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Latin America

GatoGordo

(2,412 posts) Tue Feb 19, 2019, 07:06 PM Feb 2019

Maduro orders maritime border closed between ABC islands, Venezuela

They order closure of maritime communication between Caribbean islands and Venezuela
Curaçao will serve as a collection center for humanitarian aid

For THE NATIONAL
FEBRUARY 19, 2019 05:15 PM | UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2019 5:16 PM

translated from Spanish

An official of the High Command of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) reported that the closure of the border between Venezuela and the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) was ordered.

The information was provided by Reuters through Twitter.

Link to tweet

Curaçao, an island that makes up the Netherlands Antilles, will serve as a collection center for humanitarian aid for Venezuelans.

http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/politica/ordenan-cierre-comunicacion-maritima-entre-islas-del-caribe-venezuela_271479

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