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Trump dangles investment to Caribbean leaders who back Venezuela's Guaido
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 22, 2019 / 6:09 AM / UPDATED 19 HOURS AGO
Trump dangles investment to Caribbean leaders who back Venezuela's Guaido
Roberta Rampton
3 MIN READ
PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pledged investment in a rare meeting on Friday with five Caribbean leaders who have sided with the United States in backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of state, the White House said.
Trump met with leaders from the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Saint Lucia at his private club in Palm Beach, Florida.
He promised them that a high-level delegation from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the U.S. development lender, would visit their nations in the next 90 days, the White House said.
“It’s absolutely important that it’s not just talk - that there will be real investment,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told reporters after the meeting.
The nations have broken from other members of the Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, in their support for Guaido. The organization has officially advocated for talks between President Nicolas Maduro and Guaido, and most of its members have rejected resolutions by the Organization of American States supporting Guaido.
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Trump dangles investment to Caribbean leaders who back Venezuela's Guaido
Roberta Rampton
3 MIN READ
PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pledged investment in a rare meeting on Friday with five Caribbean leaders who have sided with the United States in backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of state, the White House said.
Trump met with leaders from the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Saint Lucia at his private club in Palm Beach, Florida.
He promised them that a high-level delegation from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the U.S. development lender, would visit their nations in the next 90 days, the White House said.
“It’s absolutely important that it’s not just talk - that there will be real investment,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told reporters after the meeting.
The nations have broken from other members of the Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, in their support for Guaido. The organization has officially advocated for talks between President Nicolas Maduro and Guaido, and most of its members have rejected resolutions by the Organization of American States supporting Guaido.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-caribbean/trump-dangles-investment-to-caribbean-leaders-who-back-venezuelas-guaido-idUSKCN1R313H
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