Cheryl Miles preparing to take up Venezuela post

Cheryl Miles

Career diplomat Cheryl Miles is currently taking steps to take up her post as Guyana ambassador to Venezuela, according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman who said yesterday that this should move faster after the UN concludes its current discussions with Caracas over the simmering border controversy between the two countries.

A UN team headed by Chef de Cabinet of the Office of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Susana Malcorra is currently in Caracas where it is engaged in discussions on the controversy resulting from Venezuela’s challenge to the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award settling the Guyana/ Venezuela border. The six-member team had held discussions with the Guyana Government on Monday.

Speaking at a post-cabinet press briefing yesterday, Trotman told reporters that it is not a