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Featured image: Venezuelans returning for free from Trinidad and Tobago thanks to free air tickets provided by Nicolas Maduro administration.

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Almost One Hundred Venezuelans Repatriated from Trinidad and Tobago – Plan Vuelta a la Patria and Conviasa

February 27, 2021February 28, 2021 orinocotribune conviasa, COVID-19, humanitarian flights, Plan Vuelta a la Patria, repatriation for free, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

This Friday, February 26, a total of 92 adults and three infants who were in Trinidad and Tobago in a

News Security and Defense

Venezuelan National Guard Prevents Illegal Departure of Boat with 16 People Heading to Trinidad and Tobago

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 orinocotribune Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), GNB, human trafficking, Pueblo Blanco, Shipwreck, Trinidad and Tobago, tucupita, Venezuela

The procedure was carried out in Tucupita. 12 adults and 4 minors were going to set sail on a boat.

The governor of Sucre state, Edwin Rojas, reported through his social networks that this Wednesday 5 bodies were found related to the Güiria tragedy. Photo: Courtesy

News Security and Defense

Overload Caused Guiria Shipwreck According to Investigations

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 orinocotribune Carmen Melendez, guiria, human trafficking, Shipwreck, tragedy, Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuelan Ministry for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace, through an official statement, reported the official results of the investigations carried

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro (right) shakes hands with the person in charge of security matters in the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Keith Rowley.

Central America and the Caribbean Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

What is Behind the Attacks by the OAS and the Venezuelan Opposition on Trinidad and Tobago? (Güiria Tragedy)

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 orinocotribune Caricom, David Smolansky, guiria, julio borges, Keith Rowley, Luis Almagro, oas, tragedy, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

The position assumed by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in the face of the self-proclaimed “president in charge” of

The journey from Güiria to the island of Trinidad is full of dangers, especially in the precarious boats used by human trafficking gangs. (Photo: GETTY IMAGES, via BBC Mundo).

News Security and Defense

Güiria Tragedy: Death Toll Rises to 28 With 11 Arrest Orders Including 7 Soldiers

December 17, 2020December 18, 2020 orinocotribune Brayan Chirino Velázquez, Captain Eliud Betancourt Cova, Darvel Zacarías Porqueme, Frannel Moreno Bolaños, GNB, guiria, human trafficking, Leonel Bonillo Marcano, Luis Martínez, Mario Cortesía Ramos, Neomar Sifontes Guerra, sucre state, Tarek William Saab, tragedy, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

Luis Martínez, owner of the boat, lost two children in this tragedy. He was previously detained by GNB on December

Central America and the Caribbean Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

Did PDVSA-Eni Begin Transferring Crude from Nabarima to Ícaro Tanker? (Reuters)

December 17, 2020 orinocotribune ENI, Icaro tanker, Nabarima, OFAC, oil spill, PDVSA, Trinidad and Tobago, US Sanctions, Venezuela

British propaganda agency Reuters reported that state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) began to transfer crude from the Nabarima floating facility—anchored