Guyana pressing for solid Caricom backing over Caracas decree

Amid signs that Venezuela is trying to limit condemnation from Caricom on its May maritime decree that targeted huge swathes of Guyana’s Atlantic waters, President David Granger and Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge yesterday ramped up pressure on the regional body to take a strong stance while pointing out the threat to the wider community.

Caricom Heads will begin their annual conference today in Barbados amid reports that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be flying in to address leaders on various matters including the controversial maritime decree that has soured relations between Georgetown and Caracas