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Barbados, Venezuela: Maritime Claim

Categories: Caribbean, Latin America, Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Digital Activism, Economics & Business, Environment, International Relations, Media & Journalism, Politics

Notes From The Margin [1] sheds some light on the Barbados/Venezuela maritime controversy, saying: “The waters under discussion can ONLY be Venezuela's if you accept that
1. Half of Guyana is actually Venezuela.
2. That two countries (Venezuela and Trinidad) can commit a third and fourth countries (Barbados and Guyana) to some form of agreement…without consulting them.”