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4997072
Beat me to it. Was just about to post this. Bolton is a warmongers warmonger too eh? Lets hope clearer heads prevail.
Kamla is Prime Minister?shogun wrote:lol This ched is hilarious.
So, pedantics over Rowley's use of the word "support" instead of the word "recognize" while acknowledging that the government's stance of staying neutral was the right one, while not one single comment about the fact that they both just contradicted Kamla's (and one of those guests political leader and leader of the opposition) stance of taking sides and throwing all her "support" behind the US fully and completely, without a thought or question because Trump say so? Nice.Kinday wrote:Photo of Trump adviser's notes raises questions about U.S. military plans in Venezuela
White House national security adviser John Bolton raised questions about the United States' intentions in Venezuela after he appeared at a briefing on Monday with a notepad containing the words "5,000 troops to Colombia," which neighbours Venezuela.
It was not immediately clear what Bolton's notes meant and whether President Donald Trump's administration was seriously considering sending U.S. troops to Colombia. It was also not clear if disclosure of the notes was intentional, and there was no indication that such a military option would be used any time soon.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4997072
Beat me to it. Was just about to post this. Bolton is a warmongers warmonger too eh? Lets hope clearer heads prevail.
De Dragon wrote:Semantics aside, sending Moses to Maduro's inauguration is more than just "support". That is a clear indication of acknowledgement of Maduro and his regime and their human rights, voter fraud, and illegal power grab. JUHN Scarfy made his ill advised statement AHEAD of the Caricom meeting, and before having to turn tail and run to N.Y to explain same. Like Caricom and PetroCaribe, T&T has placed a lot of eggs in the Dragon basket, so neutral would have been the most unobtrusive way to go, but JUHN Scarfy and Moses feel that they are in a vacuum and their comments/views aren't already widely known.
Honourable PM, let things unfold, make your neutral/non-interference statement. See how things unfold. There were multiple opportunities (still are) to come down on the "right" side of this, instead you chose to complicate it by vacillating between points of view.
Don't get me wrong,this Dragon gas is obviously a big deal and it can succeed if we play our cards wisely.
Melchizedek wrote:unsure which is more immature: tuners opinions or the call for the world to pick sides like PE
PM meets with US rep to the UN
Kalifa Clyne
The Prime Minister yesterday met with the US representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jonathan Cohen, during a bilateral meeting between countries to discuss the unfurling political crisis in Venezuela.
Rowley’s meeting with the US representative followed a full day of meetings as part of a greater Caricom delegation that met on Monday with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
A release from the Office of the Prime Minister said Rowley, on behalf of TT and as part of Caricom, outlined concerns about the volatility in Venezuelan and the “existential threat” it poses to the stability of the region.
The release said TT “emphasized” the need for meaningful dialogue between all parties and reaffirmed a commitment to working through Caricom and with all external partners within and outside of the region.
The Prime Minister also said TT is “committed to the common objective of improving the conditions of the Venezuelan people whilst ensuring the preservation of the region as a Zone of Peace.”
As part of the Caricom delegation, headed by St Kitts and Nevis PM Dr Timothy Harris, and including Barbados PM Mia Mottley, Rowley earlier in the day met with the president of the UN María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés in New York.
The delegation also met with permanent representatives to the UN from South Africa, Uruguay, Brazil, Australia and Nicaragua.
Rowley and Foreign Affairs Minister Dennis Moses, who accompanied him, are set to return home today.
Redman wrote:I see Tim Stew...the UK ambassador I think....finds the position of TnT to be reasonable.
I guess he must be PNM.
Maduro will probably fall under his own weight...but rest assured the millions of people that support him will not go quietly home.
Venezuela and the Brits go hand in hand they have unique relationship that stems back to when Venezuelan got their independence. The Brits supported Simon Bolivar.Redman wrote:I see Tim Stew...the UK ambassador I think....finds the position of TnT to be reasonable.
I guess he must be PNM.
Maduro will probably fall under his own weight...but rest assured the millions of people that support him will not go quietly home.
zoom rader wrote:Melchizedek wrote:unsure which is more immature: tuners opinions or the call for the world to pick sides like PE
Go with what the PNM prime minster says, everyone else agrees with him. Some tuners taking the Red Pill than the Blue
zoom rader wrote:I think its best if trump over took trini and jail Rowlee .
zoom rader wrote:Venezuela and the Brits go hand in hand they have unique relationship that stems back to when Venezuelan got their independence. The Brits supported Simon Bolivar.Redman wrote:I see Tim Stew...the UK ambassador I think....finds the position of TnT to be reasonable.
I guess he must be PNM.
Maduro will probably fall under his own weight...but rest assured the millions of people that support him will not go quietly home.
Has nothing to do with these PNM €unts
Dragon gas deal always ‘politically risky’
Richardson Dhalai
TT has to tread carefully to avoid any spillover which may occur as a result of the US government’s sanctions on Venezuelan oil company PDVSA.
That’s the view of two former energy ministers in the PP government, Kevin Ramnarine and Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan, who agreed that the cross-border Dragon gas deal between TT and Venezuela had carried a high political risk which had not been recognised by the TT government.
Seepersad-Bachan said. “I maintain, throughout this entire issue, this Dragon gas deal is off, it is off. There is no Dragon gas deal.”
The US sanctions against PDVSA, the Venezuelan state oil company, on Monday prohibit most US companies from doimg business with PDVSA. US administration officials said the financial penalties are expected to block US$7 billion in assets and result in US$11 billion in export losses over the next year for the Nicolas Maduro government. Interviewed yesterday, Ramnarine said while the previous government had worked on several cross-border gas deals, at least part of those fields had been in TT waters. “When I was minister of energy. it was not on the table. In my time in office. what we were dealing with was the Loran Manatee field. The Manatee side of the field belongs to Trinidad. And there is a second field, the Manakin-Cocuina gas field.”
“We always knew from the get-go it was politically risky, and what we have seen from 2016 to the current day in the last two and a half years is, the political risk has become larger, it has increased. So with the sanctions coming now on PDVSA, it looks like it is going to be very difficult for countries or companies doing business with PDVSA.
“In fact I will say it makes it much more difficult to do business with Venezuela. “I also think the date for first gas would move out into the future.”
Seepersad-Bachan said the sanctions were more of an oil embargo against Venezuela and this may have an impact on TT fuel security, although the nation did not buy fuel from Venezuela.
“Companies that do business with PDVSA could be blacklisted as well, and therefore what does that mean for Heritage and Paria (the successors to Petrotrin), who have to do trading with the US? We sell oil and we also buy refined products. “We warned from day one about the Dragon gas deal and the risk of the geopolitics, given what was taking place in Venezuela, and now we are even more exposed.”
She said TT companies could be blacklisted if the sanctions were imposed on other countries doing business with Venezuela.
“The government has to be extremely careful, because in that situation, our energy companies, Heritage and Paria, will face that risk, Heritage because it exports crude oil, and Paria, who purchase refined products.”
She said the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery had guaranteed fuel security to both TT and then Caricom, but this had since been rendered null and void by its closure.
“We guaranteed fuel security to not only to our nation but also Caricom neighbours. But look at the situation we are in now., how that geopolitics will play out.
Govt seeks advice on Dragon Field gas plan
Gail Alexander
Government is seeking advice to ascertain the effect on its Dragon Field gas plan of the US Government’s sanctions on Venezuela’s Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) oil company, Communication Minister Stuart Young has said.
Young confirmed this in the Senate replying to Opposition questions after the US this week dropped sanctions on PDVSA, increasing pressure on the embattled Nicolas Maduro administration. The US is supporting Venezuelan National Assembly head Juan Guaido who declared himself President last week.
As instability continued in T&T’s neighbour, the US State Department also increased its travel advisory on Venezuela to the highest level, warning citizens not to travel there due to “crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, and arbitrary arrest and detention of US citizens. The US said it has limited ability to provide emergency services to US citizens in Venezuela.
In the Senate, Young replying on the Dragon Gas field project which T&T has with Venezuela, said: “The recent sanctions imposed by the US on PDVSA are currently the subject of advice; we’re seeking advice to understand how it may—and I emphasise the word ‘may’—affect the Dragon Field plan.”
“It’s very premature at this stage to say what, if any effect it (sanctions) may have,” Young added. Last week, Energy Minister Franklin Khan had confirmed that the document which would make the Dragon Field plan legally binding between T&T and Venezuela hasn’t been signed yet although heads of agreement and another document was done. Young also said that the Cedros Port will remain closed indefinitely due to an overflowing cesspit.
This has affected the Cedros building housing Immigration, Customs and police officers. The Cedros port has been the entry point to T&T for numerous Venezuelans over the years, and moreso recently as tensions began building in Venezuela affecting that country’s economy.
Young said his ministry has asked the Works Ministry’s Engineering Division to do an assessment of the cesspit problem situation and make recommendations for rectifying it.
He couldn’t say when the port would be reopened since his ministry is awaiting an assessment and recommendation from the Works Ministry. (GA)
During world war 11, the gold belonging to France just before they got invaded was shipped to Canada to safe guard from the Nazis. Canada held on to French gold. Most of you will not know of this.Redman wrote:The UK has withheld 1.2b of Vene gold...
What special about that?
Yup frozen for Venezuela protection untill they become stable.Redman wrote:France sent the gold voluntarily.
In anticipation of the invasion.
The UK has UNILATERALLY frozen the gold.
Many countries store national gold in the course of business.
If you can't see the difference there then you can't see the difference between consensual sex and rape.
Most of us know that.
Jamaat supports PM on Venezuela position
The Jamaat al-Muslimeen says it supports the Prime Minister and CARICOM on its view of non-intervention in the Venezuelan situation.
In a release today the Jamaat also said it also supported the CARICOM delegation's recent meeting with the United Nations with the hope of achieving a peaceful resolution to the situation.
"Venezuela is our closest neighbour with whom we have had a good, long-standing relationship. Therefore, we need to remember Jesus' (Peace be upon him) teachings of love thy neighbour as thyself," the release said.
"Our hearts are with the people of Venezuela. Let TT not be divided at this time, but pray for a united, strong, sovereign Venezuela."
hydroep wrote:Jamaat supports PM on Venezuela position
The Jamaat al-Muslimeen says it supports the Prime Minister and CARICOM on its view of non-intervention in the Venezuelan situation.
In a release today the Jamaat also said it also supported the CARICOM delegation's recent meeting with the United Nations with the hope of achieving a peaceful resolution to the situation.
"Venezuela is our closest neighbour with whom we have had a good, long-standing relationship. Therefore, we need to remember Jesus' (Peace be upon him) teachings of love thy neighbour as thyself," the release said.
"Our hearts are with the people of Venezuela. Let TT not be divided at this time, but pray for a united, strong, sovereign Venezuela."
https://newsday.co.tt/2019/01/30/jamaat-supports-pm-on-venezuela-position/
Dizzy28 wrote:hydroep wrote:Jamaat supports PM on Venezuela position
The Jamaat al-Muslimeen says it supports the Prime Minister and CARICOM on its view of non-intervention in the Venezuelan situation.
In a release today the Jamaat also said it also supported the CARICOM delegation's recent meeting with the United Nations with the hope of achieving a peaceful resolution to the situation.
"Venezuela is our closest neighbour with whom we have had a good, long-standing relationship. Therefore, we need to remember Jesus' (Peace be upon him) teachings of love thy neighbour as thyself," the release said.
"Our hearts are with the people of Venezuela. Let TT not be divided at this time, but pray for a united, strong, sovereign Venezuela."
https://newsday.co.tt/2019/01/30/jamaat-supports-pm-on-venezuela-position/
Treasonous criminals get a say in political affairs?
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